In the last 30 years, academic researches towards the family business field have been increasing and, at the same time, the use of family offices is spreading all over the world due to its recognized benefits and positive results. However, the family office topic is still unexplored, with not well-defined borders, and most of the released studies contain narrow and fragmented analysis. Therefore, drawing upon the three predominant theoretical perspectives in family business research – the agency theory, the stewardship theory, and the resource-based view theory – this study goes through a comprehensive overview of the family office literature, and examines how these three theories manifest according to four different family governance structures, namely The Uncoordinated Family, The Embedded Family Office, The Single Family Office, and The Family Trust. The study finalizes with a comparative table containing the main aspects of the interaction between the three perspectives and the four structures, and two example cases that illustrate the importance of the preservation of stewardship principles mutually with a suitable family governance structure to ensure family sustainability. Also, the study highlights some practical elements, such as the relevance of the succession process, the investing in non-financial objectives, and in the supporting entrepreneurship. Regarding theoretical implications, this study draws attention to the relevance of applying combined theories with different perspectives to improve the understandings over the family particularities and help the family firm theory development.
Negli ultimi 30 anni, le ricerche accademiche nel campo dell'impresa familiare sono aumentate e, allo stesso tempo, l'uso degli uffici familiari si sta diffondendo in tutto il mondo grazie ai suoi benefici riconosciuti e ai risultati positivi. Tuttavia, l'argomento del family office è ancora inesplorato, con bordi non ben definiti, e la maggior parte degli studi pubblicati contiene analisi ristrette e frammentate. Pertanto, attingendo alle tre prospettive teoriche predominanti nella ricerca di impresa familiare - la teoria dell'agenzia, la teoria dell'amministrazione e la teoria della visione basata sulle risorse - questo studio passa attraverso una panoramica completa della letteratura del family office ed esamina come si manifestano queste tre teorie secondo quattro diverse strutture di governance familiare, vale a dire The Uncoordinated Family, The Embedded Family Office, The Single Family Office e The Family Trust. Lo studio si conclude con una tabella comparativa contenente gli aspetti principali dell'interazione tra le tre prospettive e le quattro strutture, e due casi esemplificativi che illustrano l'importanza della conservazione dei principi di amministrazione reciprocamente con un'adeguata struttura di governance familiare per garantire la sostenibilità della famiglia. Inoltre, lo studio evidenzia alcuni elementi pratici, come la pertinenza del processo di successione, l'investimento in obiettivi non finanziari e l'imprenditorialità di sostegno. Per quanto riguarda le implicazioni teoriche, questo studio richiama l'attenzione sulla rilevanza dell'applicazione di teorie combinate con diverse prospettive per migliorare la comprensione delle particolarità della famiglia e aiutare lo sviluppo della teoria delle imprese familiari.
Family offices : the agency, the stewardship, and the resource-based view theories perspectives
NEVES NARDES MENDES, THIAGO
2018/2019
Abstract
In the last 30 years, academic researches towards the family business field have been increasing and, at the same time, the use of family offices is spreading all over the world due to its recognized benefits and positive results. However, the family office topic is still unexplored, with not well-defined borders, and most of the released studies contain narrow and fragmented analysis. Therefore, drawing upon the three predominant theoretical perspectives in family business research – the agency theory, the stewardship theory, and the resource-based view theory – this study goes through a comprehensive overview of the family office literature, and examines how these three theories manifest according to four different family governance structures, namely The Uncoordinated Family, The Embedded Family Office, The Single Family Office, and The Family Trust. The study finalizes with a comparative table containing the main aspects of the interaction between the three perspectives and the four structures, and two example cases that illustrate the importance of the preservation of stewardship principles mutually with a suitable family governance structure to ensure family sustainability. Also, the study highlights some practical elements, such as the relevance of the succession process, the investing in non-financial objectives, and in the supporting entrepreneurship. Regarding theoretical implications, this study draws attention to the relevance of applying combined theories with different perspectives to improve the understandings over the family particularities and help the family firm theory development.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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