This study investigates whether quoted family firms present particularities in stock options policy, in France. This research, which suggests a definition of family firms, is based on the analysis of the Bulletin des Annonces Légales Obligatoires and on a survey of 61 firms (24...

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...

The focus of this paper is employee ownership, specifically the role of employee ownership in value creation. Based on a sample of 163 French companies, we have measured the impact of employee share ownership on value creation for both shareholders and stakeholders. Only companies with a...

(VF)Cet article expose les principaux résultats d'une étude consacrée à l'influence des stock-options sur la résolution des conflits d'agence actionnaires/dirigeants en France. Si l'attribution de stock-options semble influencer les décisions d'investissement, essentiellement dans leur...

(VF)Selon la théorie du free cash flow, l’endettement, tout comme la distribution de dividendes, en réduisant le free cash flow, permettraient de limiter le pouvoir discrétionnaire des dirigeants, et contribueraient à la création de valeur actionnariale. Cette théorie est infirmée par...

This article responds to recent calls of scholars for more research on emotions in the family business by providing an initial analytical study of the owner-manager regret in decision-making. First, we suggest an enlarged theoretical framework for analyzing decision-making in the family business...