Citation
(2014), "2013 Awards for Excellence", Journal of Family Business Management, Vol. 4 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-04-2014-007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
2013 Awards for Excellence
Article Type: 2013 Awards for Excellence From: Journal of Family Business Management, Volume 4, Issue 1
The following article was selected for this year's Outstanding Paper Award for Journal of Family Business Management
"Vision, leadership and emotional intelligence transforming family business"
Richard E. Boyatzis and Ceferi Soler
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to illustrate the role of emotional and social intelligence in family business leaders and how it can lead to a shared vision and dramatic increase in success of a family business.
Design/methodology/approach – Single organization case study interpreted through Intentional Change Theory.
Findings – Using emotional and social intelligence, twofifthgeneration family business members inspired others by building resonant relationships with them. They created a shared vision among the various stakeholders in the family, the organization and the community. They got others excited about the vision using positive, emotional contagion. The contagion and resonance spread to others in the family, organization, and region.
Research limitations/implications – Although a case study, the implications for future research are to focus on the shared vision or lack thereof in family businesses, focus on resonant leadership, and multilevel leadership.
Practical implications – Visionary leadership, with emotional intelligence EI and resonance can inspire renewal in organizations, families and regions.
Originality/value – Research on the power of vision and EI to transform businesses is emerging, but none of it has focused on family businesses, and in particular, multigenerational ones. This paper shows how such leadership can transform a family, its business, and a region.
Keywords Emotional intelligence, Family business, Family firms, Leadership, Vineyards, Vision
www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/20436231211216394
This article originally appeared in Volume 2 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Family Business Management
The following article was selected for this year's Highly Commended Paper Award
“Exploring small family-owned firms’ competitive ability: differentiation through trust, value-orientation, and market specialization”
Andrew Intihar and Jeffrey M. Pollack
This article originally appeared in Volume 2 Number 1, 2012, Journal of Family Business Management