Block, Jörn Hendrich; Thams, Andreas - Sonderforschungsbereich 649: Ökonomisches Risiko, … - 2007
A stronger long-term orientation is considered a competitive advantage of family firms relative to non-family firms. In this study, we use panel data of U.S. firms and analyze this proposition. Our findings are surprising. Only in when the family is involved in the management of the firm is the...