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Competitive Strategy Based on Flexibility: Implementation in Family Firms

Competitive Strategy Based on Flexibility: Implementation in Family Firms

Marta Pérez-Pérez, María Concepción López-Fernández, Ana María Serrano-Bedia
Copyright: © 2019 |Pages: 20
ISBN13: 9781522580126|ISBN10: 1522580123|EISBN13: 9781522580133
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-5225-8012-6.ch007
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MLA

Pérez-Pérez, Marta, et al. "Competitive Strategy Based on Flexibility: Implementation in Family Firms." Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Competitive Strategy in Family Business, edited by José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez and Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz, IGI Global, 2019, pp. 129-148. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8012-6.ch007

APA

Pérez-Pérez, M., López-Fernández, M. C., & Serrano-Bedia, A. M. (2019). Competitive Strategy Based on Flexibility: Implementation in Family Firms. In J. Saiz-Álvarez & J. Palma-Ruiz (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Competitive Strategy in Family Business (pp. 129-148). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8012-6.ch007

Chicago

Pérez-Pérez, Marta, María Concepción López-Fernández, and Ana María Serrano-Bedia. "Competitive Strategy Based on Flexibility: Implementation in Family Firms." In Handbook of Research on Entrepreneurial Leadership and Competitive Strategy in Family Business, edited by José Manuel Saiz-Álvarez and Jesús Manuel Palma-Ruiz, 129-148. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2019. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-5225-8012-6.ch007

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Abstract

This chapter is intended to analyze the extent to which businesses in Spain have adopted several flexibility-manufacturing practices. Specifically, this study explores firstly, sample-based differences in the results of comparative family firms versus nonfamily firms concerning practices for implementing manufacturing flexibility. Secondly, heterogeneity in this implementation process within different groups of family firms was explored. The gathered evidence suggests that the main differences with respect to practices for implementing manufacturing flexibility appear when specific characteristics surrounding family firms and related to the role of the CEO and family involvement in the management of the firm are considered.

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