Organisational learning in family firms: a systematic review

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Thomas Moser, Margarietha Johanna de Villiers Scheepers, Saskia de Klerk
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Abstract

Purpose

Organisational learning (OL) is a critical capability family firms (FFs) need in order to adapt to an increasingly turbulent environment. Given the uniqueness of FFs and their differentiated decision-making processes, this review addresses fragmentation in the literature and synthesises prior research outlining the development of OL in FFs.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic literature review was conducted using four databases, and 53 pertinent papers on OL in FFs published from 1998 to 2023 were analysed using the theory, characteristics, context and methodology (TCCM) framework.

Findings

The last five years (2019–2023) show a marked increase in interest in OL in FFs, with a rise in the number of quantitative studies. The findings indicate that OL is mainly studied as a unidimensional construct, while it is a multidimensional capability. Strategic management and organisational behaviour theories are commonly employed, while theories specific to family business such as socioemotional wealth (SEW) and familiness are underrepresented. Most studies focus on FFs in the Northern Hemisphere, and few studies examine OL in FFs located in the Global South. The TCCM framework reveals the complexity and multi-layered nature of OL in FFs.

Originality/value

This is one of the first systematic reviews to synthesise research on OL in FFs. The proposed research agenda identifies fruitful areas for future investigations concentrating on the multidimensional nature of OL, family-related outcomes, as well as contextual and methodological research directions of interest to family business researchers.

家族企业的组织学习:系统回顾
目的组织学习(OL)是家族企业(FFs)适应日益动荡的环境所需的一项关键能力。鉴于FFs的独特性及其差异化的决策过程,本综述针对文献中的碎片化问题,对之前概述FFs中OL发展的研究进行了归纳。设计/方法/途径使用四个数据库进行了系统的文献综述,并使用理论、特征、背景和方法(TCCM)框架对1998年至2023年发表的53篇关于FFs中OL的相关论文进行了分析。研究结果最近五年(2019-2023年),人们对FFs中OL的兴趣明显增加,定量研究的数量也有所增加。研究结果表明,OL主要是作为一种单维建构进行研究的,而它是一种多维能力。战略管理和组织行为理论被普遍采用,而社会情感财富(SEW)和家族性等家族企业特有的理论则未被充分采用。大多数研究集中于北半球的家族企业,很少有研究考察全球南部家族企业的 OL。TCCM框架揭示了外籍家庭中OL的复杂性和多层次性。建议的研究议程为今后的调查确定了富有成效的领域,这些领域集中于 OL 的多维性、与家庭相关的结果,以及家族企业研究人员感兴趣的背景和方法研究方向。
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