Measuring socioemotional wealth in family-owned and -managed firms: A validation and short form of the FIBER Scale

Jana Hauck, Julia Suess-Reyes, Susanne Beck, Reinhard Prügl, Hermann Frank

    Publikation: Wissenschaftliche FachzeitschriftOriginalbeitrag in FachzeitschriftBegutachtung

    Abstract

    Socioemotional wealth (SEW) is a key concept in family business research. The proposed FIBER scale as a direct and multidimensional measure of SEW is therefore a significant research achievement. We refined the scale by validating and thereby shortening it, using a sample of 216 family-owned and -managed firms with up to 500 employees in the German-speaking area. The validation reveals different degrees of validity across the five FIBER dimensions, resulting in a revised short form called the REI scale that comprises nine items that measure the core affective endowments a family may derive from controlling a firm. Based on our empirical validation, we discuss theoretical implications for the further development of a sound SEW measure.
    OriginalspracheEnglisch
    Seiten (von - bis)133 - 148
    FachzeitschriftJournal of Family Business Strategy
    Jahrgang7
    Ausgabenummer3
    DOIs
    PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 2016

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