This article reviews the existing literature about the most prevalent form of corporate
ownership around the world: ownership by individuals—particularly founders—and families …

Research on how shareholders influence the interests of stakeholders has proliferated in
recent years, at pace with the active debate on the merits of “stakeholder capitalism.” This …

This paper examines the relationship between tax avoidance, corporate governance, and
corporate social responsibility (CSR) disclosure. It also investigates the effect of CSR on …

Abstract Employing 63,464 firm-year observations of 8876 companies in 22 countries from
2000 to 2013, we conduct a series of multiple regression analyses that reveal a significantly …

We develop a new method to measure CEO behavior in large samples via a survey that
collects high-frequency, high-dimensional diary data and a machine learning algorithm that …

A growing literature is devoted to understand how companies react to major external shocks.
Contributing to this research, we study how the presence of families in corporate ownership …

Prior research shows that family control affects firm value through capital investment, debt
financing, M&A activities, and governance structure. This study investigates the role of …

This paper investigates how important sources of heterogeneity shape the way in which
family firms (FFs) enter foreign markets. By integrating insights from International Business …

This study examines to what extent different types of CEOs in family firms influence external
and internal stakeholder-related CSP as compared to CEOs in nonfamily firms. Linking …

As the field of family business matures, research increasingly focuses on actors outside the
owner family. The most important non-family member a family firm can hire is arguably a non …