Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide insight into the specific structures and routines of family firms and to highlight their strengths and weaknesses using a case study. Design/methodology/approach: The case describes a French SME in the construction sector that is undergoing...

Purpose: This paper aims to investigate whether idiosyncratic volatility is a priced risk factor in the Australian stock market. Design/methodology/approach: The authors use the change in idiosyncratic volatility around acquisition announcements and the related stock price revaluation to test...