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Corporate governance and profitability in family SMEs

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  • Mats Hansson
  • Eva Liljeblom
  • Minna Martikainen

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We analyze the determinants of performance in small unlisted family firms and find, in line with previous studies, a positive effect associated with a family CEO. We contribute by bringing in an additional variable, the proportion of family members employed by the firm and find it to be negatively related to firm performance. There is a significant tendency for family CEOs to employ family members, which - given the negative effect of these - should offset some of the positive performance effects of a family CEO. We also analyze the effect of board size in these already small family boards, where the maximum number of board members is six. We find that even here, board size is significantly negatively associated with firm performance.

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  • Mats Hansson & Eva Liljeblom & Minna Martikainen, 2011. "Corporate governance and profitability in family SMEs," The European Journal of Finance, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(5-6), pages 391-408.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:eurjfi:v:17:y:2011:i:5-6:p:391-408
    DOI: 10.1080/1351847X.2010.543842
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    1. Marco Cucculelli & Lidia Mannarino & Valeria Pupo & Fernanda Ricotta, 2014. "Owner‐Management, Firm Age, and Productivity in Italian Family Firms," Journal of Small Business Management, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 52(2), pages 325-343, April.
    2. Pierpaolo Pattitoni & Barbara Petracci & Massimo Spisni, 2014. "Determinants of profitability in the EU-15 area," Applied Financial Economics, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 24(11), pages 763-775, June.
    3. Audretsch, David B. & Hülsbeck, Marcel & Lehmann, Erik E., 2013. "Families as active monitors of firm performance," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 4(2), pages 118-130.
    4. Kettunen, Jukka & Martikainen, Minna & Voulgaris, Georgios, 2021. "Employment policies in private loss firms: Return to profitability and the role of family CEOs," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 135(C), pages 373-390.
    5. Santiago Lago-Peñas & Elena Rivo-López & Mónica Villanueva-Villar, 2016. "On the relationship between corporate governance and value creation in an economic crisis: Empirical evidence for the Spanish case," Working Papers. Collection C: Family business 1602, Universidade de Vigo, GEN - Governance and Economics research Network.

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