Der Länderindex Familienunternehmen 2024 vergleicht zum zehnten Mal seit 2006 die Standortbedingungen für Familienunternehmen in den wichtigsten Industrieländern. Konzeptionell orientiert sich der Standortvergleich an den Faktoren, die für die Geschäftsmodelle großer Familienunternehmen...

The paper focuses on the history of an entrepreneurial family, member of the local élite of Verona in between the old typographical regime and the modern publishing industry. It also describes the rise and fall of a family company with large interests in the field of printing, cardboard...

Familienunternehmen haben die deutsche Wirtschaftsgeschichte entscheidend geprägt. Aus ihnen sind Weltkonzerne, wie Bosch, Krupp oder Aldi hervorgegangen, die zum Teil auf eine lange Tradition und wechselvolle Geschichte zurückblicken. Jede Generation hat sie mit ihrem Einfluss und...

Purpose This study empirically assesses the effects of two key types of organizational and managerial capabilities-dynamic capabilities, and coordination and cohesion capabilities-on environmental performance, considering the moderating effect of family ownership. By applying the tenets of the...

The paper focuses on the history of an entrepreneurial family, member of the local élite of Verona in between the old typographical regime and the modern publishing industry. It also describes the rise and fall of a family company with large interests in the field of printing, cardboard...

This paper investigates the role of family firms in the fall of the labor share and rise in corporate saving in Germany from 1993 to 2019. Combining a new Family Ownership and Governance (FOG) database with financial data, we analyze 929 publicly listed firms. Our findings show that firm-level...

This study delves into the intricate relationship between innovation and leadership succession in family businesses. To achieve this, we conducted a systematic literature review of 36 articles spanning 2004 to 2024, with the aim of identifying key themes and research gaps. The review revealed a...

This study investigates the influence of the factors established by the SGE21 standard in family businesses in a Latin American country, specifically Mexico. Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a critical issue for companies, which increasingly adopt social responsibility models for...

This study presents the development and validation of the Family Collective Psychological Ownership Scale (FCPO-S), an innovative instrument designed to measure the shared sense of ownership that family members feel toward their business. This scale captures two critical dimensions: family firm...

Power dynamics play a pivotal role in shaping governance, decision-making, and interpersonal relationships within family businesses, which operate as hybrid organizations at the intersection of family and business systems. This paper examines the unique manifestations of power in the business...

We advocate shared leadership as a key mechanism for unlocking innovation in family businesses. Family businesses, however, typically emphasize hierarchical leadership, reflecting the family power structure, which can pose challenges for successful innovation by limiting resources and knowledge...

It is often assumed that family ownership, which consists of individuals who share a common history and values, is homogenous. However, family owners exhibit varied patterns of engagements toward ownership because of differences in their roles, goals, needs and expectations within the family and...

This study explores the roles of women-specifically daughters-in family businesses in the Middle East, a context marked by pronounced structural gender inequality and limited scholarly attention. Drawing on identity theory and a multiple case study approach, we examine how daughters in 17 family...

In this study, Prof. Dr. Gerhard Kraft examines family foundations from a civil law, tax law and economic perspective. The author dispels widespread misconceptions about this legal institution, demonstrating that it is not merely a tax planning device, but rather a complex instrument that can be...

This study was conducted within the context of sustaining and growing family business legacies. Thus, the objective was to extract and document prime successor attributes given that previous studies have focused on succession planning. To achieve this objective, an online document search was...

The present study was done to evaluate the causal relationship amid the enablers of successful transition of management succession in family-owned business in South Asian Nations. This was an empirical study where owners of family-run business across various South Asian countries were...