Factors Affecting Women’s Intention to Lead Family Businesses in Mexico
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13027770 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jorge A Durán-Encalada (Universidad Popular Autónoma del Estado de Puebla), Katarzyna Werner (0000-0003-4874-516X, Manchester Metropolitan University), Alberto Paucar‐Caceres (0000-0002-4690-561X, Manchester Metropolitan University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 7 |
| Pages | 251-251 |
| Publication date | 2021-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Social Sciences (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2076-0760 • E-ISSN: 2076-0760 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/socsci10070251 |
| OpenAlex | W3177334280 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 63 |
The purpose of this study is to establish the prevalence of barriers to women’s leadership in the family business in terms of invisibility, the glass ceiling effect, and sexism. We conduct eight semi-structured interviews with women holding leading managerial roles in family businesses in Mexico to identify the factors that impede/facilitate their involvement. We apply the theory of planned behavior (TPB) in order to determine how these factors support/constrain women in their roles. We find that some factors and circumstances are critical for women to achieve an important leadership role in the family business. These factors entail levels of education and experience, the extent to which women participate in strategic decision making and governance of the firm, as well as the support of the company’s founder and other family members for these women’s efficacy and self-esteem. These results challenge some of the extant findings in the literature, thus enriching the current perspectives on the leadership role of women in family firms. Moreover, this research is the first attempt to analyze impediments to women under the TPB perspective as well as one of the few studies conducted on the topic in Latin America, specifically in Mexico
Business · Control (management · Corporate governance · Economic growth · Economics · Extant taxon · Glass ceiling · Invisibility · Management · Perspective (graphical · Political science · Public relations · Theory of planned behavior · Entrepreneurship Studies and Influences · Family Business Performance and Succession · Innovation and Socioeconomic Development · Psychology · Social Psychology
What passes as a rigorous case study?
Defining the Family Business by Behavior
Building Theories from Case Study Research
From Intentions to Actions
The theory of planned behavior
Women as managers in family firms
Daughters taking over the family business
Gender, family and business
Women entrepreneurs, individual and collective work–family interface strategies and emancipation
Women and family businesses. When women are left only minor roles
Overt, Covert, And Subtle Sexism
Instrumental and Expressive Traits, Trait Stereotypes, and Sexist Attitudes
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |