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

We study the political behavior of family firms, the most prevalent corporate structure across
the developing world. We argue that family firms are more politically active because their …

In many countries of the world, families participate in most activities of emerging and mature
companies. For example, established business owners may co-own and/or co-manage their …

This paper investigates the sources of capital misallocation across a group of developing
and developed countries, using the empirical methodology developed in David and …

This article studies the innovation behavior of the Tunisian firms using the database
collected by the World Bank Enterprise Surveys in 2020. The modeling strategy used …

Family firms are the most prevalent firm type in the world, particularly in emerging
economies. Dynastic family firms tend to have lower productivity, though what explains their …

We examine the impact of ownership concentration, firm life cycle, and family ownership on
leverage using a sample of listed Italian firms. The study findings reveal that family …

This paper investigates the impact of family CEOs on firm organizational choices and the
causes and consequences of these decisions. We focus on second-generation (dynastic) …

Abstract Research Question/Issue The purpose of this paper is to analyze the long-run
determinants of the corporate structure of Italian firms to explain the persistent role of a long …

Micro and small enterprises are ubiquitous in developing countries and play a central role in
employment. While there is solid empirical evidence that micro and small enterprises are …