Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria
Objective: This study seeks to determine the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance. And the role of these factors in the post-succession financial and non-financial performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria. Research Design & Methods: Th...
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Krakow University of Economics
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| description | Objective: This study seeks to determine the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance. And the role of these factors in the post-succession financial and non-financial performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria.
Research Design & Methods: The adopted quantitative methodology is interview. In each of the purposively selected 25 family-owned SMEs, the incumbent, a sibling of the incumbent and a top level manager were interviewed. In all, 75 respondents were interviewed. The transcribed interviews were subjected to thematic content analysis.
Findings: The contributory factors to successful succession are the characteristics of succession planning, the incumbent, the potential successor, and the family-owned SME. The factors that contribute to the post-succession performance are the culture of making succession planning a continuous process, and the characteristics of the incumbent and the family-owned SME. These factors ensure that children of the incumbent in the SME become more active so as to be selected as potential successors.
Contribution & Value Added: The study identified the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of the family-owned SMEs. To achieve successful succession and post-succession performance, the incumbents should inculcate the characteristics of these factors into their potential successors. Also, these characteristics should be made part of the culture of the family-owned SMEs. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ba5576f0a157452d83ba82af893e75522023-08-02T06:12:43ZengKrakow University of EconomicsInternational Entrepreneurship Review2543-537X2658-18412019-06-01525373doi.org/10.15678/IER.2019.0502.04Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern NigeriaKenneth Chukwujioke Agbim0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9204-3387University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Benue State, NigeriaObjective: This study seeks to determine the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance. And the role of these factors in the post-succession financial and non-financial performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria. Research Design & Methods: The adopted quantitative methodology is interview. In each of the purposively selected 25 family-owned SMEs, the incumbent, a sibling of the incumbent and a top level manager were interviewed. In all, 75 respondents were interviewed. The transcribed interviews were subjected to thematic content analysis. Findings: The contributory factors to successful succession are the characteristics of succession planning, the incumbent, the potential successor, and the family-owned SME. The factors that contribute to the post-succession performance are the culture of making succession planning a continuous process, and the characteristics of the incumbent and the family-owned SME. These factors ensure that children of the incumbent in the SME become more active so as to be selected as potential successors. Contribution & Value Added: The study identified the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of the family-owned SMEs. To achieve successful succession and post-succession performance, the incumbents should inculcate the characteristics of these factors into their potential successors. Also, these characteristics should be made part of the culture of the family-owned SMEs.https://ier.uek.krakow.pl/index.php/pm/article/view/1857/pdffamily-owned smessuccessful successionpost-successionfinancial performancenon-financial performance |
| spellingShingle | Kenneth Chukwujioke Agbim Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria International Entrepreneurship Review family-owned smes successful succession post-succession financial performance non-financial performance |
| title | Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria |
| title_full | Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria |
| title_short | Determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post-succession performance of family-owned SMEs in South Eastern Nigeria |
| title_sort | determining the contributory factors to successful succession and post succession performance of family owned smes in south eastern nigeria |
| topic | family-owned smes successful succession post-succession financial performance non-financial performance |
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