In recent years, succession has become a major theme in family business research. Much of the research effort has concentrated on the managerial dimension of succession, often subordinating the importance of other major variables such as family relationship dynamics and the form of business ownership on the succession outcome. Family enterprises are generally conceptualised as a dynamic, evolving systems in which the actions and interactions taking place amongst constituent groups determine the system's outputs. This study aimed to overcome the limitations of examining only one dimension of a system's activities by carrying out a longitudinal holistic analysis of the evolution of the family enterprise system as it went through the process of generational transition. The research for this thesis employed the multiple case study method to investigate the influence of emotional and developmental factors on the ability of business-owning families to make progress with the tasks required to complete a generational transition. Three specific issues were examined: the nature of the task environment facing the family enterprise system over the duration of the transition period; the approaches used by families to address the tasks required for them to move through the stages making up the transition process; and the extent to which emotional and developmental factors prevented or promoted progress being made with the generational transition. The results reveal that families face the same sequence of stages in the generational transition process. However, they differ in their ability to move through these stages, towards closure of the transition period and the achievement of a succession outcome, Importantly, the degree to which individuals and families are able to make progress is related to their ability to manage the anxiety generated during the transition process. Anxiety is created when the structures or network of interrelationships that hold their family enterprise system intact are evaluated and may be dismantled and reconstructed differently for the next stage in the system's development. The study supports the view that anxiety is generated during transition times when developmental pressures for change build up from changes taking place in the life-cycles underway within the family enterprise system. It also supports the view that developmental pressure (such as a crisis) from the business subsystem alone does not lead to transition task activity and progress. Progress in response to business sub-system pressure comes about when the opportunity exists to solve an ongoing adult development problem by implementing a solution to a transition task problem. The ability to manage anxiety was found to be related to both the quality of emotional functioning in the family and the extent to which the adult development agendas of both generations are in alignment. Favourable alignment brought a developmental opportunity for the individuals concerned. It allowed them to do the exploratory work required in order to assess the extent to which the family business could provide part of their life structure for the next phase of their development. However, in addition to adult development generational alignment, the study confirmed that the quality of emotional functioning in the family (their ability to overcome multigenerational patterns of functioning and behaviour) influenced the family's ability to make progress with ownership transfer and other tasks. The study concludes that emotional and developmental influences are mediating factors between the forces for change originating in the family enterprise system and its environment and the ability of those in the system to respond to the need for change and manage the transition process. It also found that families significantly underestimate the nature and complexity of the work involved in the transition process, as well as the timescale and emotional commitment required to complete the transition.

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This study examined the relationship between married individuals, their mothers-in-laws, fathers-in-law and marital adjustment. Participants were 33 male and 123 female married college students (mean age of 30) who responded to a questionaire assessing perceived in-law social support, perceived dissimilarity in family values with in-laws, triangulation with in-laws, and marital adjustment.

A escassez de órgãos para transplante representa um problema mundial. No Brasil, apenas um sexto dos potenciais doadores que chegam às Unidades de Terapia Intensiva tornam-se doadores efetivos. A negativa das famílias representa o principal obstáculo para o processo de doação e transplante de órgãos. OBJETIVOS: Explorar os fatores associados com a decisão de doar entre as famílias de potenciais doadores de órgãos sólidos e correlacioná-los com a taxa de consentimento. MÉTODOS: No período de novembro de 2004 a maio de 2006, 243 famílias de potenciais doadores foram entrevistadas pela Organização de Procura de Órgãos do Hospital das Clínicas para se manifestarem quanto à possibilidade de doação de órgãos. Após um ano do óbito, respeitando-se o luto, todas as famílias foram convocadas para uma nova entrevista, objeto do presente estudo. Para tanto, utilizou-se um questionário fechado com entrevista devidamente estruturada. Os dados coletados foram analisados quantitativamente. Todas as análises estatísticas foram realizadas com auxílio do programa SPSS para Windows 13.0. Significância estatística foi assumida para o valor de p < 0,05. RESULTADOS: Dos 56 familiares que concordaram em participar do projeto, 57% haviam concordado com a doação e 43% recusado. Entre outros fatores, gênero, etnia, escolaridade, renda e religião não influenciaram no processo de doação. Diferentes variáveis foram associadas à decisão de doar na análise bivariada, por exemplo: idade mais avançada do potencial doador (p=0,007), morte encefálica causada por doença (p=0,004), satisfação familiar com o profissionalismo da abordagem para doação (p=0,004), crenças funcionais como fazer o bem antecedentes à decisão (p=0,001), sentimento de conforto durante a abordagem da Organização de Procura de Órgãos (0,027), e opinião e atitude de maior peso no processo decisório foram dos descendentes ou colaterais do potencial doador (p=0,005). Porém na análise multivariada somente idade do potencial doador e opinião de maior peso no processo decisório emergiram como variáveis significativas correlacionadas positivamente com o consentimento da doação. CONCLUSÕES: Quando irmãos, tios ou filhos do potencial doador estão diretamente envolvidos no processo de tomada de decisão, normalmente o potencial doador tem idade mais avançada e a probabilidade de consentir a doação é estatisticamente maior. Aspectos que dificultam a aceitação da perda como: morte violenta; estreito vínculo afetivo; idade prematura; inversão da ordem natural, isto é, filho morrer antes dos pais; e principalmente negação da morte são fatores que também dificultam o consentimento para a doação de órgãos. Estratégias no campo da captação de órgãos devem ser aprimoradas e desenvolvidas visando uma abordagem cada vez mais humana e educativa para os coordenadores e membros das Organizações de Procura de Órgãos. / Organs transplant shortage is a global problem. In Brazil, only a sixth of potential donors who come to the Intensive Care Units become effective donors. The main obstacle to the organs donation and transplantation process is the refuse of families. OBJETIVES: to determine the donors profile, in order to understand which are the most determinant features related to positive or refuses donation decisions. METHODS: From November 2004 to May 2006, Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) approached 243 next-of-kin of brain-dead patients to ask about the organs donation from these potential donors. After a year, in respect for their mourning, all families were summoned to a new interview, object of this study. However, to assess the donors profile, a structured interview was used. The data was analyzed quantitatively. All statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS software for Windows 13.0. Statistical Significance was assumed for the p < 0.05. RESULTS: 56 relatives (57% donors and 43% non-donors) participated in the study. This research observed that gender, ethnicity, education, income and religion did not influence the donation process. Different variables were associated with the donation decision in bivariate analysis, for example, older age of the potential donor (p=0,007), brain death caused by disease (p=0,004), family satisfaction with the professionalism of the approach to donation (p=0,004), functional beliefs as I must do well record the decision (p=0,001), feeling of comfort during the OPO approached (0,027) and relevant opinion and attitude in decision-making was collateral relative (sibling/uncle) or a son of the potential donor (p=0,005). Otherwise in multivariate analysis only the potential donor age and relevant opinion in decision-making emerged as positive significant variable correlated with the consent of the donation. CONCLUSIONS: When brothers, uncles or son of potential donors are involved directly in decision-making process, the potential donor is always older and the probability to consent donation is statistically higher. Aspects that make difficult to accept the loss as a violent death, strong emotional bond, early age, reversing natural order, like when a son die before their parents, and especially denial of death are factors that difficult the consent for organs donation. Strategies in the field of donation should be developed, aiming to improve human and educational levels for coordinators and members of OPO.

Parents' and children's behaviors are intricately woven together over the course of development. Consequently it is difficulty to determine the sources of influence predicting socially and academically oriented outcomes. Research from several developmental fields suggests that developing mechanisms of attention during the preschool years is crucial for both emotional and cognitive control. The current study shows that parental responsive behavior is important in understanding the development of voluntary attention. More specifically, the results suggest that parental awareness, assessed utilizing their perceptions of attentive temperament is an important factor in predicting their own behavior and the developmental outcomes of their children. / by Aviva R. Kadin-Pessoa. / Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 2010. / Includes bibliography. / Electronic reproduction. Boca Raton, Fla., 2010. Mode of access: World Wide Web.

A escassez de órgãos para transplante representa um problema mundial. No Brasil, apenas um sexto dos potenciais doadores que chegam às Unidades de Terapia Intensiva tornam-se doadores efetivos. A negativa das famílias representa o principal obstáculo para o processo de doação e transplante de órgãos. OBJETIVOS: Explorar os fatores associados com a decisão de doar entre as famílias de potenciais doadores de órgãos sólidos e correlacioná-los com a taxa de consentimento. MÉTODOS: No período de novembro de 2004 a maio de 2006, 243 famílias de potenciais doadores foram entrevistadas pela Organização de Procura de Órgãos do Hospital das Clínicas para se manifestarem quanto à possibilidade de doação de órgãos. Após um ano do óbito, respeitando-se o luto, todas as famílias foram convocadas para uma nova entrevista, objeto do presente estudo. Para tanto, utilizou-se um questionário fechado com entrevista devidamente estruturada. Os dados coletados foram analisados quantitativamente. Todas as análises estatísticas foram realizadas com auxílio do programa SPSS para Windows 13.0. Significância estatística foi assumida para o valor de p < 0,05. RESULTADOS: Dos 56 familiares que concordaram em participar do projeto, 57% haviam concordado com a doação e 43% recusado. Entre outros fatores, gênero, etnia, escolaridade, renda e religião não influenciaram no processo de doação. Diferentes variáveis foram associadas à decisão de doar na análise bivariada, por exemplo: idade mais avançada do potencial doador (p=0,007), morte encefálica causada por doença (p=0,004), satisfação familiar com o profissionalismo da abordagem para doação (p=0,004), crenças funcionais como fazer o bem antecedentes à decisão (p=0,001), sentimento de conforto durante a abordagem da Organização de Procura de Órgãos (0,027), e opinião e atitude de maior peso no processo decisório foram dos descendentes ou colaterais do potencial doador (p=0,005). Porém na análise multivariada somente idade do potencial doador e opinião de maior peso no processo decisório emergiram como variáveis significativas correlacionadas positivamente com o consentimento da doação. CONCLUSÕES: Quando irmãos, tios ou filhos do potencial doador estão diretamente envolvidos no processo de tomada de decisão, normalmente o potencial doador tem idade mais avançada e a probabilidade de consentir a doação é estatisticamente maior. Aspectos que dificultam a aceitação da perda como: morte violenta; estreito vínculo afetivo; idade prematura; inversão da ordem natural, isto é, filho morrer antes dos pais; e principalmente negação da morte são fatores que também dificultam o consentimento para a doação de órgãos. Estratégias no campo da captação de órgãos devem ser aprimoradas e desenvolvidas visando uma abordagem cada vez mais humana e educativa para os coordenadores e membros das Organizações de Procura de Órgãos. / Organs transplant shortage is a global problem. In Brazil, only a sixth of potential donors who come to the Intensive Care Units become effective donors. The main obstacle to the organs donation and transplantation process is the refuse of families. OBJETIVES: to determine the donors profile, in order to understand which are the most determinant features related to positive or refuses donation decisions. METHODS: From November 2004 to May 2006, Organ Procurement Organization (OPO) approached 243 next-of-kin of brain-dead patients to ask about the organs donation from these potential donors. After a year, in respect for their mourning, all families were summoned to a new interview, object of this study. However, to assess the donors profile, a structured interview was used. The data was analyzed quantitatively. All statistical analysis was performed with the SPSS software for Windows 13.0. Statistical Significance was assumed for the p < 0.05. RESULTS: 56 relatives (57% donors and 43% non-donors) participated in the study. This research observed that gender, ethnicity, education, income and religion did not influence the donation process. Different variables were associated with the donation decision in bivariate analysis, for example, older age of the potential donor (p=0,007), brain death caused by disease (p=0,004), family satisfaction with the professionalism of the approach to donation (p=0,004), functional beliefs as I must do well record the decision (p=0,001), feeling of comfort during the OPO approached (0,027) and relevant opinion and attitude in decision-making was collateral relative (sibling/uncle) or a son of the potential donor (p=0,005). Otherwise in multivariate analysis only the potential donor age and relevant opinion in decision-making emerged as positive significant variable correlated with the consent of the donation. CONCLUSIONS: When brothers, uncles or son of potential donors are involved directly in decision-making process, the potential donor is always older and the probability to consent donation is statistically higher. Aspects that make difficult to accept the loss as a violent death, strong emotional bond, early age, reversing natural order, like when a son die before their parents, and especially denial of death are factors that difficult the consent for organs donation. Strategies in the field of donation should be developed, aiming to improve human and educational levels for coordinators and members of OPO.

This study explored the experiences of individuals who were raised in single-mother families. Children of single mothers (COSM) constitute an understudied population that has often been misrepresented in literature on diverse family structures. The present study builds on current knowledge about the barriers to thriving COSM experience and how COSM build strength in the face of challenges. Data were gathered through 20 semi-structured interviews with self-identified adult children of single mothers. Analysis of the data was guided by constructivist grounded theory methodology (Charmaz, 2014). A theoretical framework emerged from the data that suggested a core narrative of cultivating capacities through strategies that manage social stigma and at-home strain. Participants described taking an active role in navigating the complexities of holding an identity that falls outside of dominant norms. A combination of participants’ at-home, familial environment and their broader, societal environment provided the foundational context for this process to emerge. Cultivating growth-fostering capacities or simply “capacities” was a process that allowed COSM participants to take agency in managing their circumstances. This process was described by participants as “bittersweet,” as it was born through experiences of overcoming, yet left them with traits that had the potential to be assets. Often, these capacities served COSM participants well across different contexts and throughout the lifespan. The findings of this study therefore offer a broadened understanding of a group that is represented by more than 17.2 million children being raised by a single mother in the U.S. today (U.S. Census Bureau, 2016). Findings also provide insight into the impact of stigma and how strength is built in the context of the various life stressors, negative attitudes, and discrimination that previous studies have shown COSM experience (e.g., Dowd, 1995; Hoffman & Avila, 1998; Jarrett, 1996; Kennelly, 1999; Kjellstrand, 2011; Wilson, 2011; Worell, 1986). The present investigation serves as a foundation to inform future research and practice with COSM, and it assists in repositioning single-mother households so that greater validation may be given to these families as legitimate social constructs, while counteracting the stigma that presents barriers to optimal functioning. Specific implications for practice, training, research, and policy are provided and include a need for greater attention to family structure diversity as well as the accompanying process of “othering” that can result when this is lacking. Among clinicians, COSM identity ought to be seen as an important clinical consideration, rather than a concern. Suggestions for future research include: (a) continuing to explore COSM adversity management and strength construction within today’s societal context; (b) seeking a deeper understanding of how capacities built under hardship are utilized; and (c) examining further the impact of intersectionality of COSM identity with other social group affiliations. Implications for policy suggest that addressing the systemic shaming that this group has faced for decades requires structural-level work.

Few studies to date have investigated associations among work, family, and sleep outcomes. The following dissertation includes three studies that attempt to further understanding of such relationships by utilizing data from information technology workers within the Work, Family, and Health Network study. In Study 1, which is published in the Journal of Occupational Health Psychology, associations between work-to-family conflict, family-to-work conflict, family-supportive supervisor behaviors, and sleep outcomes, measured both subjectively and objectively, are examined in a cross-sectional sample. Study 2 investigates associations among work-to-family conflict, family-supportive supervisor behaviors, and subjective sleep outcomes within a seven-day daily diary framework. Furthermore, workplace characteristics are examined as moderators of these relationships. Study 3 explores the effect of a work-family intervention on sleep outcomes at the 18-month follow-up time point, in addition to mediators of the intervention effect on sleep outcomes over time.

Throughout the world, weather-related and other natural phenomena claim thousands of lives and devour billions of dollars annually in recovery efforts. Destruction of life and property in the wake of disasters is devastating, and can have a dramatic impact on families and businesses around the globe. Yet, published works specifically in the field of Family Resource Management (FRM) reveal a limited understanding of how families respond when these critical events strike with little or no warning, particularly for business-owning families. This paper explores family business responses to a particular natural disaster through case study research from the FRM perspective. Essentially, its purpose is to ascertain whether the FRM description of management is useful for family business systems in the wake of a natural disaster. A review of the FRM and family business literature is offered, followed by a broad description of qualitative methods and a justification for the case study methodology for this project. In-depth information about the successful management of a natural disaster was gathered through face-to-face and phone interviews with five leaders of family-owned businesses. The interviews were transcribed and analyzed, followed by member checks and peer reviews to strengthen the trustworthiness of the findings. Based on the experiences of the five CEOs that participated in this study, it appears that the FRM conceptualization of management generally captured their experience and can perhaps be a useful tool in conceptualizing the preparation for, and recovery from, critical events. It was also found, as anticipated, that access to tangible resources (money, materials, equipment) and intangible resources (communication processes, family unity, adaptability, relationships) was a key to successful management. What was somewhat surprising, however, was the emphasis placed on the power of relationships in the management process. A discussion on how this study relates to previous work on family stress and coping models is offered, and implications for researchers, practitioners, and government agencies that interface with families in business are provided. / Graduation date: 2003

A entrada da mulher no mercado de trabalho cada vez mais freqüente; o incremento de novas configurações familiares diferentes da família nuclear intacta; o fortalecimento das relações horizontais são alguns dos fenômenos sociais da contemporaneidade que chamam a atenção para uma forma duradoura de relacionar-se dentro do sistema familiar, que constitui a fratria. Por outro lado, um tema bastante atual, que mobiliza a atenção de vários segmentos sociais, é a adoção. O objetivo desta pesquisa foi investigar as relações estabelecidas entre os componentes do subsistema fraterno, tenham elas sido constituídas de forma biológico adotiva ou exclusivamente por adoção. Participaram 16 pessoas, divididas entre pré-adolescentes, jovens e adultos, de ambos os sexos, com idade a partir dos dez anos, que responderam a uma entrevista semidirigida focada na chegada do irmão adotivo na família. A entrevista foi transcrita e teve seus conteúdos organizados por temas. No grupo de pré-adolescentes percebemos que as meninas demonstraram mais capacidade de acolhimento e propensão ao cuidado. As fratrias constituídas unicamente por adoção, em geral, apresentaram menos conflitos que as biológico-adotivas. Observamos também, nas duas formas de constituição de fratria, a presença de sentimentos de mútua responsabilidade e cuidado entre os irmãos, em que pese referências a momentos de ciúme, conflitos e competição. Esperamos que profissionais e organizações que lidam com a temática da adoção usufruam desta pesquisa, bem como profissionais que trabalham com crianças, adolescentes e famílias. Outrossim, esperamos que ela possa contribuir para a remissão de alguns mitos que cercam a adoção, apontando para uma maior sensibilização social de que esta é uma possibilidade de construção de vínculos familiares tão saudáveis quanto os biológicos / The entry of women into the market much more frequent; the development of new family configurations different from intact nuclear family; the strengthening of horizontal relationships are some of the contemporary social phenomena that focus on a lasting basis to relate to within of the family system, which is the fratrias. Furthermore, a very current issue, which attracts the attention of various social groups, is the adoption. The objective of this research was to investigate the relationship between the constituents in the fraternity, have they been established in biological or adoptive only by adoption. Sixteen people participated, divided between children, pre-adolescents and young adults of both sexes, aged from ten years, which responded to an interview focused on the arrival of the adoptive brother in the family. The interview was transcribed and their content was organized by themes. In the group of children and preadolescent we found that girls have most reception capacity and willingness to care. The fratrias consist solely of adoption had less conflicts then biological-adoptive. We also observed that in two ways to set up fratrias, the presence of feelings of mutual responsibility and care between brothers, in spite of references to moments of jealousy, conflict and competition. We hope that professionals and organizations which dealing with the issue of adoption could be benefited of this research data as well as professionals that work with children, adolescents and families. Also, we hope that it can contribute to the remission of some myths surrounding the adoption, pointing to a greater social awareness that it is a possibility of construction of family as healthy as the organic