Journal
MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATION REVIEW
Volume 11, Issue 4, Pages 621-644Publisher
CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1017/mor.2015.10
Keywords
family-controlled firms; intrafamily succession intention; religiosity; social status; socioemotional wealth
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [71202095, 71232009, 71372155, 71332004, 71102044]
- Guangdong Natural Science Foundation [S2012040007820]
- Guangdong Planning Office of Philosophy and Social Science Program [GD14XGL13]
- Fundamental Research Funds for Central Universities [13wkpy13]
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Drawing on expectancy theory and the socioemotional wealth (SEW) perspective, we propose that family owners with intrafamily succession intention are more motivated to accumulate or preserve SEW. As corporate philanthropy is a critical way for family-controlled firms to accumulate or maintain SEW, family owners with intrafamily succession intention are more likely to engage in corporate philanthropic activities. Data on a nationally representative sample of family-controlled firms in China support our prediction. We also find that the relationship between intrafamily succession intention and corporate philanthropy is moderated by family owners' social status and religiosity. The findings contribute to our understanding about family businesses, in general, and those in China, in particular, as well as the SEW perspective.
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