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Exploring intellectual capital in family firms. An empirical investigation

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  • Giulio Greco
  • Silvia Ferramosca
  • Marco Allegrini

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We investigate the influence of family ownership and family involvement in the management on the firm's intellectual capital (IC). The resource-based theory of the firm predicts both benefits and disadvantages of the family on the firm's IC. Using Pulic's VAIC as a proxy for the IC of the company, we test two sets of competing hypotheses through multivariate regressions of panel data from Italian listed companies. The results show that family firms have a significantly higher average VAIC than non-family firms. We find a non-linear association between family involvement in the management and IC. At lower levels, the family involvement has a positive association with IC. At higher levels, when the benefits of the family interaction with the business are overcompensated by the disadvantages, the relationship reverses and becomes negative. The research can contribute to both the academic literature on intellectual capital and to family business studies.

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  • Giulio Greco & Silvia Ferramosca & Marco Allegrini, 2014. "Exploring intellectual capital in family firms. An empirical investigation," International Journal of Learning and Intellectual Capital, Inderscience Enterprises Ltd, vol. 11(2), pages 91-106.
    • Handle: RePEc:ids:ijlica:v:11:y:2014:i:2:p:91-106
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    1. Vincenzo Scafarto & Federica Ricci & Elisabetta Magnaghi & Salvatore Ferri, 2021. "Board structure and intellectual capital efficiency: does the family firm status matter?," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 25(3), pages 841-878, September.
    2. Stefania Veltri & Romilda Mazzotta & Franco Ernesto Rubino, 2021. "Board diversity and corporate social performance: Does the family firm status matter?," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 28(6), pages 1664-1679, November.
    3. Silvia Ferramosca & Giulio Greco & Marco Allegrini, 2017. "External audit and goodwill write-off," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 21(4), pages 907-934, December.
    4. Giovanna Gavana & Pietro Gottardo & Anna Maria Moisello, 2023. "Board diversity and corporate social performance in family firms. The moderating effect of the institutional and business environment," Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 30(5), pages 2194-2218, September.
    5. Gianluca Ginesti & Mario Ossorio, 2021. "The influence of family-related factors on intellectual capital performance in family businesses," Journal of Management & Governance, Springer;Accademia Italiana di Economia Aziendale (AIDEA), vol. 25(2), pages 535-560, June.
    6. Ferramosca, Silvia & Allegrini, Marco, 2018. "The complex role of family involvement in earnings management," Journal of Family Business Strategy, Elsevier, vol. 9(2), pages 128-141.
    7. Salawati Sahari & Santy Mayda Batubara, 2019. "The Identification of Indonesia and Malaysia Company Performance Based on Intellectual Capital," Asian Economic and Financial Review, Asian Economic and Social Society, vol. 9(10), pages 1171-1183, October.
    8. Luciano Marchi & Giulio Greco, 2016. "Percorsi di integrazione tra auditing e controllo di gestione," MANAGEMENT CONTROL, FrancoAngeli Editore, vol. 2016(3), pages 5-7.

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