Search for dissertations about: "family firm"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 54 swedish dissertations containing the words family firm.

2. 1. Family Matters : Essays on Family Firms and Employment Protection

   Author : Carl Magnus Bjuggren; Hans Sjögren; Dan Johansson; Bo Sjö; Andrea Colli; Linköpings universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Family firms; employment protection; firm dynamics; high-growth firms; Familjeföretag; anställningsskydd; företagsdynamik; snabbväxande företag;

   Abstract : This thesis is a study of firm dynamics, family ownership, and employment protection. It addresses the implications of employment protection on firm productivity and how family owned firms react differently with regard to economic shocks. It also investigates whether family ownership matters for the probability of exhibiting high growth. READ MORE

4. 2. Relatedness through kinship : the importance of family co-occurrence for firm performance

   Author : Evans Korang Adjei; Urban Lindgren; Rikard Eriksson; Rodrigo Basco; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; proximity dimension; agglomeration economies; family; family co-occurrence; family firm; region; firm performance; regional development; entrepreneurial capital; localized learning; Sweden; Social and Economic Geography; kulturgeografi;

   Abstract : The aim of the thesis is to analyse the effects of family co-occurrence and past familial relationships (inherited entrepreneurial abilities) on firm performance. This aim is motivated by the contemporary arguments that social relations (e.g. family ties) are important in the analysis of today’s space economy. READ MORE

5. 3. Essays on Family Firms and Firm Growth Barriers

   Author : Johan Karlsson; Dan Johansson; Magnus Lodefalk; Fredrik Andersson; David Audretsch; Örebro universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; entrepreneurship; family firm; family ownership; firm growth; institutions; perceived growth barriers;

   Abstract : This thesis concerns the implications of family ownership and perceived growth barriers for firm decision-making and performance. The first article examines the inclusion of family business in economics doctoral programs in the United States and Sweden, as well as the views of professors and textbook authors and research on family business. READ MORE

6. 4. Relational Networks and Family Firm Capital Structure in Thailand : Theory and Practice

   Author : Suranai Chuairuang; Barbara Cornelius; Håkan Boter; Anura De Zoysa; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Networks; relationships; capital structure decisions; family firm; small firm; information asymmetry; pecking order hypothesis; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

   Abstract : Firms must access capital to remain in business.  Small firms have greater difficulty accessing financial resources than have large firms because of their limited access to capital markets.  These difficulties are exacerbated by information asymmetries between a small firm’ s management and capital providers. READ MORE

7. 5. Essays on Corporate Finance and Asset Pricing

   Author : Jon Frank; Mikael Bask; Lars Forsberg; Dušan Isakov; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Corporate Finance; Asset Pricing; Founding family firms; Firm performance; Firm financing; Firm investments; Stock returns; Stock-bond correlation;

   Abstract : Essay 1 (with Mattias Hamberg): We study the performance of family firms with large controlling owners using unique hand-collected Swedish data; and consistent with previous studies, we find that founding family firms perform significantly better than other firms. The data allows us to also identify firms with long term non-founding owners (LTNFOs). READ MORE