Internationalization of family firms: the effect of ownership and governance

Mitter, Christine; Duller, Christine; Feldbauer‐Durstmüller, Birgit; Kraus, Sascha

doi:10.1007/s11846-012-0093-x

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“…Some studies imply that the ownership structure, whether a state-owned or founder-owned company, influences MC. Particularly family ownership impacts international activities of companies (Mitter et al 2014). Evidence on ownership types, e.g., founder, family or the public is lacking.…”

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Management control in multinational companies: a systematic literature review

Sageder

Feldbauer‐Durstmüller

2018

Rev Manag Sci

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Executing management control across borders is crucial for multinational companies (MNCs). Various management control mechanisms serve to align foreign subsidiaries with corporate goals. Management control at MNCs has been subject of numerous studies in the past 25 years, thus highlighting the relevance of the topic. To provide a comprehensive overview of the research field, a systematic literature review including 79 articles from scientific journals has been conducted that outlines various control mechanisms and presents underlying theories as well as development over time. The design of management control and management accounting depends on internal factors at headquarters and the subsidiary as well as on external factors like culture or market requirements. The relationship of headquarters with subsidiaries and the integration into the host country context represent another influence on management control. This paper categorizes influencing factors, discusses interactions and limitations of control mechanisms and suggests implications for practice and research along with avenues for future research.

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Management control in multinational companies: a systematic literature review

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Feldbauer‐Durstmüller

2018

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“…Moreover, we shed additional light on the debate of the role of independent directors in family firms' boards (Mitter et al, 2014;Pearce and Zahra, 1992) and find that these independent members help firms to increase their international business.…”

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Export Behavior and Board Independence in Colombian Family Firms: The Reverse Causality Relationship

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“…Literature on the use of control mechanisms in family business research is scarce (Helsen et al 2016;Mitter et al 2014). Drawing on accounting literature (e.g.…”

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Tweaking the entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship in family firms: the effect of control mechanisms and family-related goals

2017

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Management literature is currently giving growing conceptual and empirical attention to the peculiarity and relevance of entrepreneurial attitudes in family firms, with divergent outcomes. Aiming at concretizing the effects of these attitudes, denoted by the entrepreneurial orientation construct, on family business performance and considering that family dynamics come into play in this relationship, we particularly investigate the impact of control mechanisms and familyrelated goals. Findings are based on a sample of 180 family firms and show that Proactiveness and Autonomy are particularly relevant to financial performance. Agency-problems avoiding control mechanisms moderate the effect of Innovativeness and Autonomy, while socioemotional wealth (SEW) goals moderate the effect of Risk-Taking, respectively. The usage of these mechanisms and managing SEW goals provide opportunities for a more efficient exploitation of entrepreneurial attitudes.

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Internationalization of family firms: the effect of ownership and governance

Cited by 130 publications

References 116 publications

Management control in multinational companies: a systematic literature review

Management control in multinational companies: a systematic literature review

Export Behavior and Board Independence in Colombian Family Firms: The Reverse Causality Relationship

Tweaking the entrepreneurial orientation–performance relationship in family firms: the effect of control mechanisms and family-related goals

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