2004
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2004.00459.x
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Crossing the Threshold from Founder Management to Professional Management: A Governance Perspective

Abstract: We argue that the challenges faced by threshold firms are deeply rooted in governance characteristics (i.e. the incentives, authority and legitimacy) which imbue them with characteristic capabilities, disabilities and path dependencies. Whereas Zahra and Filatotchev (2004) reason the principal problem facing threshold firms relates to organizational learning and knowledge management, we posit resource acquisition and utilization to be equally important. Moreover, we argue governance theory is more able than a … Show more

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“…Agency conflict among family shareholders (Villalonga & Amit, 2006;Young et al, 2008;Zellweger & Kammerlander, 2015) can also impair strategic decision-making, slowing the firm's ability to respond to market change or reach decisions about fixed asset investment (Lubatkin, Durand, & Ling, 2007;Schulze et al, 2003). Finally, decisionmakers in family firms may feel bounded by the legacy of the founder and/or tradition (Gedajlovic, Lubatkin, & Schulze, 2004), and so may be less willing to diversify into faster growing, albeit riskier, market segments (Gómez-Mejía, Patel, & Zellweger, 2015). In sum, agency theory leads us to propose that family control should negatively impact financial stewardship of the firm, as indicated by lower investment, higher dividend payout and lower risk tolerance than nonfamily firms.…”
Section: Financial Stewardship In Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Agency conflict among family shareholders (Villalonga & Amit, 2006;Young et al, 2008;Zellweger & Kammerlander, 2015) can also impair strategic decision-making, slowing the firm's ability to respond to market change or reach decisions about fixed asset investment (Lubatkin, Durand, & Ling, 2007;Schulze et al, 2003). Finally, decisionmakers in family firms may feel bounded by the legacy of the founder and/or tradition (Gedajlovic, Lubatkin, & Schulze, 2004), and so may be less willing to diversify into faster growing, albeit riskier, market segments (Gómez-Mejía, Patel, & Zellweger, 2015). In sum, agency theory leads us to propose that family control should negatively impact financial stewardship of the firm, as indicated by lower investment, higher dividend payout and lower risk tolerance than nonfamily firms.…”
Section: Financial Stewardship In Family Firmsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Some authors have claimed that resource restrictions and worries about family security give rise to risk aversion (Allio 2004). A few writers have explained this conservatism as a result of the founder's imposition of a restrictive 'generational shadow' (Davis and Harveston 1999;Gedajlovic et al 2004) that mires firms in traditions.…”
Section: The Role Of Family Ownership In International Entrepreneurshipmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Destacan que serán más hábiles para crear productos, entrar en nuevos mercados y adaptarse a los cambios en el entorno (Gedajlovic, Lubatkin, & Schulze, 2004;Schulze & Gedajlovic, 2010). Gedajlovic et al (2012) defienden que dicha conjunción aumenta la habilidad de los altos directivos para fijar una agenda estratégica y para resistir las presiones de otras partes interesadas que intenten influir o cambiar el rumbo de la empresa.…”
Section: Empresa Familiar Y Ambidiestríaunclassified
“…En el mismo sentido, Gedajlovic et al (2004) afirman que las empresas dirigidas por sus propietarios tienen los incentivos y la discrecionalidad necesarios para explotar las oportunidades. Gedajlovic et al (2012) demuestran que la conjunción de propiedad y dirección en las empresas guarda una relación positiva y significativa con la exploración y la explotación, de lo que podría deducirse que estas compañías son más ambidiestras.…”
Section: Empresa Familiar Y Ambidiestríaunclassified
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