In recent years, increasing scholarly attention has been directed toward the field of family
business research. Based on an exhaustive sample of 235 publications, this article provides …

Given the complexity of the family business phenomenon, empirical research has still
reached no consensus on whether family control is beneficial or detrimental to firm …

Agency and stewardship theories are prominent perspectives to examine myriad issues
within family firms. Although considered opposing theories, both address the same …

Family businesses are entities playing crucial and integrating roles both in the economy and
in society. The research subject of this article is the transfer of knowledge and experience as …

This paper aims to empirically examine the link between corporate governance and the
financial performance of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Lebanon. To this end, we …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to attempt to fill a research gap in the relationship
between corporate governance mechanisms and financial performance of family and non …

This article focuses on risk taking as one important dimension of entrepreneurial orientation
and its impact in family firms. Drawing on a sample of Swedish SMEs, we find that risk taking …

This study examines the relationship between family ownership and firm performance by
considering the influence of family management, family control, and firm size. Using proxy …

We investigate whether family controlled firms use dividends, debt and board structure to
exacerbate or mitigate agency problems between controlling and minority shareholders in a …

Research was largely consistent in predicting a negative relationship between family
ownership and research and development (R & D) intensity until C hrisman and P atel, using …