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Financing decisions in private family firms: a family firm pecking order. [PDF]
Family firms are one of the most ubiquitous forms of business organizations worldwide. Their survival and growth are thus not only crucial for the firms themselves but also for the overall economy. One of the factors that influence their survival and development are their financing decisions.
Jansen K +3 more
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Organizational Psychological Capital in Family Firms: the Role of Family Firm Heterogeneity. [PDF]
AbstractOrganizational psychological capital—comprising hope, confidence, resilience, and optimism—is a vital resource for family firms in times of stress. Surprisingly, whether and how family firm idiosyncrasies impact organizational psychological capital remains unclear.
Fischer-Kreer D +4 more
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Fitting the name or unworthy of the name?—Does the name of family firm major shareholder influence family’s egoistic behavior? [PDF]
It has been generally believed that the major shareholders of family firms are more willing to implement egoistic behaviors aimed at benefiting the family.
Xiaodong Yu +3 more
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Shared Vision promotes family firm performance [PDF]
A clear picture of the influential drivers of private family firm performance has proven to be an elusive target. The unique characteristics of private family owned firms necessitate a broader, non-financial approach to reveal firm performance drivers ...
John Edward Neff
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Family firm research – A review [PDF]
This article reviews family firm studies in the finance and accounting literature, primarily those conducted using data from the United States and China.
Qiang Cheng
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Influence of Entrepreneurial Orientation and Alertness on Firm Performance: Multi Group Analysis of Family and Non-Family Firms in Tourism Sector [PDF]
The present paper aims to study the influence of entrepreneurial orientation on firm performances of family and non-family tourism firms in J&K, India. Moreover, it examines entrepreneurial alertness as a mediator.
Abid Suhail Nika, Neda Ul Bashir
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AbstractWe present a model of succession in a firm owned and managed by its founder. The founder decides between hiring a professional manager or leaving management to his heir, as well as on what fraction of the company to float on the stock exchange.
MIKE BURKART +2 more
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How do exporters react to changes in formal institutional contexts? We hypothesise that when the formal institutional context reduces uncertainty, family-firm exporters increase their productivity more than those of non-family firms.
Basco Rodrigo +3 more
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The Importance of Family Firm Trusts in Family Firm Governance [PDF]
We explore the governance role of trusts in family firms and develop a typology that maps different configurations of boards and trustees with the longevity and efficiency of family firms. Suggestions are given for the proposed effects of these configurations, and comparisons are made with Carney, Gedajlovic, and Strike's “dead money” discussion ...
Scholes, L., Wilson, N.
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Family Representatives in Family Firms [PDF]
AbstractManuscript TypeEmpiricalResearch Question/IssueFamily control in family firms can extend beyond the direct involvement of family members, but identifying these mechanisms is difficult in most markets. We utilize unique disclosures made by Taiwanese firms to examine the role played by family representatives in listed family firms.
Chen, En-Te +2 more
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