Purpose

This study aims to investigate the favourable conditions that influence transgenerational value transmission (TVT), value acceptance and value similarity between generations in indigenous African business-owning families.

Design/methodology/approach

This study adopts a multiple case study design and draws on semi-structured face-to-face interviews to collect data from participants in seven indigenous Black business-owning families located in South Africa. The software ATLAS.ti was utilised to manage the data and reflexive thematic analysis was undertaken.

Findings

The analysis reveal four themes describing how transmission factors facilitate favourable conditions for successful TVT in IBSA business-owning families, namely, authoritarian parenting, a loving and connected family relational climate, the continuous reinforcement of autonomy during childhood development and family authenticity in the face of societies dominant values climate. Furthermore, value similarity is perceived to exist among the different family generations in the business-owning families.

Originality/value

This study is among the first to adopt the value acquisition model to empirically examine successful TVT and examine the extent of value similarity or dissimilarity, using the business-owning family as the unit of analysis. Novel contributions to family business literature and practices are proposing a model for TVT in an African context and studying relationships from a business-owning family perspective. The model for TVT could be used to socialise the NextGen members into value sets and behaviours that help business-owning families preserve their entrepreneurial legacy and family business longevity.

中文翻译：

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企业主家庭中的跨代价值传递：非洲本土视角

目的

本研究旨在调查影响非洲土著企业家庭代际价值传递（TVT）、价值接受度和代际价值相似性的有利条件。

设计/方法论/途径

本研究采用多案例研究设计，并利用半结构化面对面访谈来收集来自南非七个土著黑人企业家庭的参与者的数据。利用软件 ATLAS.ti 来管理数据并进行反思性主题分析。

发现

分析揭示了四个主题，描述了传播因素如何促进 IBSA 企业家庭成功 TVT 的有利条件，即专制养育、充满爱和相互联系的家庭关系氛围、儿童发展过程中自主性的不断加强以及面对家庭的真实性。社会主导价值观气候。此外，企业主家族的不同家族代际之间也存在价值观相似性。

原创性/价值

本研究首次采用价值获取模型，以企业家族为分析单位，对成功的TVT进行实证检验，并检验价值相似或相异的程度。对家族企业文献和实践的新颖贡献是提出了非洲背景下的 TVT 模型，并从企业家族的角度研究关系。TVT 模型可用于使下一代成员社会化，形成价值观和行为，帮助企业家族保留其创业遗产和家族企业的长寿。