Purpose

Family businesses are characterized by the simultaneous presence of the family and the business system. The literature analyses sporadically the family support during the creation of a new family business. For this reason, the aim of this article is to offer new reflections and theoretical approaches in the field of family business studies. In fact, the study focuses on the first generation and the relationship and support with the previous generation (latent generation).

Design/methodology/approach

This perspective paper is based on a concise review of the literature.

Findings

The results of this offer a state of the art, synthesized and integrated, on the first generation to proposal the reader new knowledge on the first generation and relationships with family members.

Originality/value

This perspective paper distinguishes between the first generation formally engaged in the family business and the latent generation. The authors identify latent generation as a generation coeval with the first that supports the entrepreneur without being formally engaged in the family business. This study summarizes existing research on the first generation, highlighting the crucial role of the latent generation. Considering the latent generation determines an implicit and tacit generational transition not yet considered in the literature on the topic This study provides new research directions for scholars and managers to understand the entrepreneurial behaviors of families, family members and family businesses.

中文翻译：

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第一代（潜在）一代和家族企业：一篇观点文章

目的

家族企业的特点是家族与企业体系同时存在。文献零星地分析了创建新家族企业期间的家族支持。为此，本文旨在为家族企业研究领域提供新的思考和理论方法。事实上，研究的重点是第一代以及与上一代（潜在一代）的关系和支持。

设计/方法论/途径

这篇观点论文基于对文献的简明回顾。

发现

其结果提供了第一代的综合和整合的最新技术，向读者提供有关第一代以及与家庭成员的关系的新知识。

原创性/价值

这篇观点文章区分了正式从事家族企业的第一代和潜在的一代。作者将潜在一代定义为与第一代同时代的一代，他们支持企业家但未正式参与家族企业。本研究总结了第一代的现有研究，强调了潜在一代的关键作用。考虑潜在代际决定了该主题的文献中尚未考虑到的隐性和默示的代际转变。本研究为学者和管理者理解家庭、家族成员和家族企业的创业行为提供了新的研究方向。