Creating psychological contracts in family firms: The role of family membership at organisational entry
• Introduces a conceptual process model of psychological contract formation in family firms. • Integrates Social Exchange Theory and Organisational socialisation to explain how individual-level interactions give rise to employment expectations over time. • Identifies family membership as a novel antecedent in PC formation. • Advances the microfoundations research agenda in family business research.
Authors
- Olivia O’Leary
- Linda Murphy
- James Duggan
- Ultan Sherman
Institutions
- University College Cork (IE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Family Business Strategy
- Published
- 2026-05-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jfbs.2026.100734
- Primary Topic
- Family Business Performance and Succession
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00