In this study, we explore how a unique social institution, the family business, contributes to the transition from latent to emergent entrepreneurship by shaping the entrepreneurial intentions of the next generation. In line with the family embeddedness perspective, we argue that the enterprising family and the family enterprise, as two intertwined units of analysis pertaining to the family business context, influence the intention to found a new venture or succeed in the family business. Using an international sample of 40,508 students with a family business background, our findings reveal which specific factors related to either the family or the business explain next generation's preferences for succeeding over founding. The results extend our understanding of the role played by institutions in knowledge spillover theory and contribute to family business research on the succession process and its determinants.

在这项研究中，我们探讨了一个独特的社会机构，即家族企业，如何通过塑造下一代的创业意图来促进从潜在创业向新兴创业的转变。与家族嵌入性观点一致，我们认为，进取的家族和家族企业作为与家族企业背景相关的两个相互交织的分析单元，会影响创建新企业或在家族企业中取得成功的意愿。通过对 40,508 名具有家族企业背景的学生的国际样本进行调查，我们的调查结果揭示了与家族或企业相关的哪些特定因素可以解释下一代对成功创业的偏好。