The Processes of Socialization of Heirs in Familyowned Companies: the challenge of constructing the multigenerational transition

Authors

  • Ana Luiza Albuquerque Cruz Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (CEPEAD/ UFMG).
  • Janete Lara de Oliveira Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2014v16n39p236

Abstract

In the context of a family owned company, the general literature recognizes that the interaction between the family and the company is one of the main constituting and influential dimensions of the dynamics within these organizations in regards to the succession process. The main objective is to analyze the process of socialization between members of a business family and their influence in the dynamic constitution of the succession process. For such, a qualitative approach was adopted based on the technique of case study, conducted in a company in the pharmaceutical and retail sector with more than 100 years of operations in Belo Horizonte. From the interviews conducted with the researched subjects it was possible to observe that the early insertion of the successor-heir in the company dynamics allowed for him to be projected as the guardian of the family values, bearer of externally recognized competencies, depositary of the legacy and responsible for the continuity of the family. All of these capacities have contributed to legitimize the heir-successors in the process of succession of the researched company.

Author Biographies

Ana Luiza Albuquerque Cruz, Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (CEPEAD/ UFMG).

Mestre em Administração pelo Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Assistente de pesquisa da Betania Tanure Associados e do Núcleo de Estudos Organizacionais e Sociedade (NEOS) da Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da UFMG. Possui graduação em Relações Internacionais pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (2008).

Janete Lara de Oliveira, Faculdade de Ciências Econômicas da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais Centro de Pós-Graduação e Pesquisa em Administração

Possui graduação em Administração pela Universidade FUMEC (1981), mestrado em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (1987) e doutorado em Administração pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (2000). Atualmente é professora adjunta da Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Tem experiência na área de Administração, com ênfase em Administração, atuando principalmente nos seguintes temas: estratégias gerenciais, estratégia e competitividade, estratégias corporativas, governança corporativa, gestão de instituições de ensino superior e efetividade organizacional. É bolsita de produtividade do CNPq e desenvolve projeto de pesquisa financiado pela FAPEMIG

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Published

2014-08-15

How to Cite

Albuquerque Cruz, A. L., & Oliveira, J. L. de. (2014). The Processes of Socialization of Heirs in Familyowned Companies: the challenge of constructing the multigenerational transition. Revista De Ciências Da Administração, 236–249. https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8077.2014v16n39p236

Issue

V.16 N.39 Agosto 2014

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