Anmerkungen:
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments March 28, 2010 erstellt
Beschreibung:
This chapter focuses on a particular typology of family firms – the larger ones – in Europe. Its aim is to identify and discuss the main common characteristics of big European family firms, as well as the determinants of their enduring persistence. In order to achieve this, the dynamic and comparative approach characteristic of business history is taken as the main analytical framework. The first paragraph describes the importance of large family firms in Europe in the long-run. In the second, some of their most significant features are discussed. The third aims at analyzing the determinants of their persistence and the influence of the general environment on their form. Conclusions follow