Family Ownership, Corporate Governance and Risk-Taking

This paper analyses the effect of family ownership and the characteristics of the board of directors on the risk assumed by Spanish non-financial companies. The sample consists of 176 Spanish non-financial companies listed on Spanish stock exchanges during the period 2012–2015. The results show that...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Otero González, Luis, Rodríguez Gil, Luis Ignacio, Vivel Búa, Milagros, Tamayo Herrera, Aracely
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:España
Institución:Universidad de Santiago de Compostela (USC)
Repositorio:Minerva. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Santiago de Compostela
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:minerva.usc.gal:10347/40213
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10347/40213
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Family ownership
Risk-taking
Corporate governance
Descripción
Sumario:This paper analyses the effect of family ownership and the characteristics of the board of directors on the risk assumed by Spanish non-financial companies. The sample consists of 176 Spanish non-financial companies listed on Spanish stock exchanges during the period 2012–2015. The results show that the level of family ownership concentration affects the level of exposure to risk non-linearly and confirms the importance of the characteristics of the board of directors in risk-taking.