Generation Alpha and family business: a perspective article

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.

Citation

Karatayev, D., Matyakubov, U., Mutaliyeva, L., Filimonau, V. and Ermolaev, V.A. (2023), "Generation Alpha and family business: a perspective article", Journal of Family Business Management, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JFBM-10-2023-0259