The role of culture in family firms

Mario Daniele Amore () and Danny Miller ()
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Mario Daniele Amore: European Corporate Governance Institute (ECGI), Center for Economic Policy Research (CEPR)
Danny Miller: HEC Montreal

Small Business Economics, 2025, vol. 64, issue 2, No 1, 278 pages

Abstract: Abstract Although family firms are ubiquitous, their prevalence displays major geographic disparities and their performance differs across regions. We review an extensive literature showing that formal institutional factors play a key role in explaining variations in the diffusion of family firms and their performance. We also review a more neglected but rapidly emerging stream of research focusing on culture as a source of these variations. By providing a framework for current theories, findings and methods, we demonstrate how cultural elements such as trust, religion, family values and collectivism provide useful answers to where and why family firms exist, and how well they perform.

Keywords: Family firms; Culture; Trust; Social capital; Family ties; Religion (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: D22 G34 Z10 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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