Generation Alpha and family business: a perspective article
Journal of Family Business Management
ISSN: 2043-6238
Article publication date: 28 November 2023
Issue publication date: 30 October 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This paper discusses the key features of Generation Alpha from the perspective of their implications for future family business.
Design/methodology/approach
The signals perspective is used to review academic and non-academic literature to highlight the key features of Generation Alpha that can be relevant to family business.
Findings
Extensive use of digital technology, perceptions of learning, work and a work–life balance and attitudes towards sustainability and social responsibility are the key features of Generation Alpha that hold significant implications for the strategies and operations of future family business.
Originality/value
This is the first paper considering Generation Alpha in the context of future family business, which discusses the key features of this generation from the perspective of succession planning.
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Citation
Karatayev, D., Matyakubov, U., Mutaliyeva, L., Filimonau, V. and Ermolaev, V.A. (2024), "Generation Alpha and family business: a perspective article", Journal of Family Business Management, Vol. 14 No. 5, pp. 884-890. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-10-2023-0259
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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