Servitisation and technological complexity in family and non-family firms

Servitisation is an emerging topic in practice and in the academy. In this paper, we address the influence of family ownership on servitisation strategy, using data collected through the European manufacturing survey, an international large-scale survey on trends in manufacturing. We approach our hy...

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Authors: Marqués Gou, Pilar|||0000-0001-5536-8548, Bikfalvi, Andrea, Simon, Alexandra|||0000-0003-0803-8997, Llach, Josep|||0000-0001-8766-8756, Lerch, Christian
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
Repository:Dipòsit Digital de Documents de la UAB
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ddd.uab.cat:288353
Online Access:https://ddd.uab.cat/record/288353
https://dx.doi.org/urn:doi:10.1504/EJIM.2015.067855
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Europe
Family business
Family firms
Manufacturing
Services
Servitisation
SEW
Socioemotional wealth
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Summary:Servitisation is an emerging topic in practice and in the academy. In this paper, we address the influence of family ownership on servitisation strategy, using data collected through the European manufacturing survey, an international large-scale survey on trends in manufacturing. We approach our hypotheses through the lens of the Socio-Emotional Wealth (SEW), considering the characteristics of family firms and the rationales for servitisation. This paper provides evidence of the important role of technological factors in understanding the particular behaviour of family firms and provides empirical support for the rationales behind the SEW approach.