Arbeitspapier

The relative performance of family firms depending on the type of financial market

The purpose of this multi-level meta-analytic study is to examine the impact of the financial environment on general performance differences between family firms and non-family firms. The considerable cross-country variability of meta-analyses focusing on this relationship suggests noticeable differences between firm- and country-based characteristics. We trace this variance to differences in the respective development of the financial markets and banking systems. We show that family firms outperform non-family firms in market-based economies. We further show that family firms report worse performance measures in well-developed financial markets. If, however, strong investor protection buttresses these already welldeveloped financial markets, family firms also outperform non-family firms. Our study has implications for banks, family firm owners, investors, and policy-makers.

Language
Englisch

Bibliographic citation
Series: Diskussionspapier des Instituts für Organisationsökonomik ; No. 8/2019

Classification
Management
Intertemporal Firm Choice: Investment, Capacity, and Financing
International Financial Markets
Financing Policy; Financial Risk and Risk Management; Capital and Ownership Structure; Value of Firms; Goodwill
Economic Development: Financial Markets; Saving and Capital Investment; Corporate Finance and Governance

Event
Geistige Schöpfung
(who)
Lohwasser, Todor S.
Event
Veröffentlichung
(who)
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Organisationsökonomik
(where)
Münster
(when)
2019

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Object type

  • Arbeitspapier

Associated

  • Lohwasser, Todor S.
  • Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Institut für Organisationsökonomik

Time of origin

  • 2019

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