Goals, Control and Conflicts in Family Offices : A Conceptual and In-depth Qualitative Study

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Foreword; Preface; Table of Contents; List of Figures and Tables; Abbrevations; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Relevance and scope of the thesis; 1.2 Research questions; 1.3 Thesis overview and main contributions; 2 Research Approach; 2.1 Theoretical framework; 2.1.1 Agency theory; 2.1.2 Stewardship theory; 2.1.3 Systems perspective; 2.1.4 Conflict perspective; 2.2 Study design; 2.3 Data sources; 2.4 Sample; 2.5 Data analysis; 3 Goals and Control of Family Offices:A Conceptual Framework; Abstract; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 Conceptual framework; 3.2.1 Types of FOs

3.2.2 Agency and stewardship perspectives on FOs3.3 Goals pursued by families in different FO types; 3.3.1 Goals pursued by families engaged in SFOs; 3.3.2 Goals pursued by families engaged in MFOs; 3.3.3 Goals pursued by client families engaged in PFOs; 3.4 Control mechanisms in different FO types; 3.4.1 Control mechanisms in SFOs; 3.4.2 Control mechanisms in MFOs; 3.4.3 Control mechanisms in PFOs; 3.5 Discussion; 3.6 Conclusion; 4 Opening the Black Box: Case Study Evidence on the Goals and Control of Family Offices; Abstract; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Theoretical framework and propositions

4.2.1 Types of FOs4.2.2 Agency and stewardship perspectives on FOs; 4.2.3 Goals pursued by families engaged in SFOs and PFOs; 4.2.4 Control mechanisms used in SFOs and PFOs; 4.3 Methods; 4.3.1 Data sources; 4.3. 2 Data analysis; 4.4 Findings; 4.4.1 Goals pursued by families engaged in SFOs and PFOs; 4.4.2 Control mechanisms used in SFOs and PFOs; 4.5 Discussion; 4.5.1 The impact of the family business and family dispersion in SFOs; 4.5.2 The impact Organizational independence and family involvement in PFOs; 4.6 Conclusion; 4.6.1 Limitations and implications for future research

5 Panacea or Pandora: A Conflict Theory Perspective on Family OfficesAbstract; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Theoretical framework; 5.2.1 Types of FOs; 5.2.2 Conflict perspective; 5.3 Methods; 5.3.1 Data sources; 5.3.2 Data analysis; 5.4 Findings; 5.4.1 Motives for the implementation of FOs; 5.4.2 Relationship conflicts in FOs; 5.4.3 Task conflicts in FOs; 5.4.4 Process conflicts in FOs; 5.5 Discussion; 5.5.1 Implications; 5.5.2 Limitations; 6 Conclusion; 6.1 Summary; 6.2 Theoretical implications; 6.3 Practical implications; 6.4 Limitations & avenues for future research; 7 References; 8 Appendix

8.1 Interview guideline SFO8.2 Interview guideline PFO

10.1007/978-3-658-02491-8 [DOI]

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