Purpose

The purpose of this study is to integrate status conflict, as a relatively recent and unexplored phenomenon, to the family business literature.

Design/methodology/approach

The authors follow multilevel theory building to develop a multilevel conceptual model of status conflict in family firms (FFs).

Findings

The authors identify the main antecedents, processes and consequences of status conflict at three levels of analysis (individual, family and firm) unique to FFs. Seventeen theoretical propositions at three levels of analysis are presented.

Originality/value

The authors address the need for multilevel research for organisations and multilevel status research, contribute to the under-researched theory of conflicts in FFs and show that the conflict literature, which has predominantly focussed on the individual- and group-level factors, can borrow from the family business literature, which has primarily been oriented to the group- and firm-level factors.

中文翻译：

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家族企业中的地位冲突：一个多层次的概念模型

目的

本研究的目的是将地位冲突作为一种相对较新且尚未探索的现象整合到家族企业文献中。

设计/方法/途径

作者遵循多层次理论构建，开发了家族企业 (FF) 中地位冲突的多层次概念模型。

发现

作者在 FF 特有的三个分析层面（个人、家庭和公司）确定了地位冲突的主要前因、过程和后果。提出了三个分析层次的十七个理论命题。

原创性/价值

作者解决了对组织和多层次状态研究进行多层次研究的需要，为 FFs 中研究不足的冲突理论做出了贡献，并表明主要关注个人和群体层面因素的冲突文献可以借鉴家族企业文献，主要针对集团和公司层面的因素。