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Presterar familjeägda bolag bättre finansiellt än icke familjeägda bolag i Norden?

Brisfors, Isabella LU ; Petersson, Oscar LU and Andersson, Erik LU (2024) FEKH69 20232
Department of Business Administration
Abstract
Abstract
Purpose: Investigate performance differences between family-owned and non family-owned companies in the Nordic region and within the Nordic countries. A further aim is to compare the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and Germanic culture as well as corporate governance to create a better understanding of why there may be differences in financial performance between family-owned and non-family owned companies in different regions.
Theoretical framework: The framework defines concepts such as culture, corporate governance, family-owned companies, non family-owned companies, and examines prior research on the performance of family-owned companies versus non-family owned companies in various regions.
Method: The study employs a quantitative... (More)
Abstract
Purpose: Investigate performance differences between family-owned and non family-owned companies in the Nordic region and within the Nordic countries. A further aim is to compare the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and Germanic culture as well as corporate governance to create a better understanding of why there may be differences in financial performance between family-owned and non-family owned companies in different regions.
Theoretical framework: The framework defines concepts such as culture, corporate governance, family-owned companies, non family-owned companies, and examines prior research on the performance of family-owned companies versus non-family owned companies in various regions.
Method: The study employs a quantitative approach with a deductive framework, to test research questions using t-tests to identify significant differences among Nordic companies, based on financial data. Quota sampling is used when selecting companies, with performance metrics that include revenue growth, net income margin, ROE, ROA and debt to equity ratio.
Result: The descriptive statistics show that family-owned firms perform better in terms of revenue growth, ROE, and ROA, but the analytical statistics show that there is no statistical significance. There is also no significance regarding the financial performance between the nordic countries.
Conclusion: Despite small differences between the company types regarding the descriptive statistics, no significant difference in financial performance between family-owned and non-family-owned companies in the Nordics could be observed. Cultural differences within the Nordic corporate culture and governance may account for similar financial performances observed between family-owned and non-family owned companies in the Nordic region, while the differences between Anglo-Saxon and Germanic countries may be a reason why the results in this study differ from previous research. (Less)
Abstract (Swedish)
Sammanfattning
Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om det förekommer signifikanta skillnader i prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i Norden som helhet samt inom de nordiska länderna. Ett ytterligare syfte är att jämföra den nordiska, anglosaxiska och germanska kulturen samt bolagsstyrningen för att skapa en bättre förståelse för om/varför det kan uppstå skillnader i finansiell prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i olika regioner.
Teoretiskt ramverk: Det teoretiska ramverket definierar grundläggande begrepp såsom kultur, bolagsstyrning, familjeägda bolag samt finansiell prestation för att därefter granska tidigare forskning om prestationen hos familjeägda bolag respektive icke familjeägda... (More)
Sammanfattning
Syfte: Syftet med uppsatsen är att undersöka om det förekommer signifikanta skillnader i prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i Norden som helhet samt inom de nordiska länderna. Ett ytterligare syfte är att jämföra den nordiska, anglosaxiska och germanska kulturen samt bolagsstyrningen för att skapa en bättre förståelse för om/varför det kan uppstå skillnader i finansiell prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i olika regioner.
Teoretiskt ramverk: Det teoretiska ramverket definierar grundläggande begrepp såsom kultur, bolagsstyrning, familjeägda bolag samt finansiell prestation för att därefter granska tidigare forskning om prestationen hos familjeägda bolag respektive icke familjeägda bolag i olika regioner.
Metod: Forskningsfrågor testas genom t-tester för att finna signifikanta skillnader mellan bolagstyper i Norden. Kvoturval används som urvalsprocess för studiens urvalskriterier till bolagen. De prestationsmått forskarna använder är omsättningstillväxt, nettomarginal, ROE, ROA och skuldsättningsgrad.
Resultat: Den deskriptiva statistiken visar att familjeägda bolag presterar bättre, sett till omsättningstillväxt, ROE och ROA, medan den analytiska statistiken visar att det inte förekommer statistisk signifikans. Det finns heller ingen signifikans avseende den finansiella prestationen inom de nordiska länderna.
Slutsats: Trots små skillnader mellan bolagstyperna avseende den deskriptiva statistiken, kan ingen signifikant skillnad i finansiell prestation mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i Norden observeras. Kulturella skillnader i nordisk företagskultur samt bolagsstyrning kan förklara de likvärdiga finansiella prestationerna mellan familjeägda och icke familjeägda bolag i Norden, medan skillnaderna mellan anglosaxiska och germanska länder kan vara en anledning till att resultatet i denna studie skiljer sig från tidigare forskning. (Less)
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Brisfors, Isabella LU ; Petersson, Oscar LU and Andersson, Erik LU
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organization
alternative title
En studie om familjeägda bolags finansiella prestation jämfört med icke familjeägda bolag i Norden och hur kulturella skillnader påverkar
course
FEKH69 20232
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
Familjeägda bolag, Icke familjeägda bolag, Finansiell prestation, Kultur, Bolagsstyrning, Family-owned companies, Non-family-owned companies, Financial performance, Culture, Corporate governance
language
Swedish
id
9147804
date added to LUP
2024-09-12 16:00:49
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2024-09-12 16:00:49
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Purpose: Investigate performance differences between family-owned and non family-owned companies in the Nordic region and within the Nordic countries. A further aim is to compare the Nordic, Anglo-Saxon and Germanic culture as well as corporate governance to create a better understanding of why there may be differences in financial performance between family-owned and non-family owned companies in different regions.
Theoretical framework: The framework defines concepts such as culture, corporate governance, family-owned companies, non family-owned companies, and examines prior research on the performance of family-owned companies versus non-family owned companies in various regions.
Method: The study employs a quantitative approach with a deductive framework, to test research questions using t-tests to identify significant differences among Nordic companies, based on financial data. Quota sampling is used when selecting companies, with performance metrics that include revenue growth, net income margin, ROE, ROA and debt to equity ratio.
Result: The descriptive statistics show that family-owned firms perform better in terms of revenue growth, ROE, and ROA, but the analytical statistics show that there is no statistical significance. There is also no significance regarding the financial performance between the nordic countries.
Conclusion: Despite small differences between the company types regarding the descriptive statistics, no significant difference in financial performance between family-owned and non-family-owned companies in the Nordics could be observed. Cultural differences within the Nordic corporate culture and governance may account for similar financial performances observed between family-owned and non-family owned companies in the Nordic region, while the differences between Anglo-Saxon and Germanic countries may be a reason why the results in this study differ from previous research.}},
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  title        = {{Presterar familjeägda bolag bättre finansiellt än icke familjeägda bolag i Norden?}},
  year         = {{2024}},
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