The Impact of Small- and Medium-Sized Family Firms on Economic Growth
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Esra Memili, Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
Abstract: Drawing on family business studies and the knowledge-based view of economic growth, we develop and test a model of how the prevalence of small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs) under family control affects economic growth. Specifically, we propose there is an inverted U-shaped relationship between family SMEs’ proportional representation and economic growth owing to their relative strengths and limitations vis-a`-vis non-family SMEs. Using state-level data from the US between 2004 and 2010, we find support for our hypothesis and the underlying contention that economic growth is maximized when an economy includes a balanced mix of family and non-family SMEs.
The Impact of Small- and Medium-Sized Family Firms on Economic Growth
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Small Business Economics
- Language: English
- Date: 2015
- Keywords
- Family business, Economic growth, Family firms, SMEs, Knowledge asymmetry