Corporate governance in family firms
Family firms do not receive the attention they should have, given their importance in the Swedish and international economy. Together with Jenny Ahlberg, I have initiated research about family firms and the governance of them. Initially we received funding from Henry and Sylvia Toft Foundation that made it possible for us to present our first paper at two conferences. Now we have received funding from The Jan Wallander and Tom Hedelius Foundation that will make it possible for us to explore in governance structures of family firms.
One paper have been produced.
Based on Jenny Ahlberg's Magister dissertation, and in cooperation with Jonas Gabrielsson, we try to explain board functions in family firms through the concept of nepotism. At present the paper is very 'drafty', so if you download it, please respect its current state, and help us improve it through sending your comments to me, Sven.Olof.Colln@lnu.se. It has been presented at Academy of Management Conference 2011, where it was selected to be included in the proceedings, which is an honour for a paper. The short version can be found as PP-slides here.
The project starts 2012.