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    Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Extraorganizational Clan-Building as Small Firm Strategy for Home Field Advantage

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    Small firms are comparatively resource disadvantaged when it comes to competing against scale-oriented competitors. However, one area where small firms may have a differential advantage is in building and nurturing highly personalized customer relationships. Drawing on extant work in external market, internal hierarchical, and internal clan coordinating mechanisms, we conceptualize an additional coordinating Ā mechanism Ā the extraorganizational clan, and hypothesize its relationship to small firm performance. We test our hypothesis, linking extraorganizational clan-building and firm performance, on a sample of over 300 small retail firms. Our findings show that selected aspects of clan-building behaviors have a positive effect on small firm performance. We conclude by reflecting on what our findings suggest for sustainable small firm competitive advantage

    Jamming across the generations: Creative intergenerational collaboration in the Marsalis family

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    We consider the challenge of intergenerational creative collaboration through in-depth study of a family of jazz musicians that came together to jam in honor of the father on the occasion of his retirement. Drawing on both secondary data sources and key informant interviews, we present observations concerning relevant intra- and extra-familial dynamics. We then present an integrated conceptualization of the core dynamics at work. Contemplation of practical implications for families in business together and acknowledgment of the limitations for generalizing beyond this family's experience follow. We conclude with suggestions for further research on intergenerational creative collaboration.Family Creativity Intergenerational Collaboration Marsalis Jazz
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