How the Pygmalion Effect operates in intra-family succession: shared expectations in family SMEs
| dc.contributor.author | Martínez-Sanchis, Paula | |
| dc.contributor.author | Aragón Amonarriz, Cristina | |
| dc.contributor.author | Iturrioz Landart, Cristina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-29T16:02:06Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-10-29T16:02:06Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2020-12 | |
| dc.date.updated | 2025-10-29T16:02:06Z | |
| dc.description.abstract | The Pygmalion Effect is a case of the self-fulfilling prophecy, whereby the expectations of leaders influence the performance of followers (Avolio, Walumbwa, & Weber, 2009; Rosenthal, 1993). Intra-family succession processes, which are hardly ever formalised in small- and medium-sized family enterprises, provide a natural context to explore the perceptions that predecessors have about their successors and where the Pygmalion Effect is expected to occur. However, little is known about how a predecessor's expectations can affect intra-family firm succession processes. Based on qualitative interviews with key family and non-family members, expectations were analysed in four in-depth case studies of intra-family SME succession processes. The findings show that the Pygmalion Effect operates over time and embraces incumbent, successor, and key stakeholders’ expectations, which support the new leader when facing succession-related challenges. | en |
| dc.description.sponsorship | We acknowledge the financial support of the Basque Family Firm Association (AEFAME) and the Basque Government Department of Education, Language Policy and Culture | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Martínez-Sanchis, P., Aragón-Amonarriz, C., & Iturrioz-Landart, C. (2020). How the Pygmalion Effect operates in intra-family succession: shared expectations in family SMEs. European Management Journal, 38(6), 914-926. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.EMJ.2020.04.005 | |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.1016/J.EMJ.2020.04.005 | |
| dc.identifier.issn | 0263-2373 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14454/4133 | |
| dc.language.iso | eng | |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier Ltd | |
| dc.rights | © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved | |
| dc.subject.other | Expectations | |
| dc.subject.other | Family firms | |
| dc.subject.other | Intra-family succession | |
| dc.subject.other | Pygmalion effect | |
| dc.title | How the Pygmalion Effect operates in intra-family succession: shared expectations in family SMEs | en |
| dc.type | journal article | |
| dcterms.accessRights | metadata only access | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 926 | |
| oaire.citation.issue | 6 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 914 | |
| oaire.citation.title | European Management Journal | |
| oaire.citation.volume | 38 |