PurposeThis paper investigates the impact of bridging social capital on the financial and non-financial performance of family businesses and explores the mediation role of social skills in the context of family succession.Design/methodology/approachA quantitative study, through questionnaires, was conducted among 105 Tunisian family firms that have experienced a family succession for at least one year. The PLS-SEM analysis method was used to test the research hypothesis.FindingsResults show that an increase in external social capital is positively associated with financial performance and family-centred non-economic goals, whereas social skills mediate this positive relationship.Originality/valueThe proposed model aims to test the direct effect of bridging social capital on family firms' performance and exploring the mediation role of the successor's social skills.

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桥接社会资本对家族企业绩效的影响：探索继任者社会技能的中介作用

目的本文调查了桥接社会资本对家族企业财务和非财务绩效的影响，并探讨了社会技能在家族继承背景下的中介作用。设计/方法/方法通过问卷调查对 105经历家族继承至少一年的突尼斯家族企业。使用PLS-SEM分析方法检验研究假设。结果表明，外部社会资本的增加与财务绩效和以家庭为中心的非经济目标呈正相关，而社交技能则调节了这种正相关关系。原创性/价值提出模型旨在测试桥接社会资本对家族企业的直接影响