Long-term orientation of family firms : an investigation of R&D investments, downsizing practices, and executive pay

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    • Block, Joern

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Long-term orientation of family firms : an investigation of R&D investments, downsizing practices, and executive pay

Joern Block ; with a foreword by Joachim Henkel

(Gabler research, . Innovation und Entrepreneurship)

Gabler, 2009

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Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--Technische Universität München, 2009

Bibliography: p. [209]-235

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Family firms are commonly assumed to be more long-term oriented than comparable non-family firms. Joern Block analyzes this phenomenon in more detail and investigates whether and under which conditions family firms pursue more long-term oriented strategies than other firms.

Table of Contents

Family firms.- Long-term orientation of firms.- Data and method.- Performance of family firms.- Family firms and R&D spending.- Family firms and employment downsizing.- Family firms and executive pay.- Executive pay in family firms: a principal-agent model.- Summary, implications, and outlook.

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