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Linking transgenerational value creation with natural environment and sustainability policy in family and non-family owned firms: Extending the agency-stewardship theory debate, Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research
Abstract
In this paper, we extend the existing agency-stewardship theory debate by linking transgenerational value creation with the natural environment. We enlist stewardship and agency theories to frame our discussion. Specifically, a firm with a positive natural environmental sustainability policy (ESP) acts as a proxy for the attributes of stewardship theory, whereas a neutral firm position toward ESP operates as a surrogate for agency theory. We test stewardship theory within the context of non-family (n=175) and family-owned (n=216) firms. Our findings suggest that family-owned firms do exhibit forms of stewardship behavior, while non-family-owned firms displayed propensity toward agency-like actions.
Type
Article
Author(s)
C. Dibrell, Justin B. Craig
Date Published
2006
Citations
Dibrell, C., and Justin B. Craig. 2006. Linking transgenerational value creation with natural environment and sustainability policy in family and non-family owned firms: Extending the agency-stewardship theory debate. Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research.: 177-190.