Arslan, Serdar2026-01-242026-01-2420241306-6730https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1391496https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1254142https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12868/5247This study aimed to explain the basic dynamics of stewardship relationships in small and medium-sized family businesses in Turkiye and the contextual features that produce them by taking a phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research methods. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews. The study sample comprised 35 participants from 14 family businesses in Antalya, Turkiye, including 18 family member managers and 17 non-family senior employees. Using thematic analysis, 6 main themes and 18 sub- themes were identified. While the results are consistent with previous research, they also strongly point to a steward profile specific to family businesses in Turkiye.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessStewardship TheoryFamily BusinessesQualitative MethodPhenomenologyArticle10.17153/oguiibf.13914961926116401254142WOS:001318058800002Q4