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- October 2010
- HBS Case Collection
Family Corporate Governance: A Brief Literature Review
By: Lena G. Goldberg and David Kiron
Abstract
This note discusses competing theories of governance in family owned firms and focuses on agency theory, stewardship theory, and the sociological concept of embeddedness.
Keywords
Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Managerial Roles; Family Ownership; Theory
Citation
Goldberg, Lena G., and David Kiron. "Family Corporate Governance: A Brief Literature Review." Harvard Business School Background Note 311-055, October 2010.