A Leadership Perspective of Reciprocal Stewardship in Family Firms
研究发现家族企业员工比非家族员工感知到更高水平的管家行为，本文基于领导-成员交换理论，探讨领导者如何通过自身管家行为在企业中建立互惠管家文化，并提出相关命题。
Davis, Allen, and Hayes found that family members employed by the family firm reported significantly higher levels of perceived stewardship than nonfamily members. We extend their research by exploring how stewardship in family firms can be further expanded throughout the firm using the theoretical perspective of leader–member exchange (LMX) theory. Particularly in family firms, the leader's stewardship behaviors may establish a culture of stewardship throughout the firm. The resulting reciprocal stewardship behaviors of employees can be explained through LMX mechanisms. Propositions are offered to explore conditions where the family firm context provides a unique opportunity for creating a culture of reciprocal stewardship.