Fomentar el arraigo de la familia empresaria: ideas prácticas desde una perspectiva territorial
Resumen
La presencia generalizada de empresas familiares en numerosas regiones de todo el mundo subraya la importancia primordial de garantizar su existencia sostenida. Lo que distingue a las empresas familiares es su compromiso único de perseguir una visión que trasciende generaciones. Sin embargo, en su búsqueda incesante de esta visión, las familias emprendedoras que navegan por los entresijos de la gestión de estas empresas se encuentran con una miríada de retos en los territorios donde están ubicadas, que tienen el potencial de amenazar su continuidad.
Esta investigación examina el aspecto de la continuidad de las familias empresarias desde un punto de vista externo. Se entrevistó a 43 familias empresarias y a expertos locales en regiones pertenecientes a países europeos. En concreto, Baden-Württemberg (Alemania), Escocia (Reino Unido), el País Vasco y Pays-de-la-Loire (en España y Francia, respectivamente). Ofreciendo un marco de 20 mecanismos, los resultados revelan que los mecanismos institucionales formales e informales afectan a las familias emprendedoras de forma diferente según el contexto (y, por tanto, el marco institucional) en el que se encuentra la familia emprendedora.
A partir de nuestros resultados, ofrecemos ideas prácticas que pueden aplicar directamente las empresas familiares y los profesionales del sector. Nuestro objetivo es traducir estas conclusiones en recomendaciones prácticas que permitan a las familias empresarias no sólo sobrevivir, sino prosperar en un panorama empresarial en constante evolución, apoyándose en su arraigo territorial único.
Recibido: 1 de Mayo de 2023
Aceptado: 13 de Diciembre de 2023
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