Purpose

This paper discusses the key features of Generation Alpha from the perspective of their implications for future family business.

Design/methodology/approach

The signals perspective is used to review academic and non-academic literature to highlight the key features of Generation Alpha that can be relevant to family business.

Findings

Extensive use of digital technology, perceptions of learning, work and a work–life balance and attitudes towards sustainability and social responsibility are the key features of Generation Alpha that hold significant implications for the strategies and operations of future family business.

Originality/value

This is the first paper considering Generation Alpha in the context of future family business, which discusses the key features of this generation from the perspective of succession planning.

中文翻译：

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Alpha 一代和家族企业：一篇观点文章

目的

本文从对未来家族企业的影响的角度讨论了阿尔法一代的主要特征。

设计/方法论/途径

信号视角用于回顾学术和非学术文献，以突出阿尔法一代与家族企业相关的关键特征。

发现

数字技术的广泛使用、对学习、工作和工作与生活平衡的看法以及对可持续发展和社会责任的态度是阿尔法一代的主要特征，对未来家族企业的战略和运营具有重大影响。

原创性/价值

这是第一篇在未来家族企业背景下考虑阿尔法一代的论文，从继任规划的角度讨论了这一代人的主要特征。