Boards of directors in family businesses: A literature review and research agenda

Y Bammens, W Voordeckers… - International Journal of …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
This paper offers a review of the theoretical and empirical literature addressing boards of
directors within the unique organizational setting of family businesses. By reviewing and …

Family business, board dynamics and firm value: Evidence from Malaysia

N Afza Amran, A Che Ahmad - Journal of Financial Reporting and …, 2009 - emerald.com
Most research concentrating on family and non‐family businesses with firm performance is
conducted overseas with little research actually taking place in Malaysia. Thus, this study …

Corporate governance practices and firm performance: Evidence from top 100 public listed companies in Malaysia

SM Zabri, K Ahmad, KK Wah - Procedia Economics and Finance, 2016 - Elsevier
Corporate governance practices have been a concerned issue by many Asian countries
after the Asian Financial Crisis in 1997 including Malaysia. Due to the crisis, Malaysian …

Ability and willingness as sufficiency conditions for family‐oriented particularistic behavior: implications for theory and empirical studies

A De Massis, J Kotlar, JH Chua… - Journal of Small …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Distinguishing sufficient conditions from necessary conditions is crucial in both theoretical
and empirical studies. We propose that the sufficiency condition for family involvement to …

The impact of foreign board membership on firm value

L Oxelheim, T Randøy - Journal of Banking & Finance, 2003 - Elsevier
This study examines the effect of foreign (Anglo-American) board membership on corporate
performance measured in terms of firm value (Tobin's Q). Using a sample of firms with …

Culture of family commitment and strategic flexibility: The moderating effect of stewardship

SA Zahra, JC Hayton, DO Neubaum… - … theory and practice, 2008 - journals.sagepub.com
The ability of family firms to identify and respond to changes in their external environments
can be a key source of competitive advantage leading to success and survival. Some …

Does family employment enhance MSEs performance?: Integrating socioemotional wealth and family embeddedness perspectives

C Cruz, R Justo, JO De Castro - Journal of business venturing, 2012 - Elsevier
This paper analyzes the effect of family employment on performance in micro and small
enterprises (MSEs) by combining two research perspectives that, until now, have been …

Exploring the relation between family involvement and firms' financial performance: A meta-analysis of main and moderator effects

EH O'Boyle Jr, JM Pollack, MW Rutherford - Journal of Business venturing, 2012 - Elsevier
The present work summarizes the theoretical foundations and empirical findings regarding
the relation between family involvement and firm performance. From a theory-based …

Corporate governance, ownership structure and performance of SMEs in Ghana: implications for financing opportunities

J Abor, N Biekpe - Corporate Governance: The international journal of …, 2007 - emerald.com
Purpose–This study seeks to assess how the adoption of corporate governance structures
affects the performance of SMEs (small to medium‐sized enterprises) in Ghana …

Family business succession and its impact on financial structure and performance

V Molly, E Laveren, M Deloof - Family business review, 2010 - journals.sagepub.com
In this article the authors study the impact of a family business transfer on the financial
structure and performance based on a sample of 152 small-to medium-sized businesses …