Knowledge sharing under the influence of family:A Study of Small Knowledge-Intensive Family Firms in Scotland Volume One

摘要: The integration of the family and business worlds provides firms with competitively unique capabilities. However, elements entrenchment, strategic conservatism, social pluralism, have become evident in many family-based organisations. importance of balance cultural aspects is therefore critical achieving sustainable performance, particular note being role organisational knowledge, facilitated by intra-organisational knowledge-sharing. aim this study to understand effects of path-goal leadership styles on intra-organisational knowledge-sharing small firms in Scotland. This work rooted relativist research paradigm results a cultural picture internal knowledge management practices, considering themes or patterns of leadership influence. A triangulation mixed-methods design used, type in which different but complementary data are collected. In study, survey quantitative instruments (n = 109) test relationships between behavioural variables style, familial influence, knowledge-sharing, performance variable organisational efficacy. Concurrent analysis, qualitative interview 26) explore the phenomenon social pluralism multiple stakeholder perspectives existing within small family firms. Collecting both quantitative opportunity for comparison corroborate, contrast, complement results. It acknowledged that one form of alone would be insufficient achieve this. findings posit that leadership particularly sensitive nature of individual members; due diverse firm members this implies great consideration required part if performance enhancing achieved. main contribution comes in the structured introduction theories realm of businesses. Moreover, analytical application power theories produces relatively unique view culture these relationally distinctive organisations.