Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study

This research investigated the influence of the family on the debt of Brazilian open business companies. Although there is a vast national and international literature on capital structure, there are still doubts on the importance of family in business management. In Brazil, due to the large number...

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Autores principales: Liliane Cristina Segura, Henrique Formigoni
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:216e6a0a79b04014a171857b1153b8dc2021-11-11T15:48:06ZInfluence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study1807-734Xhttps://doaj.org/article/216e6a0a79b04014a171857b1153b8dc2014-01-01T00:00:00Zhttp://www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa?id=123032647003https://doaj.org/toc/1807-734XThis research investigated the influence of the family on the debt of Brazilian open business companies. Although there is a vast national and international literature on capital structure, there are still doubts on the importance of family in business management. In Brazil, due to the large number of family businesses, it is even more evident the need to investigate the issue. The studied population was composed of companies listed on the BM&FBovespa, in 2010, and the final sample consisted of 356 companies. Six years were analyzed (2004-2009), in a total of 2,136 observations. The results show that the studied companies that are familiar or that have family management have become less indebted than others. This result is in accordance with national and international studies, according to which family firms tend to be more conservative in their investments, seeking to use more equity than third party capital.Liliane Cristina SeguraHenrique FormigoniFUCAPE Business Schoolarticlefamily businessfamily managementcapital structuredebtBusinessHF5001-6182ENPTBBR: Brazilian Business Review, Vol 11, Iss 6, Pp 50-74 (2014)
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topic family business
family management
capital structure
debt
Business
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family management
capital structure
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Liliane Cristina Segura
Henrique Formigoni
Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
description This research investigated the influence of the family on the debt of Brazilian open business companies. Although there is a vast national and international literature on capital structure, there are still doubts on the importance of family in business management. In Brazil, due to the large number of family businesses, it is even more evident the need to investigate the issue. The studied population was composed of companies listed on the BM&FBovespa, in 2010, and the final sample consisted of 356 companies. Six years were analyzed (2004-2009), in a total of 2,136 observations. The results show that the studied companies that are familiar or that have family management have become less indebted than others. This result is in accordance with national and international studies, according to which family firms tend to be more conservative in their investments, seeking to use more equity than third party capital.
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author Liliane Cristina Segura
Henrique Formigoni
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Henrique Formigoni
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title Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
title_short Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
title_full Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
title_fullStr Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
title_full_unstemmed Influence of Control and Family Management in the Indebtedness of Brazilian Open Business: a Quantitative Study
title_sort influence of control and family management in the indebtedness of brazilian open business: a quantitative study
publisher FUCAPE Business School
publishDate 2014
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