This paper offers a review of the theoretical and empirical literature addressing boards of directors within the unique organizational setting of family businesses. By reviewing and …
Distinguishing sufficient conditions from necessary conditions is crucial in both theoretical and empirical studies. We propose that the sufficiency condition for family involvement to …
Family involvement in a business has the potential to both increase and decrease financial performance due to agency costs. In this article we discuss the different nature of agency …
This study utilizes stewardship theory to explain why some family firms flourish while others are plagued by conflict. Our findings suggest that relationship conflict is negatively related …
G Corbetta, C Salvato - Entrepreneurship theory and …, 2004 - journals.sagepub.com
Please send correspondence to: Guido Corbetta at guido. corbetta@ uni-bocconi. it and Carlo Salvato at csalvato@ liuc. it. field. A second main contribution is offered by the …
Agency and stewardship theories are used to explore associations between ownership and management profiles and the performance and objectives of family firms. Using data from …
It is generally recognized that family firms have received scant attention in the mainstream management literature, particularly with respect to the development of theories of the firm …
This White Paper, commissioned by the Coleman Foundation and US Association of Small Business and Entrepreneurship, has three specific objectives. The first is to provide a review …
JMP De Kok, LM Uhlaner, AR Thurik - Journal of small business …, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
This study examines determinants of professional human resource management (HRM) practices within a sample of approximately 700 small to medium‐sized firms. Predictions …