In spite of the high economical relevance controlling deals with the subject family enterprises rather little. Based on the hypothesis that family enterprises aim at socio-economical objectives to a greater extent and use controlling-instruments to a lesser extent than non-family enterprises the...

This study investigates whether family businesses (FBs) differ from non-family businesses (NFBs) regarding the institutionalisation of management accounting. Furthermore, it analyses whether FB-specific contextual factors such as the existence of non-family management and the level of family...