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A complicated relationship: Family involvement in the top management team and post-IPO survival

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  • Cirillo, Alessandro
  • Mussolino, Donata
  • Romano, Mauro
  • Viganò, Riccardo

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This exploratory study aims to analyse how and whether family involvement in the top management team of listed family firms affects post-IPO survival on capital markets. We tested our hypotheses on a data set of listed family firms over the period 2000–2011 using survival analysis. Our findings suggest that a higher number of family members in the top management team reduces the likelihood of post-IPO survival, but the relationship is affected by a family member as CEO. The number of generations is also negatively correlated with survival.

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  • Cirillo, Alessandro & Mussolino, Donata & Romano, Mauro & Viganò, Riccardo, 2017. "A complicated relationship: Family involvement in the top management team and post-IPO survival," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 8(1), pages 42-56.
  • Handle: RePEc:eee:fambus:v:8:y:2017:i:1:p:42-56
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jfbs.2017.01.004
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