Purpose In this study, we investigated the dilemma of devising an operational family
business definition in the SME context. The existing family business literature mostly agrees …

Orientation: In spite of the dominance of the SMEs sector in emerging economies, access to
sustainable financing for SMEs 'survival and growth, remains small and fragmented. There is …

Private equity is fast becoming an alternative source of capital for firms with a high growth
potential as compared to the main stream sources of capital. The pertinent question here is; …

Purpose This study aims to review major themes and findings of research into financial
management of family business and to suggest new directions for future research …

This paper extends previous research to investigate the determinants of the operating
performance of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) backed by private equity (PE) …

Family firms increasingly opt for an external succession route and sell shares to financial
investors. Yet, not all family‐firm takeovers by financial investors are financially successful …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify critical success factors (CSF) and to
examine their influence on the performance of Polish agricultural distributors operating …

This paper examines the effect of the family involvement in the performance of Greek listed
companies, during the Greek financial crisis. The involvement of family in firm's ownership …

In today's global environment, Small and Medium Enterprises have limited chances of
accessing credit facilities from lending institutions owing to their relatively smaller sizes. The …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to understand the sources of financing accumulation
that women entrepreneurs of family businesses use for start-up capital in the garment sector …