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How the next-generation shapes strategic attention: an attention-based view of AI adoption in family firms
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<jats:title>Purpose</jats:title>
<jats:p>This study examines how next-generation leaders shape organizational attention to artificial intelligence (AI) adoption in family firms.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>Drawing on the attention-based view, we use a hybrid Delphi design with 25 experts to identify and evaluate attention-shaping factors.</jats:p>
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<jats:title>Findings</jats:title>
<jats:p>The results show that next-generation leaders act as “attention brokers,” leveraging informal influence, foresight and reframing to redirect organizational focus toward AI.</jats:p>
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<jats:p>The study contributes by highlighting the role of attentional agency in explaining heterogeneity in innovation responses and AI adoption across family firms.</jats:p>
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