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Family ownership and firm performance: Empirical evidence from Western European corporations

FAMILY OWNERSHIP AND FIRM PERFORMANCE : EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM WESTERN EUROPEAN CORPORATIONS
Benjamin Maury

Department of Finance and Statistics, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki, Finland

ABSTRACT

This paper empirically examines how family-controlled firms perform in relation to firms with nonfamily controlling shareholders in Western Europe. The sample consists of 1672 non-financial firms. [...]

The Impact of Operating and Financial Leverages and Intrinsic Business Risk on Firm Value

THE IMPACT OF OPERATING AND FINANCIAL LEVERAGES AND INTRINSIC BUSINESS RISK ON FIRM VALUE
By
Slim Mseddi Modesfi
Assistant professor of finance at the university of Sfax
Fathi Abid Modesfi
Professor of finance at the university of Sfax
Abstract:
This paper investigates and models the relationship between firm value and risk. In order to model the impact of operating and financial leverages [...]