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Factors Associated with Strategic Corporate Decisions in Family Firms: Evidence from Sweden

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  • Naciye Sekerci

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By using detailed ownership data from Sweden, we investigate the factors associated with corporate investment decisions in family firms compared to nonfamily firms. We find that the family owner's portfolio diversification level is to some extent, and the use of dual‐class share mechanism by the family owner is strongly, associated with reduced corporate investment. We further demonstrate where entrenched family owners, holding dual‐class shares, canalize their firm free cash flows to: they prefer to distribute it as dividends with catering motivations. They opt to pay higher dividends over increasing corporate investment, which indicates some evidence of private benefits of control.

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  • Naciye Sekerci, 2020. "Factors Associated with Strategic Corporate Decisions in Family Firms: Evidence from Sweden," International Review of Finance, International Review of Finance Ltd., vol. 20(1), pages 45-75, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:irvfin:v:20:y:2020:i:1:p:45-75
    DOI: 10.1111/irfi.12217
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    1. Nadezhda S. Piontkevich & Ekaterina G. Sheina, 2021. "Financial aspects of ensuring sustainable development of small and medium-sized businesses in the face of new challenges," Journal of New Economy, Ural State University of Economics, vol. 22(1), pages 105-130, April.
    2. Luis R. Gómez-Mejia & Francesco Chirico & Geoffrey Martin & Massimo Baù, 2023. "Best Among the Worst or Worst Among the Best? Socioemotional Wealth and Risk-Performance Returns for Family and Non-family Firms Under Financial Distress," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 47(4), pages 1031-1058, July.
    3. Naciye Sekerci & Jamil Jaballah & Marc van Essen & Nadine Kammerlander, 2022. "Investors’ Reactions to CSR News in Family Versus Nonfamily Firms: A Study on Signal (In)credibility," Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice, , vol. 46(1), pages 82-116, January.
    4. Giuli, Alberta Di & Karmaziene, Egle & Sekerci, Naciye, 2021. "Common ownership and firm dividend policies," Finance Research Letters, Elsevier, vol. 40(C).
    5. Vincent Molly & Anneleen Michiels, 2022. "Dividend decisions in family businesses: A systematic review and research agenda," Journal of Economic Surveys, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 36(4), pages 992-1026, September.

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