From family director pathos to board ethos : Managing multiple role identity struggles in the boardroom of family firms

Bettinelli, Cristina and De Massis, Alfredo and Singal, M and Davis, J (2024) From family director pathos to board ethos : Managing multiple role identity struggles in the boardroom of family firms. Journal of Management Studies, 61 (7). pp. 2814-2848. ISSN 0022-2380

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Abstract

AbstractThe literature indicates that the board of directors exists to provide resources and strategic direction (service task) and monitor top managers (control task), often tending to overgeneralize board tasks. Using a unique sample of 36 elite family firm directors having served on 615 boards with an aggregate 1447 years’ experience, and integrating interview and secondary data with observations, we capture how the multiple role identity struggles experienced by family directors are managed in the board. Our data indicate that effective boards resolve multiple role identity struggles (i.e., family director ‘pathos’) through the mechanisms that boardroom structural forces trigger and the resulting bridge and buffer tasks enacted (i.e., board ‘ethos’), going beyond the traditional service and control tasks.

Item Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Publication Title:
Journal of Management Studies
Uncontrolled Keywords:
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Subjects:
?? business and international managementmanagement of technology and innovationstrategy and managementbusiness and international managementstrategy and managementmanagement of technology and innovation ??
ID Code:
225202
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Deposited On:
21 Oct 2024 15:45
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Yes
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Published
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30 Nov 2024 04:05