Abstract

GONZALEZ FERRERO, Maximiliano; GUZMAN VASQUEZ, Alexánder  and  TRUJILLO DAVILA, María Andrea. The role of heirs in family businesses: The case of Carvajal. Innovar [online]. 2010, vol.20, n.36, pp.49-65. ISSN 0121-5051.

We extend the Palia, Ravid and Wang (2008) model of family succession, and argue that family CEOs can be successful if certain characteristics, such as private knowledge, non monetary benefits from managing the firm, and personal skills are met. We use Carvajal, a large Colombian business group, to support our ideas and show that, contrary to international empirical evidence, there are certain circumstances where efforts made by heirs can be similar to those of the founder and exceed those of outside managers.

Keywords : Family businesses; successions; heirs as managers; Empresas familiares; sucessões; herdeiros como dirigentes.

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