While existing research on business successions stresses the importance of the economic situation of family business in this context, research on women's entrepreneurship, however, suggests that women-led businesses may be less economically attractive for potential successors because of...

(Why) does the sex ratio in top-management positions in large family and nonfamily businesses differ? Using a unique data set and estimating (fractional) logit regressions we show that the female share in top-management positions in family businesses exceeds the one in nonfamily businesses. One...

This paper analyzes the impact of family firms' past and future economic viability on the incumbents' decision on the business transfer mode. Using the German IAB Establishment Panel and estimating logistic regression models we show that the decision on the business transfer mode rather depends...

Nach Schätzungen des IfM Bonn steht in 71.000 Familienunternehmen pro Jahr die Regelung der Nachfolge an. In welche Hände die von der Nachfolge betroffenen Unternehmen gehen werden, hängt von verschiedenen Faktoren (wie der Existenz von zur Nachfolge geeigneten Kindern oder der Attraktivität...

Works councils are an inherent part of the German economic and social system. An analysis of the prevalence of works councils in Germany reveals that they are not uniformly distributed across all types of businesses. Works councils occur less frequently in owner-managed businesses - regardless...