Forward / by John Ward -- Introduction -- Secrets of successful entrepreneurial leaders -- Developing entrepreneurial leadership skills -- Secrets of successful enterprising families -- Developing enterprising families -- Secrets of entrepreneurial organizations -- Developing entrepreneurial...

Are there variations in behaviors and leadership styles of next generation family members or descendants who join their family business due to different forms of commitment? Evidence from a dual respondent study of 109 Canadian and Swiss family firms suggests that descendants with affective...

Sharma et al. (2001) developed a model of satisfaction with the succession process in family firms by applying the stakeholder theory. This model suggests that satisfaction from the succession process is enhanced by factors such as the incumbent's willingness to step aside, the successor's...

Four bases of family business successor commitment are explored: affective (based on perceived desire); normative (based on perceived sense of obligation); calculative (based on perceived opportunity costs involved); and imperative (based on perceived need).Models of antecedents and expected...