{"title":"Family firms’ profile: Leiria Region","authors":"Inês Lisboa","doi":"10.24310/ejfbejfb.v9i1.5593","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"espanolLa mayoria de las empresas del mundo son familiares. Su relevancia y contribucion a la economia del pais es reconocida globalmente. Por lo tanto, entenderlas en detalle es crucial. Este estudio tiene como objetivo disenar el perfil de estas empresas utilizando una muestra de 233 empresas familiares de la region de Leiria. Los resultados muestran que la mayoria de las empresas encuestadas son propiedad y control exclusivo de la familia. Ademas, el 70% pertenece a la primera generacion, ya que el 33% esta en el negocio por menos de 10 anos. Es decir, mas de dos miembros de la familia trabajan activamente en la empresa. La identidad familiar esta presente en la empresa, asi como la cultura y el compromiso familiar. La familia es una influencia importante en el negocio. EnglishMost firms around the world are family firms. Their relevance and contribution to country’s economy is globally recognized. Therefore, understand these companies in detail is crucial. This study aims to design family firms profile using a sample of 233 family firms of Leiria region. Results show that most of respondent firms are exclusively owned and controlled by the family. Moreover, 70% are in the first generation, as 33% are in the business for less than 10 years. In mean, more than two family members actively work in the firm. The family identity is present in the firm, as well as the family culture and commitment. The family is an important influence in the business.","PeriodicalId":100498,"journal":{"name":"European Journal of Family Business","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2019-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"European Journal of Family Business","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.24310/ejfbejfb.v9i1.5593","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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espanolLa mayoria de las empresas del mundo son familiares. Su relevancia y contribucion a la economia del pais es reconocida globalmente. Por lo tanto, entenderlas en detalle es crucial. Este estudio tiene como objetivo disenar el perfil de estas empresas utilizando una muestra de 233 empresas familiares de la region de Leiria. Los resultados muestran que la mayoria de las empresas encuestadas son propiedad y control exclusivo de la familia. Ademas, el 70% pertenece a la primera generacion, ya que el 33% esta en el negocio por menos de 10 anos. Es decir, mas de dos miembros de la familia trabajan activamente en la empresa. La identidad familiar esta presente en la empresa, asi como la cultura y el compromiso familiar. La familia es una influencia importante en el negocio. EnglishMost firms around the world are family firms. Their relevance and contribution to country’s economy is globally recognized. Therefore, understand these companies in detail is crucial. This study aims to design family firms profile using a sample of 233 family firms of Leiria region. Results show that most of respondent firms are exclusively owned and controlled by the family. Moreover, 70% are in the first generation, as 33% are in the business for less than 10 years. In mean, more than two family members actively work in the firm. The family identity is present in the firm, as well as the family culture and commitment. The family is an important influence in the business.