RT Article
T1 Exploring a faith-led open-systems perspective of stewardship in family businesses
JF Journal of business ethics
VO 163
IS 4
SP 701
OP 714
A1 Carradus, Angela
A2 Zozimo, Ricardo
A2 Discua Cruz, Allan
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1700553399
AB The purpose of this study is to examine how faith-led practices in family firms affect organizational stewardship. Current studies highlight the relevance of religious adherence for family businesses, yet provide limited understanding of how this shapes the key traits of these organizations. Drawing on six autobiographies of family business leaders who openly express their adherence to their faith, and adopting an open-systems analysis of these autobiographies, we demonstrate that faith-led values influence organizational and leadership practices. Overall, our study suggests that the influence of religious beliefs in the organizational practices of family businesses have greater repercussions than previously thought. By introducing a faith-led approach to stewardship, we enrich the theoretical discussion around stewardship and the relevance of religion in family business.
K1 Spiritual open-systems
K1 Stewardship
K1 family business
K1 Organizational practices
K1 Extended kinship network
K1 Faith-led business
K1 Aufsatz in Zeitschrift
DO 10.1007/s10551-019-04387-2