NETWORKS AND FAMILY FIRM PERFORMANCE: SOME EVIDENCE FROM ITALY

Francesco Aiello, Paola Cardamone (), Lidia Mannarino () and Valeria Pupo ()
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Lidia Mannarino: Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF, Università della Calabria

No 202007, Working Papers from Università della Calabria, Dipartimento di Economia, Statistica e Finanza "Giovanni Anania" - DESF

Abstract: Using a large sample of Italian small–medium-sized firms, this note analyses the effects of formal inter-firm cooperation on the performance of family firms (FFs). The study is based on the network contract (“Contratto di rete”) implemented in Italy in 2009. The results show that networks have a positive effect on FFs, while no conclusive evidence is found for non-family firms. Additionally, the advantages for southern FFs and for small firms are considerable.

Keywords: family firms; formal business networks; performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: G34 L24 L25 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 11 pages
Date: 2020-11
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Journal Article: Networks and family firm performance: some evidence from Italy (2023)
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