Purpose

The purpose of this study is to critically explore the linkage between adolescent work, parent–child relationships and offspring career choice outcomes in a family business context. It examines the aforementioned in light of the stay/go decision faced by adolescent family members.

Design/methodology/approach

Findings are derived from semi-structured interviews with 15 individuals from five Italian families operating family catering businesses in Yorkshire (UK). The approach represents a sample spanning four generations, designed to capture data from individuals who had experienced adolescent work at the family business.

Findings

The findings offer evidence that the “familiarity” of family business impacts on offspring career choices, providing a safety net or a trap which can impede exit decisions. Returning after periods of study leave that represent the transition from adolescence to adulthood, offspring continue to use the family business as a base from which to explore their career options. Alternatively, when parent–child relationships break down, family business escape strategies assume priority for offspring.

Research limitations/implications

The study focussed exclusively on migrant Italian families within the catering sector. The sample included different generational representations among the five families. It lays the ground for future research of a similar nature among other family business ethnicities and across other economic sectors.

Originality/value

This paper contributes to understanding offspring career choice outcomes in a family business context. The empirical evidence suggests that parent–child relationships are instrumental to understanding the stay/go decision as well as previous stages of the socialisation process of embedding in the family business.

中文翻译：

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保留家族企业中的青少年劳动力

目的

这项研究的目的是批判性地探索家族企业背景下的青少年工作，亲子关系和后代职业选择结果之间的联系。它根据青少年家庭成员面临的中止/去做决定来审查上述内容。

设计/方法/方法

调查结果来自对来自五个在约克郡（英国）经营家庭餐饮业务的意大利家庭的15个人进行的半结构式访谈。该方法代表了一个跨越四代人的样本，旨在收集来自在家族企业中经历过青少年工作的个人的数据。

发现

研究结果提供了证据，表明家族企业的“熟悉度”会影响后代的职业选择，提供了可能阻碍退出决策的安全网或陷阱。在代表了从青春期到成年的过渡的学习假期之后返回，后代继续以家族企业为基础探索自己的职业选择。另外，当父母与子女的关系破裂时，家族企业的逃避策略将优先考虑后代。

研究局限/意义

这项研究专门针对餐饮业中的意大利移民家庭。样本包括五个家庭中不同的世代代表。它为其他家族企业种族以及其他经济部门之间类似性质的未来研究奠定了基础。

创意/价值

本文有助于理解家族企业背景下的后代职业选择结果。经验证据表明，父母与子女的关系有助于理解留下/去做的决定以及家族企业融入社会化过程的先前阶段。