, sooner or later. Especially for family-owned businesses the decision to go public may bear additional risks. In the end, the … stock-listed family firm longevity and family involvement. With an observation period comprising 68 years, German family … businesses with an IPO launch between 1950 and 1988 have been screened for changes regarding family shareholding and involvement …

This book studies the long-term development of the 250 largest family and non-family enterprises in Germany between … family firms in family business research. The collected data of the 250 largest enterprises of 1958 provide the most …, family-owned businesses have relatively stable ownership structures and superior survival rates compared to public companies …