Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) gained importance over the last years. Yet, only few studies have investigated CSR in German family firms. This study analyzes the CSR communication of 714 listed German family and non-family firms using a content analysis of CSR mission statements. We find...

This monograph reviews 76 published empirical studies in relation to listed family corporations. Existing empirical evidence shows that a substantial proportion of listed corporations around the world are classified as family firms. Family shareholders are characterized as large, undiversified...