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Vergleichende Performance-Analyse von familien- und nicht-familiengeführten Unternehmen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Vorstands- und Aufsichtsratsstrukturen

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  • Stephan Lengsfeld
  • Dominik Matthias Müller
  • Jan-Sebastian Herzog

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In der Zeit vor der Finanzkrise wurde in Studien ein positiver Familieneinfluss auf die Performance börsennotierter Unternehmen für Märkte in Deutschland und den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika (USA) nachgewiesen. Die aktuelle Studie analysiert, ob sich diese Erkenntnisse auch mit aktuellen deutschen Querschnittsdaten nach der Finanzkrise unter Berücksichtigung der Aufsichtsrats- und Vorstandsstrukturen in deutschen Aktiengesellschaften bestätigen lassen. Die vorliegende Untersuchung erforscht insbesondere auch die Auswirkung, welche Art des Einflusses eine Familie ausübt. In diesem Beitrag wird mittels einer vergleichenden Analyse die Performance von börsennotierten deutschen Familien- und Nicht-Familienunternehmen untersucht. Die Regressionsanalyse stellt für die Eigenkapitalrentabilität der Familienunternehmen eine signifikant bessere Performance als für Nicht-Familienunternehmen fest. Differenziert man den ausgeübten Familieneinfluss in seine Einzelbestandteile, so zeigt sich, dass sich insbesondere die persönliche Präsenz von Familienmitgliedern im Vorstand positiv auswirkt. / In the period before the financial crisis, publicly listed family firms had a significantly better financial performance than their non-family counterparts. The current study analyzes whether these findings can be confirmed with current German data. A regression analysis is used to investigate a cross-sectional dataset of 153 companies that is based upon financial reports in 2012. We show that family firms have a higher return on equity than non-family firms. Furthermore, this paper investigates the origin of this effect. The paper illustrates that the crucial characteristic, that is finally decisive, is not only the equity held by the family, but the composition of the board of directors. Especially if the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is a member of the family, the performance proves to be high. This effect is even greater if the family member is also the founder of the firm. Thus, it is hardly surprising that in 15 of 81 cases the position of the CEO of a family firm is held by the founder and in further 21 cases the CEO is at least a member of the family.

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  • Stephan Lengsfeld & Dominik Matthias Müller & Jan-Sebastian Herzog, 2016. "Vergleichende Performance-Analyse von familien- und nicht-familiengeführten Unternehmen unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Vorstands- und Aufsichtsratsstrukturen," ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, vol. 64(3), pages 157-184.
  • Handle: RePEc:dah:aeqzfk:v64_y2016_i3_q3_p157-184
    DOI: 10.3790/zfke.64.3.157
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