@misc{10481/59784,
year = {2018},
month = {12},
url = {http://hdl.handle.net/10481/59784},
abstract = {The aim of this study is to determine whether there are statistically significant differences between small
Spanish companies according to their family or non-family nature, in terms of their main economic and
financial indicators. The study data analysed correspond to the years 2003, 2007 and 2013, which enabled
us to examine whether the characteristics observed and any differences between these companies persisted
during a period featuring three different economic scenarios. The study sample was composed of 21,192
small family firms and 4,449 small non-family firms.
The results obtained show that, regardless of the national economic situation, there were statistically significant
differences between the two types of companies for certain economic and financial indicators. We
conclude that the family nature of a company has a negative impact on productivity, the number of employees
and levels of investment and turnover. Moreover, family firms face higher costs of external financing
than do non-family businesses.},
abstract = {En el presente trabajo se analiza, en primer lugar, si existen diferencias estadísticamente significativas
entre las pequeñas empresas familiares y no familiares españolas en relación a sus principales indicadores
económico-financieros. Se estudian datos referidos a los años 2003, 2007 y 2013, lo que nos permite
analizar si las posibles diferencias se mantienen en tres escenarios económicos distintos, para 21192
pequeñas empresas familiares y 4449 pequeñas empresas no familiares.
Las conclusiones obtenidas demuestran que, con independencia de la situación económica nacional,
entre ambos tipos de empresas se han detectado diferencias estadísticamente significativas en el valor
de determinados indicadores económico-financieros. Concluimos que es el carácter familiar de las
organizaciones el factor que afecta negativamente a la productividad de los empleados, al número de
trabajadores, a la inversión y a la cifra de negocios. En cuanto al coste de la financiación ajena, las
empresas familiares presentan valores más elevados que las empresas no familiares.},
publisher = {Universidad de Murcia},
keywords = {Family business},
keywords = {Economic cycle},
keywords = {Economic and financial indicators},
keywords = {Productivity},
keywords = {Size},
title = {Economic and financial snapshot of small Spanish family firms},
doi = {10.6018/rc-sar.22.1.354281},
author = {Terrón Ibáñez, Sara and Gómez Miranda, María Elena and Miras Rodríguez, María del Mar and Rodríguez Ariza, Lazaro},
}