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Predecessor-successor transitions in institutional and interpersonal contexts: on the development of a theory of transfer of personal objects
Vorgänger-Nachfolger-Übergänge in institutionellen und interpersonalen Bezügen: die Entwicklung einer Theorie des Transfers persönlicher Objekte
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Abstract "This article outlines the development of a theory of predecessor successor transitions in social contexts using a grounded theory approach. The theory can be applied to such diverse phenomena as the transfer of family businesses to the next generation, university chair succession, the passing on of... view more
"This article outlines the development of a theory of predecessor successor transitions in social contexts using a grounded theory approach. The theory can be applied to such diverse phenomena as the transfer of family businesses to the next generation, university chair succession, the passing on of parental roles (for example in the case of adoption or remarriage), and organ transplantation. The core conceptual category that emerged was 'the transfer of personal objects'. This concept refers to the transfer of the power of disposal over objects that are fundamental to the identity and the identification of the owner. A number of theoretical dimensions of the category were identified. Methodologically speaking, the theory generated can be classified as a formal grounded theory. In other words, the comparison of different empirical fields and cases using hermeneutical analysis yielded a transdisciplinary social science category that can be employed to conceptualize the dynamics of the development of interpersonal, social, or institutional structures, especially with regard to the links and the interplay between material and symbolic components, between the individual and the social, and the past and the present." (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
inheritance; family; grounded theory; generation; parenthood; organ transplant; formalization; role distribution; family business; social environment; scope of action; identity; identification; parent-child relationship; social relations; business transfer
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
General Sociology, Basic Research, General Concepts and History of Sociology, Sociological Theories
Organizational Sociology
Method
basic research; theory application; theory formation
Document language
English
Publication Year
2012
Page/Pages
p. 223-236
Journal
Historical Social Research, 37 (2012) 4
DOI
https://doi.org/10.12759/hsr.37.2012.4.223-236
ISSN
0172-6404
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed