business versus non‐family owned business) and presenting an in‐depth analysis of the variables that influence managers …' attitudes towards work‐life balance policies. Design/methodology/approach – Structured interviews with SME managers were … of these human resource policies, nor do they affect the attitude of managers towards them, although the variables that …

perspective of reality informed by pragmatic constructionism (PC) and critical approaches to narrative analysis informed by … antenarrative concepts. Design/methodology/approach The paper identifies commonalities and contrasts between narrative and PC … approaches can help to construct management control knowledge. Findings PC and narrative have many overlaps and complementarities …