A Piece of the Pie? The Effects of Familial Control Enhancements on the Use of Broad‐Based Employee Ownership Programs in Family Firms
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DOI: 10.1002/hrm.21828
Abstract: While family firms tend to be highly committed to their employees, scholars contend that founding family owners are likely hesitant when it comes to sharing ownership broadly with nonfamily employees. Taking a heterogeneous view of… read more here.
Keywords: family; family firms; ownership; family owners ... See more keywords
Corporate Social Performance of Family Firms: A Place-Based Perspective in the Context of Layoffs
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DOI: 10.1007/s10551-019-04152-5
Abstract: This paper investigates the layoff behavior, a typical people dimension of corporate social performance (CSP), of family firms from a place-based perspective. We theorize that a place-based culture within family firms ensures that all organizational… read more here.
Keywords: social performance; firms place; place based; family firms ... See more keywords
Links between entrepreneurial culture, innovation, and performance: The moderating role of family firms
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DOI: 10.1007/s11365-016-0426-3
Abstract: The relationships between corporate entrepreneurship, innovation and performance have been previously addressed by the literature. However, they have yielded mixed and often inconclusive results. The purpose of this paper is hence to empirically test a… read more here.
Keywords: family firms; innovation; performance; entrepreneurial culture ... See more keywords
The influence of family involvement and generational stage on learning-by-exporting among family firms
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-019-00350-7
Abstract: This paper explores the link between export activity and product innovation in family firms. Following the learning-by-exporting (LBE) hypothesis and considering that family firms are not homogeneous entities, we examine differences among family firms with… read more here.
Keywords: product innovation; family involvement; family; family firms ... See more keywords
Diversification in family firms: a systematic review of product and international diversification strategies
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DOI: 10.1007/s11846-019-00352-5
Abstract: Diversification represents an integral part of corporate strategy and is receiving increasing attention in the context of family firms. While family firms’ unique preferences in diversification decisions is the subject of a substantial amount of… read more here.
Keywords: international diversification; research; diversification; product international ... See more keywords
The impact of married couples on firm innovation: Evidence from Chinese family firms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2019.06.018
Abstract: Abstract This paper investigates whether family firms controlled by married couples have better innovation performance. Based on the Chinese patent data during 2008∼2016, I find that married couples have positive impacts on firm innovation output… read more here.
Keywords: impact married; family firms; firm innovation; married couples ... See more keywords
Financing constraints and growth of private family firms: Evidence from different legal origins
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DOI: 10.1016/j.frl.2021.102034
Abstract: Abstract We investigate whether family control informs the extent to which business growth depends on internal finance. Our results are based on a sample of private firms from two regions in which family ownership prevails:… read more here.
Keywords: finance; private family; growth private; family firms ... See more keywords
Audit committee effectiveness and non-audit service fees: Evidence from UK family firms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.intaccaudtax.2020.100356
Abstract: Abstract This study examines whether the presence of an ineffective audit committee at family and non-family firms can influence the firms’ non-audit service purchases from the incumbent auditor. Using a sample of 1736 observations of… read more here.
Keywords: family; audit service; audit; family firms ... See more keywords
Can reputation concern restrain bad news hoarding in family firms?
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105808
Abstract: Abstract Family involvement as chair of the board combines the reputation of the controlling family and the firm. Thus, the family's incentive to prevent reputation loss acts as a corporate governance mechanism in mitigating self-serving… read more here.
Keywords: reputation; bad news; family; family firms ... See more keywords
Family firms' international make-or-buy decisions: Captive offshoring, offshore outsourcing, and the role of home region focus
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2018.02.033
Abstract: Abstract International sourcing decisions have received increased attention by scholars and policymakers recently as they are important predictors of firms' international competitiveness. Building on the theoretical perspective of socioemotional wealth, we introduce the distinction between… read more here.
Keywords: international make; family; make buy; offshore outsourcing ... See more keywords
Influence and values: The connection between participation and commitment in family firms
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.10.057
Abstract: Abstract Family commitment is critical for the continuity of a family firm, and family ownership does not always translate into a higher commitment to the firm in family members. The heterogeneity among family firms in… read more here.
Keywords: family; family firms; commitment; influence ... See more keywords