Using total factor productivity as a measure of corporate performance, we find that Italian
family‐run firms are less productive than firms run by outside managers and the result is …

We examine whether the probability of innovating a company's business model towards the
Industry 4.0 paradigm is affected by external institutional support and family leadership …

Between 1990 and 2005 the Italian legal and economic framework relating to financial
markets experienced major developments (a new Banking Law was passed, institutional …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to explore if and to what extent the competency
portfolio of entrepreneurs affects firm's performance, controlling for a set of individual and …

Firms affiliated with business groups survive the stress of the global financial and euro crises
better than unaffiliated firms. Using granular data from Italy, we show that better performance …

The standard approach to the legal foundations of corporate governance is based on the
view that corporate law promotes separation of ownership and control by protecting non …

corporate & investment banking Page 1 Giancarlo Forestieri corp ora te & in v es tm e n tb a
n k in g QUARTA EDIZIONE corporate & investment banking Giancarlo Forestieri Page 2 …

From 1950 to 1990, Italy's income per capita growth rate was second in the world only to that
of South Korea (Dornbusch et al. 1993) and was certainly the fastest growing among the …

This article provides new evidence on the performance differentials between family and non-
family firms. Unlike previous studies based on accounting or market performance measures …

This paper tests the impact of different types of management within family businesses on
digital innovation related to Industry 4.0 investments, from a geographical perspective. The …