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The influence of ownership, control, governance and diversification on the performance of family-controlled firms in Malaysia

This study explores how a concentrated ownership structure and the underlying firm strategies/activities or practices influence the performance of family-controlled publicly-listed firms in Malaysia.
Ng, Sin Huei
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Determinants of Family Ownership: The Choice between Control and Performance [PDF]

This paper analyzes what determines ownership structure of family firms in Korea. Our analysis shows that control is as important a factor as performance in the determination of whether a family in Korea chooses to own a firm.
Jang, Hasung, Park, Kyung Suh, Kang, Hyung-cheol   +2 more
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Nocturnal Intraocular Pressure Monitoring With a Soft Contact Lens Sensor for Glaucoma Management

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
A soft contact lens sensor enables continuous, noninvasive monitoring of nocturnal intraocular pressure (IOP) under closed‐eye sleep conditions. By integrating a highly compliant inductive–capacitive circuit onto a commercial lens, the device achieves record sensitivity and stable performance.
Yumin Dai, Tristan Michael Long, Oluwabunmi T. Oladele, Youngoh Lee, Feiyang Li, Ziheng Wang, Yeonji Oh, Junsang Lee, Taewoong Park, Tianhao Yu, Seokkyoon Hong, Kyeonghee Lim, Jinheon Jeong, Dawn Meyer Schneider, Hyerim Ra, Bryan W. Boudouris, Gillian C. Shaw, Shin Ae Park, Pete S. Kollbaum, Chi Hwan Lee   +19 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Management, Family Ownership and Downsizing: Evidence from S&P 500 Firms [PDF]

Little is known about the relationship between family firms and their employees. This paper aims to close this gap. We distinguish between family management and family ownership as two dimensions of family firms and analyze their respective influence on ...
Jörn Hendrich Block
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End‐to‐End Sensing Systems for Breast Cancer: From Wearables for Early Detection to Lab‐Based Diagnosis Chips

Advanced Materials Technologies, EarlyView.
This review explores advances in wearable and lab‐on‐chip technologies for breast cancer detection. Covering tactile, thermal, ultrasound, microwave, electrical impedance tomography, electrochemical, microelectromechanical, and optical systems, it highlights innovations in flexible electronics, nanomaterials, and machine learning.
Neshika Wijewardhane, Lyn I. Jones, Richard M. Martin, Helen Winter, Faezeh Arab Hassani   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family Succession and Firm Performance: Evidence from Italian Family Firms [PDF]

This article contributes to the growing empirical literature on family firms by studying the impact of the founder–chief executive officer (CEO) succession in a sample of Italian firms.
Giacinto Micucci, Marco Cucculelli
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Scalable Task Planning via Large Language Models and Structured World Representations

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
This work efficiently combines graph‐based world representations with the commonsense knowledge in Large Language Models to enhance planning techniques for the large‐scale environments that modern robots will need to face. Planning methods often struggle with computational intractability when solving task‐level problems in large‐scale environments ...
Rodrigo Pérez‐Dattari, Zhaoting Li, Robert Babuška, Jens Kober, Cosimo Della Santina   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Waveguide Photoactuators: Materials, Fabrication, and Applications

Advanced Robotics Research, EarlyView.
Waveguide photoactuators convert guided light into mechanical motion. Their tethered‐flexible design enables minimally invasive surgery and confined‐space robotics. This review aims to guide materials selection, device design, and system integration, accelerating the transition of waveguide photoactuators from laboratory prototypes to versatile ...
Minjie Xi, Hemin Pan, Yang Zong, Yongfeng Mei, Jizhai Cui   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Family firms and investments

Family firms are a widespread control structure in most countries, especially among smaller firms. A vast literature addresses the question of whether they are performing better or worse than comparable non family firms, with not entirely conclusive ...
Parigi, Giuseppe, Bianco, Madga, Golinelli, Roberto   +2 more
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FROM FAMILY TO PUBLIC: EXAMINING IPOS AS A GROWTH PATH FOR FAMILY FIRMS [PDF]

openThe aim of this thesis is to enhance society's knowledge, especially among entrepreneurs, specialists, and families, about the challenges, risks, and opportunities for family businesses to be listed on the stock market.
REINHARDT BIGARELLI, BRUNO
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