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The Role of Culture in Family Business

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  • Amore, Mario Daniele

    (HEC Paris)

  • Miller, Danny

    (HEC Montreal)

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Although family firms are ubiquitous, their prevalence displays major geographic disparities and their performance differs across regions. We review an extensive literature in economics and finance showing that formal institutional factors play a key role in explaining variations in the diffusion of family firms and their performance. We also review a more neglected but rapidly emerging stream of research focusing on culture as a source of these variations. By providing a framework for current theories, findings and methods, we demonstrate how cultural elements such as trust, religion, family values and collectivism provide useful answers to where and why family firms exist and how well they perform.

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  • Amore, Mario Daniele & Miller, Danny, 2023. "The Role of Culture in Family Business," HEC Research Papers Series 1487, HEC Paris.
    • Handle: RePEc:ebg:heccah:1487
    DOI: 10.2139/ssrn.4402505
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    Keywords

    family firms; culture; trust; social capital;
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    • G34 - Financial Economics - - Corporate Finance and Governance - - - Mergers; Acquisitions; Restructuring; Corporate Governance

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