Utilizing a qualitative research design based on 53 interviews with 19 Swiss family businesses, supplemented by 14 expert interviews, this study demonstrates that different family firm-specific elements of the process of selecting top management team (TMT) members alter affect infusion in family firms. These are the informal selection context, the involvement of informal advisors, and relationship-related evaluation criteria. The study moreover shows that the context-specific attitude (openness, defensiveness, readiness to delegate) of the family business decision-maker regulates affect infusion. Lastly, the study demonstrates that sabotage in the selection process can occur in high-affect infusion scenarios. Contributions and implications for future research are discussed.

本研究采用基于对 19 家瑞士家族企业的 53 次访谈并辅以 14 名专家访谈的定性研究设计，表明选择高层管理团队 (TMT) 成员过程中不同家族企业特定的要素会改变对家族企业注入的影响。这些是非正式的选择背景、非正式顾问的参与以及与关系相关的评估标准。此外，该研究还表明，家族企业决策者的特定环境态度（开放性、防御性、愿意授权）会影响输注。最后，研究表明，在高影响力的输注场景中，选择过程中可能会发生破坏。讨论了对未来研究的贡献和影响。