Family business and corporate social responsibility in a sample of Dutch firms

Uhlaner, Lorraine; Goor-Balk, H.J.M. van; Masurel, Enno

doi:10.1108/14626000410537128

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“…The stakeholder approach [34][35][36][37] Jamali [68,69], led to the identification of the following six stakeholder categories: "human resources", "shareholders", "community", "environment", "suppliers", and "consumers", based on the model developed by [39]. These categories are similar to those identified by [34] (employees, suppliers, customers, community) and [37] (employees, consumers, community, investors, suppliers, environment).…”

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The Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: An International Approach

Hirigoyen

Poulain-Rehm

2014

IJFS

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This study analyzes the links between listed family businesses and social responsibility. On the theoretical level, it establishes a relationship between socioemotional wealth, proactive stakeholder engagement, and the social responsibility of family businesses. On a practical level, our results (obtained from a sample of 363 companies) show that family businesses do not differ from non-family businesses in many dimensions of social responsibility. Moreover, family businesses have statistically significant lower ratings for four sub-dimensions of "corporate governance", namely "balance of power and effectiveness of the Board", "audit and control mechanisms", "engagement with shareholders and shareholder structure", and "executive compensation".

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The Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: An International Approach

Hirigoyen

Poulain-Rehm

2014

IJFS

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“…Family firms often feel socially responsible to secure the long term existence of their company and, thereby, to protect the jobs of their employees (Uhlaner, van Goor-Balk, and Masurel 2004;Stavrou, Kassinis, and Filotheou 2007). For family owners, employee satisfaction in their daily work life is of high priority to increase employee retention, but also because their reputation in society is important -particularly if the company name entails the family name (Dyer and Whetten 2006).…”

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confidence: 99%

Influence of Internal Factors on the Use of Equity-and Mezzanine-Based Financing in Family Firms

Achleitner¹,

Lutz²,

Schraml³

2012

Oxford Handbooks Online

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Suggested Citation: Achleitner, Ann-Kristin; Lutz, Eva; Schraml, Stephanie (2009) : Influence of internal factors on the use of equity-and mezzanine-based financing in family firms, CEFS working paper series, No. 2009-14, Center for Entrepreneurial and Financial Studies (CEFS) EQUITY-AND MEZZANINE-BASED FINANCING IN FAMILY FIRMS AbstractThe paper analyzes internal factors which influence the use of equity-and mezzaninebased financing instruments in German privately held family firms. Based on a sample of 195 surveys of family firms, we investigate the impact of family specific goals and corporate governance structures on the use of financial instruments such as retained earnings, private equity and silent partnerships. We find that family goals have a complex impact on the decision to use or not to use these instruments and parallel existing goals can result in diverging financing preferences. Furthermore, we find that the impact of corporate governance structures on financing decisions is mainly driven by the existence of an advisory board and the involvement of external managers in the management board.Our findings contribute to a better understanding of financing decisions in family firms and demonstrate the necessity to include family firm specific characteristics such as family goals and corporate governance structures in the analysis of financing decisions

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“…The general research focus has remained on large or even multinational corporations (Witjes et al, 2016), and few are, within SER literature, the studies specifically analyzing the management and reporting of SEA in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and in family firms (Campopiano et al, 2012;Uhlaner at al., 2004;Massa et al, 2015).…”

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A Conceptual Model of Forces Driving the Introduction of a Sustainability Report in SMEs: Evidence from a Case Study

Caputo¹,

Veltri²,

Venturelli³

2017

IBR

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The paper aims to depict the forces responsible for an effective introduction of a sustainability report within SMEs. The paper's aim is addressed employing the case study methodology. In detail an Italian SME considered a best practice in introducing sustainability innovations has been selected and analyzed. The main outcome of the paper is to use the case study evidence to construct a conceptual model highlighting the forces that drive companies to introduce innovative sustainable management tools. The conceptual model emphasizes as driving forces the capability of the firm to engage with its stakeholders, together with some relevant managerial and organizational features. The adoption of sustainable management tools is the outcome of a strategic alignment of corporate and sustainable strategy, and of the organizational capability to carry on effectively social and environmental responsibility (SER) activities based on the firm's SER critical dimensions.

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Family business and corporate social responsibility in a sample of Dutch firms

Cited by 231 publications

References 13 publications

The Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: An International Approach

The Corporate Social Responsibility of Family Businesses: An International Approach

Influence of Internal Factors on the Use of Equity-and Mezzanine-Based Financing in Family Firms

A Conceptual Model of Forces Driving the Introduction of a Sustainability Report in SMEs: Evidence from a Case Study

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