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Showing 1 to 5 of 5 for “"Family-Controlled firms"”.
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Corporate Governance and Strategic Behavior: A Study of Acquisitions and CEO Compensation Practices of Publicly-Owned and Family-Controlled Firms in S&P 500
… itself differently in the strategic behavior of family-controlled firms when compared to their nonfamily peers. In particular, for firms in the S&P 500, I evaluate the results of two important strategic policies; mergers and acquisitions, as well as CEO compensation practices. In studying …
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Essays on Corporate Governance
… regarding the information environment of public family-controlled firms. We use staggered exogenous shocks to the information environment to test whether family control influences corporate disclosure. After an exogenous decrease in the information environment, we find that family firms provide …
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The impact of family ownership on firms' performance: A study of firms in the South African Clothing and Textiles manufacturing industry 2009-2011
Family businesses have been prevalent throughout history for the way in which they are able to combine family interests with those of the business. However, it is only recently-that the world has begun to recognize its significance and uniqueness. Stimulated by this recognition, there is a steadily …
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The Internationalization of Emerging Economy Firms: The Impact of Corporate Governance and Political Connections
… on the internationalization of emerging economy firms. I examine the influence of the firms corporate governance and political connections on the firms internationalization behavior, as these factors reflect the special institutional environment of emerging economies. In the first chapter I …
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Sins of the parents: how parenting style affects successors and key family firm outcomes after succession
… next generation is a defining characteristic of family firms. Yet, most family-controlled firms fail to transfer control and, when they do, the next generation’s leadership often fails to meet expectations. The succession literature describes characteristics of key actors and relationships that …