Family Culture,Social Mission and Social Entrepreneurial Persistence in Family Business
Using an exploratory longitudinal case study method,based on the theory of sensegiving,this study discusses the process and mechanism of family culture promoting social entrepreneurial persistence in family businesses.The result shows that:(1)specific family cultural connotations are the main driving force behind the persistence of family businesses in social entrepreneurship;(2)the process of family business social entrepreneurship includes three stages:The stage of unique family culture construction,the stage of corporate social mission construction,and the stage of corporate social mission penetration;(3)the universality of Confucian family ethics and values,the pursuit of socio-emotional wealth by family businesses,and the guidance of family culture are the driving mechanisms behind the above process;(4)the micro-mechanism for the gradual development of the three stages lies in the adoption of emotional,analytical,and immersive sensegiving strategies by family managers,shaping family entrepreneurial inclination of family members,the social entrepreneurial inclination of decision-makers,and the social entrepreneurial inclination of employees.The study explores the value and corresponding management strategies of family culture in promoting social entrepreneurial persistence,and provides practical insights for enterprises to achieve social entrepreneurial persistence.
family culturesocial missionsensegivingsocial entrepreneurial persistence