Structural crisis?
- 10 October 2016
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Emerald in Journal of Enterprising Communities: People and Places in the Global Economy
- Vol. 10 (4), 425-446
- https://doi.org/10.1108/jec-05-2015-0030
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to understand the interdependence between regional culture and resilience in family business-dominated regions. The study is based on a literature review and helps to fill the knowledge gap regarding regional culture and resilience in family business-dominated contexts. The authors highlight similarities and differences between two regions of Sweden with distinct regional cultures that support resilience. A number of norms that are significant in generating resilient regions are identified. One key finding is that the regional culture developed during the proto-industrial era, in connection with home production, still affects and contributes to resilience in these family business-dominated regions. The study is based on two case studies, so no generalizable conclusions can be drawn. For policy makers, this study shows that structural crises can be overcome with a strong regional culture, as it can foster resilience. However, regional culture is hard to implement by political decisions. For owners and managers of organizations, this study suggests that it is essential to consider regional culture as an important factor for the organization. This study draws on a comparison of two regions in Sweden with explicit regional cultures.Keywords
This publication has 52 references indexed in Scilit:
- Contextualizing Entrepreneurship—Conceptual Challenges and Ways ForwardEntrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2011
- Strategic Divestments in Family Firms: Role of Family Structure and Community CultureEntrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2005
- The Family: The Missing Variable in Organizational ResearchEntrepreneurship Theory and Practice, 2003
- The F-PEC Scale of Family Influence: A Proposal for Solving the Family Business Definition Problem1Family Business Review, 2002
- Entrepreneurship as Radical Change in the Family Business: Exploring the Role of Cultural PatternsFamily Business Review, 2001
- Recruiting outside board members in the small family business: an ideological challengeEntrepreneurship & Regional Development, 2000
- Values, beliefs and regional variations in new firm formation ratesJournal of Economic Psychology, 1997
- Studying Regions by Studying Firms∗The Professional Geographer, 1994
- Business formation — a network approachScandinavian Journal of Management, 1988
- Network Strategies: Management Technology for Entrepreneurship and ChangeInternational Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurship, 1986