Purpose

The paper aims to relate the potential elements identified as the dark side of the family business (DSFB), where these elements can be productive or destructive. The “dark side” comprises an important contribution for entrepreneurship and family business (FB) studies, a novel perspective.

Design/methodology/approach

The relevant literature on entrepreneurship and FB was selected and analyzed according to the “dark side” framework.

Findings

The results suggest that many perspectives remain for research, starting with a clarification and a more precise definition, not only of the construct itself but also of the factors or forces that drive this dark side, from the entrepreneur/founder, the FB itself and the context. This approach considers a systemic position in which the context plays a significant and decisive role.

Practical implications

The paper has implications for the development of public policies. Business incubation entities, federal, state and local entrepreneurship/small- and medium-sized enterprise (SME) programs, educational institutions and entrepreneurial families and their founders can become more aware and establish courses of action.

Originality/value

This paper makes a call to propose an initial point for conceptualizing the logic behind the DSFB for obtaining a deeper understanding with regard to future research. Researchers are encouraged to test the conceptual model further.

中文翻译：

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家族企业的阴暗面：探索性视角

目的

本文旨在将被确定为家族企业阴暗面 (DSFB) 的潜在因素联系起来，这些因素可能是生产性的，也可能是破坏性的。“阴暗面”包括对创业和家族企业 (FB) 研究的重要贡献，一种新颖的视角。

设计/方法/方法

根据“暗面”框架，选取并分析了创业与FB的相关文献。

发现

结果表明，研究仍有许多观点，首先是澄清和更精确的定义，不仅是结构本身，还有驱动这个阴暗面的因素或力量，来自企业家/创始人、FB 本身和语境。这种方法考虑了一种系统性的立场，在这种立场中，上下文起着重要和决定性的作用。

实际影响

这篇论文对公共政策的发展有影响。企业孵化实体、联邦、州和地方创业/中小企业 (SME) 计划、教育机构和创业家庭及其创始人可以更加了解并制定行动方案。

原创性/价值

本文呼吁提出一个初始点，以概念化 DSFB 背后的逻辑，以便对未来的研究有更深入的了解。鼓励研究人员进一步测试概念模型。