This paper considers financial, operational, solvency, and performance ratios, in order to detect when there were balance sheets’ variations related to the 1994 Mexican currency crisis. Quarterly results for 88 non-financial Mexican companies that survived the crisis are used, and tests for...

Based on the agency theory, this paper analyzes whether family firms pay more dividends compared to no-family firms and identifies whether the board composition affects the dividend policy. Brazil and Chile have established mandatory dividends, retain lower cash holdings, pay higher dividends...

This study investigates how family ownership and governance structures influence the adoption of decent work practices in listed family firms in Latin America between 2010 and 2019. Decent work, as defined by the International Labor Organization, includes fair working conditions, job security,...