Emotions and decisions in family business: An interpretative phenomenologycal analysis proposal

Authors

  • Francisco Moises Arreola Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México
  • Juan Antonio Aguilar Rodríguez Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México
  • Juan Cayetano Niebla Zatarain Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24215/23143738e047

Keywords:

Family business; lived experience; phenomenology; existential subjects.

Abstract

In this paper we found a very limited number of phenomenological studies in organizations and even more in the field of family business. Interpretative Phenomenology is proposed as method to make possible to generate phenomenological themes and analyse the decision making process and its relationship with emotions in family business. Socioemotional wealth theory and the socioemotional dimensions were used to identify and associate lived experiences and decisions with four existential subjects: spatiality, corporeality, temporality and relationality. For future research lines with phenomenological analysis applying phenomenological interview based on the family business archetypes, succession and emotional ownership is proposed.

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Author Biographies

Francisco Moises Arreola, Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México

Doctor en Ciencias Administrativas por la Universidad de Occidente, Unidad Culiacán. Profesor de tiempo completo en la Universidad de Occidente, Unidad Mazatlán. Miembro del Cuerpo Académico en Organizaciones Turísticas. Líneas de investigación: Estudios organizacionales en el campo de la empresa familiar, identidad organizacional y educación.

ORCID: 0000-0002-6343-8590

arreolabravofranciscomoises@hotmail.com

Juan Antonio Aguilar Rodríguez, Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México

Doctor en Estudios Organizacionales por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa. Profesor Investigador en la Universidad de Occidente Unidad Mazatlán, adscrito al Departamento Académico de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Miembro del Cuerpo Académico en Organizaciones Turísticas. Miembro de la Red Mexicana de Investigadores en Estudios Organizacionales. Distinción por parte del PRODEP como profesor con perfil preferente. Su interés de investigación se enfoca al estudio de las organizaciones en aspectos relacionados con la toma de decisiones, gobernanza y desempeño organizacional.

jaguilar27@hotmail.com

Juan Cayetano Niebla Zatarain, Departamento de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Universidad Autónoma de Occidente. Unidad Regional Mazatlán. México

Doctor en Estudios Organizacionales por la Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Unidad Iztapalapa. Profesor Investigador en la Universidad de Occidente, Unidad Mazatlán, adscrito al Departamento Académico de Ciencias Económico Administrativas. Miembro del Cuerpo Académico en Organizaciones Turísticas. Miembro de la Red Mexicana de Investigadores en Estudios Organizacionales. Líneas de investigación: Empresa familiar y procesos organizacionales.

jnieblaz@gmail.com

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Published

2018-09-02

How to Cite

Arreola, F. M., Aguilar Rodríguez, J. A., & Niebla Zatarain, J. C. (2018). Emotions and decisions in family business: An interpretative phenomenologycal analysis proposal. Ciencias Administrativas, (14), 047. https://doi.org/10.24215/23143738e047