Abstract:

Purpose: This perspective article provides an overview of current research on paradoxes within family business settings and outlines emerging trends and potential avenues for future research in this field.
Design/methodology/approach: This article is inspired by a systems-theoretical approach to business family paradoxes.
Findings: The article suggests that increasing research interest in more-than and neither-nor approaches to paradox could propel the digital transformation of paradox theory and facilitate the strategic management of family business paradoxes in multi-stakeholder environments.
Originality/value: This article synthesises the state of the arts in the field of research on family business paradoxes and proposes future research agendas.

Keywords: Family business, Tetralemma, Stakeholder management, Digital transformation.

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Recommended citation: Roth S. (2024), Paradox and family business: A perspective article, Journal of Family Business Management, Vol. 14 No. 2, pp. 305-309 [SSCI 2.700, Scopus, CABS*].

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