Purpose

The purpose of the study is to explore inductively the unique paradoxical tensions central to family business (FB) and to analyze how FB's members face these tensions and their implications in the personal and professional realms.

Design/methodology/approach

A multiple-case study with 11 parent–offspring dyads from Portuguese FBs was conducted putting the focus on the micro-level interactions.

Findings

The slopes of roles and relationality in FBs produces three persistent sets of tensions around cognition, emotion and action. These tensions exist in a paradoxical state, containing potentiality for synergy or trade-off.

Originality/value

Our study is the first to empirically demonstrate that paradoxical tensions between parent and offspring are interrelated, by emphasizing the uniqueness of FB as a paradoxical setting and offering insights to negotiating of these singular paradoxes.

中文翻译：

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认知、情感和行动：家族企业中亲子悖论的持续来源

目的

该研究的目的是归纳探索家族企业 (FB) 的核心独特矛盾张力，并分析 FB 成员如何面对这些张力及其对个人和专业领域的影响。

设计/方法/途径

对来自葡萄牙 FB 的 11 对亲子进行了多案例研究，重点放在微观层面的互动上。

发现

FB 中角色和关系的斜率产生了围绕认知、情感和行动的三组持续紧张。这些紧张关系以一种矛盾的状态存在，包含协同或权衡的潜力。

原创性/价值

我们的研究首次通过强调 FB 作为矛盾环境的独特性并提供对这些奇异矛盾的协商的见解，从经验上证明父母和后代之间矛盾的紧张关系是相互关联的。