Dimensiones socioemocionales y toma de decisiones en la empresa familiar: una configuración de perfiles de tomadores de decisiones

The aim of this work is to study the relationship between socioemotional dimensions and decision making process in family business, associated with the profile´s configuration of decision makers. Following the socioemotional wealth theory and family business archetypes. Based on multiple case study, the findings reveal that exists a differentiated relationship between socioemotional dimensions and decision making, depending on generation number and family archetype, because their primary frame of reference is a desire to preserve and enhance the family’s socioemotional wealth. The autors propose three profiles of decision makers: SEW-Dependet, SEW-Flexible and SEW-Independent, where the SEW-Flexible is the most suitable for continuity and preservation of socioemotional wealth.