Family- managed firms : founder presence and firm performance

• Main Authors: Koh, Wei Jun, Vu, Thuy Linh, Yeo, Doreen Jiali
• Other Authors: Kang Soon Lee, Eugene
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2010
• Subjects: DRNTU::Business::Operations management::Family owned business enterprises
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/21188
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This study examines the impact that the presence of a family firm's founder and proportion of family members on the board of directors have on the market value of publicly listed firms in Singapore. Based on a sample of 492 firms listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange (SGX), our results show n...