Mmenge, AdolpheEt al.2025-12-162025-12-162025-11Adolphe Mmenge, Olivier Colot, Jonathan Bauweraerts, Dieudonné Gahungu & Eddy Balemba Kanyurhi (25 Nov 2025): Relation entre la gouvernance managériale et la préparation de la succession dans les PME familiales congolaises: rôle médiateur du succès entrepreneurial, Journal of Small Business & Entrepreneurship, DOI: 10.1080/08276331.2025.2587430https://repository.ub.edu.bi/handle/123456789/2159Article de rechercheThis study tests the relationship between managerial governanceand succession planning among family small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as well as the mediating role of entrepreneurial success. Based on a sample of 299 family SMEs from Bukavu in Democratic Republic of Congo, results from structural equation modeling reveal that only two dimensions of managerial governance, namely altruism and communication, positively influence succession planning. The findings further support the mediating role of entrepreneurial success, indicating that the influence of these managerial governance dimensions on succession planning is channeled through entrepreneurial successenArticle