In this paper, we highlight the existence of multi-founder firms, which were founded by multiple individuals (with no family connections) who are still actively involved in the firm as directors and/or managers (e.g., Google and Yahoo). These firms provide a unique setting to determine whether...

Prior research on family involvement in family firms has generally focused on the involvement of family members. In this study we use unique hand-collected data from Taiwanese family firms to highlight the role played by family representatives, non-family members employed by the controlling...