Examining the “Family Effect” on Firm Performance

Family Business Review - Tập 19 Số 4 - Trang 253-273 - 2006
William G. Dyer1
1Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602,

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The purpose of this article is to provide an explanation for the contradictory evidence in the literature regarding the performance of family-owned firms. The article suggests that most of the research fails to clearly describe the “family effect” on organizational performance. The “family effect,” based on agency theory and the resource-based view of the firm, is described and propositions are generated that examine the relationship between families and organizational performance. Implications for theory and research are also discussed.

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