Family control and family firm valuation by family CEOs: The importance of intentions for transgenerational control

Organization Science

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 851-868

  Zellweger, Thomas M ^a   Kellermanns, Franz W ^b,c   Chrisman, James J ^d,e   Chua, Jess H ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c WHU OTTO BEISHEIM SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT   (Germany)

^d MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Endowment effect; Family business; Firm valuation; Prospect theory; Socioemotional wealth; Transgenerational control

Indexed keywords

EID: 84863096952     PISSN: 10477039     EISSN: 15265455     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/orsc.1110.0665     Document Type: Article

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