An Archival Approach to Measuring Family Influence
基于家族影响反映在组织认同中的框架，提出了档案和内容分析方法来衡量家族可见性、跨代可持续性和家族自我增强三个关键因素，并使用S&P 500公司的数据验证了这些指标。
Drawing from a framework highlighting how family influence is reflected in organizational identity, we present archival and content analytic adaptations for three key factors signifying alignment between family and organizational identities: family visibility, transgenerational sustainability, and family self-enhancement. We validate these measures using archival data sources, “About Us” pages, and shareholder letters from S&P 500 firms. Random coefficients modeling indicates our measures are largely shaped by temporal and firm, followed by industry, differences. Our work paves the way for further investigation exploring the relationships between family involvement and organizational identity while simultaneously addressing lingering methodological challenges in family business research.