Narrow search
Showing 1 - 10 of 13,659
Cover Image
Innovationsverhalten in Familienunternehmen
Hülsbeck, Marcel; Lehmann, Erik E.; Weiß, Dominik; … - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2011
Familienunternehmen gelten in der öffentlichen Wahrnehmung als besonders innovativ und als Hidden Champions der … unterschiedlichen Ergebnissen. Einerseits wird Familienunternehmen ein besonderer Unternehmergeist bescheinigt, der sie besonders … less innovation activity. In this study we investigate the innovation activity of 436 German manufacturing firms differing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984777
Cover Image
Family business governance for ensuring a qualified management succession in a family business – how to cope with the increasing amount of management successions in German family b...
Weissenberger-Eibl, Marion A.; Spieth, Patrick - In: International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance 1 (2008) 1, pp. 38-50
Family businesses are the fundamental basis of the German medium-sized enterprises. Business succession planning, i.e., transfer of management functions and ownership to one or more family members, gained a significant importance over the last few years. This article aims to analyse the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008539617
Cover Image
Family business governance for ensuring a qualified management succession in a family business -- how to cope with the increasing amount of management successions in German family...
Weissenberger-Eibl, Marion A.; Spieth, Patrick - In: International Journal of Behavioural Accounting and Finance 1 (2008) 1, pp. 38-50
Family businesses are the fundamental basis of the German medium-sized enterprises. Business succession planning, i.e., transfer of management functions and ownership to one or more family members, gained a significant importance over the last few years. This article aims to analyse the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005048698
Cover Image
The relationship among family business, corporate governance and firm performance: Evidence from the Mexican stock exchange
San Martin-Reyna, J.M.; Duran-Encalada, Jorge A. - In: Journal of Family Business Strategy 3 (2012) 2, pp. 106-117
This study aims to examine whether there are differences in performance between family and non-family firms, taking into account the peculiarities of the Mexican corporate governance system. We propose an analysis that allows us to conduct a comprehensive study and comparison between companies...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010574902
Cover Image
The Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: An International Approach
Hirigoyen, Gérard; Poulain-Rehm, Thierry - In: International Journal of Financial Studies 2 (2014) 3, pp. 240-265
This study analyzes the links between listed family businesses and social responsibility. On the theoretical level, it establishes a relationship between socioemotional wealth, proactive stakeholder engagement, and the social responsibility of family businesses. On a practical level, our results...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011029809
Cover Image
Adoptive expectations: Rising sons in Japanese family firms
Mehrotra, Vikas; Morck, Randall; Shim, Jungwook; … - In: Journal of Financial Economics 108 (2013) 3, pp. 840-854
We find inherited family firms more important in postwar Japan than generally realized, and also performing well on average. Non-consanguineous heir-run firms outperform blood heirs' firms, and roughly match founder-run listed firms, while blood heirs surpass professional managers at running...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011039234
Cover Image
Foreign family business and capital flight. The case for a fraud to fail
Favero, Giovanni - Dipartimento di Management, Università Ca' Foscari Venezia - 2013
The research here proposed is a micro-analysis of a business ending in bankruptcy in the aftermaths of the first oil shock, concerning the Italian subsidiary of a German wareenamelling group established in the town of Bassano in 1925. Following the budget reports and the interviews with the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011160698
Cover Image
Small-Business Owner-Managers' Perceptions of Business Ethics and CSR-Related Concepts
Fassin, Yves; Van Rossem, Annick A.; Buelens, Marc M. - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management, … - 2011
Recent academic articles point to an increased vagueness and overlap in concepts related to business ethics and corporate responsibility. Further, the perception of these notions can differ in the small-business world from the original academic definitions. This article focuses on the cognition...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011163413
Cover Image
Boundary management strategies for governing family firms: A UAE-based case study
Bodolica, Virginia; Spraggon, Martin; Zaidi, Sahar - In: Journal of Business Research 68 (2015) 3, pp. 684-693
Relying on boundary theory insights, this article aims to improve the existing knowledge base on optimal governance configurations in family-run companies operating in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and uncover specific boundary management strategies that contribute to their longevity....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011193940
Cover Image
The benefits of family ownership, control and management on financial performance of firms
Audretsch, David B.; Hülsbeck, Marcel; Lehmann, Erik E. - Fakultät für Wirtschaftswissenschaften, Universität … - 2010
The benefits of family ownership and control of firms are at the center of the family firm debate. Previous studies have used either family ownership or management as proxies for control. Both indicators are off the mark, as they do not measure decision control as intended by the theory of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010984780