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Differences between family and non-family firms. The impact of different research samples with increasing elimination of demographic sample differences

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  • JORISSEN, Ann
  • LAVEREN, Eddy
  • MARTENS, Rudy
  • REHEUL, Anne-Mie

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This article presents a bivariate comparison of Flemish family and non-family firms, investigating differences with respect to CEO characteristics, strategy, management information systems, environment, financing issues, performance and growth. Several authors have indicated that observed differences between family and non-family firms in empirical research often are not caused by the family character, but by ‘demographic sample’ differences relating to firm size and age, sector and geographical location of the business. By trying to control for size and sector differences using the matched pairs methodology we will analyze the impact of detecting ‘real’ rather than ‘demographic sample’ differences between family and non-family firms.

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  • JORISSEN, Ann & LAVEREN, Eddy & MARTENS, Rudy & REHEUL, Anne-Mie, 2002. "Differences between family and non-family firms. The impact of different research samples with increasing elimination of demographic sample differences," Working Papers 2002037, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Business and Economics.
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    1. Kay, Rosemarie & Schlömer-Laufen, Nadine, 2016. "Gender diversity in top-management positions in large family and nonfamily businesses," Working Papers 02/16, Institut für Mittelstandsforschung (IfM) Bonn.
    2. Zhou, H. & Uhlaner, L.M., 2009. "Knowledge Management in the SME and its Relationship to Strategy, Family Orientation and Organization Learning," ERIM Report Series Research in Management ERS-2009-026-ORG, Erasmus Research Institute of Management (ERIM), ERIM is the joint research institute of the Rotterdam School of Management, Erasmus University and the Erasmus School of Economics (ESE) at Erasmus University Rotterdam.
    3. Kállay, László & Szabó, Krisztofer, 2023. "A családi gazdasági társaságok azonosítása és fő teljesítménymutatóinak összehasonlító elemzése Magyarországon [Identification of family businesses and comparative analysis of their main performanc," Közgazdasági Szemle (Economic Review - monthly of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences), Közgazdasági Szemle Alapítvány (Economic Review Foundation), vol. 0(10), pages 1108-1130.

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