A CONFLICT MANAGEMENT INSTRUMENT FOR FAMILY BUSINESSES: FAMILY CONSTITUTION

Year 2021, Volume: 39 Issue: 3, 425 - 440, 29.09.2021

Hakan Karabacak

https://doi.org/10.17065/huniibf.812286

Cited By: 3

Abstract

In this study, it was aimed to examine the contribution of the family constitution to conflict management conceptually and in this context, the answers of two main questions were sought: 1) What content should the family constitution be designed to manage task or relationship conflicts? 2) When designed with an appropriate content, to which structural problems, the family constitution can bring solutions? It has been determined that family constitutions should include principles and rules regarding work relations, ownership, revenue and expenditure, family council and succession planning in order to contribute to conflict management. When designed with an appropriate content, the family constitution has the potential to make significant contributions to conflict management by preventing nepotism, clarifying responsibilities, ensuring the balanced distribution of the use of power, inter-generational communication and institutionalization. Using this potential will serve to create peaceful and productive working environments, increase the performance of family businesses and ensure their healthy life throughout generations. This paper is one of the very limited number of Turkish studies examining the family constitution and the first conceptual study focusing on the role of the family constitution in conflict management

AİLE İŞLETMELERİ İÇİN BİR ÇATIŞMA YÖNETİM ARACI: AİLE ANAYASASI

Abstract

Bu çalışmada aile anayasasının çatışma yönetimine katkısının kavramsal olarak incelenmesi amaçlanmış ve bu kapsamda başlıca iki sorunun yanıtı aranmıştır: 1) Görev veya ilişki çatışmalarını yönetmek üzere aile anayasası nasıl bir içerikle tasarlanmalıdır? 2) Uygun bir içerikle tasarlandığında aile anayasası işletmenin hangi yapısal sorunlarına çözümler getirebilir? Aile anayasalarının çatışma yönetimine katkı verebilmesi için çalışma ilişkilerine, mülkiyet, gelir ve harcamalara, aile konseyine ve halef planlamasına ilişkin ilke ve kurallara yer vermesi gerektiği tespit edilmiştir. Uygun bir içerikle tasarlandığı takdirde aile anayasası nepotizmin önlenmesini, sorumluluk paylaşımlarının netleştirilmesini, güç kullanımının dengeli dağıtımını, kuşaklar arası iletişimi ve kurumsallaşmayı sağlayarak çatışmaların yönetilmesine önemli katkılar sunma potansiyeline sahiptir. Aile anayasasının çatışma yönetimindeki bu potansiyelinin kullanılması, aile işletmelerinin huzurlu ve verimli çalışma ortamlarına kavuşmalarına, performanslarını artırmalarına ve kuşaklar boyunca sağlıklı biçimde devamlılıklarını sağlamalarına hizmet edecektir. Bu çalışma, aile anayasasını inceleme konusu yapan çok sınırlı sayıda Türkçe çalışmadan biri, aile anayasasının çatışma yönetimindeki rolüne odaklanan ilk kavramsal çalışma olma özelliği taşımaktadır.

Keywords

Aile Anayasası, Aile İşletmesi, Çatışma Yönetimi

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