Risk-taking behaviour of family firms: evidence from Tunisia
by Dorra Ellouze; Khadija Mnasri
International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business (IJESB), Vol. 39, No. 1/2, 2020

Abstract: Using a unique database of 87 Tunisian non-financial firms over the period 1998–2014, we analyse risk-taking behaviour of family firms. We find evidence that family ownership is positively related to corporate risk-taking. But family firms undertake less risky projects when the manager is not a member of the family or when the founder is no longer active in the firm. Our results show also that in these cases, family ownership becomes negatively associated to risk-taking. Finally, we find that family firms take more risk only when they belong to diversified groups, especially those operating in several industries.

Online publication date: Mon, 23-Dec-2019

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