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 The Invisible Dimension of Performance in Family Businesses: Socio-Emotional Wealth


The paper titled “Socio-Emotional Wealth as a Determinant of Firm Performance: A Research Model Proposal,” prepared by Asst. Prof. Derya Çelik (Istanbul Gelişim University) and Dr. Ömer Samet Kazdal, was presented at the 14th EGE International Social Sciences Congress (December 23-29, 2025, İzmir) and published in the proceedings (ISBN: 978-625-5694-64-5).


The study examines non-financial values ​​shaping the performance of family businesses through dimensions such as family control and influence, identification with the business, social ties, emotional commitment, and intergenerational succession. It highlights that the concept of socio-emotional wealth, mostly associated with qualitative outcomes in the literature, has not been sufficiently addressed in terms of its impact on financial and growth performance. The model focuses on managers' loss-aversion tendencies and resource mobilization processes within the framework of behavioral agency theory.
 
The study's findings are expected to contribute to a better understanding of the behavioral and emotional dynamics behind performance in family businesses and to provide guidance for both academics and practitioners.
 
Link: https://www.egekongresi.org/_files/ugd/797a84_f85ace1f56694ef58d9cd874217cc119.pdf