Section Index

Family businesses use less management control systems than nonfamily firms.

The use of MCS has a positive influence on business performance.

Firm managers and practitioners should foster the development of MCS to improve firm performance and competitiveness.

In recent years, Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has attracted much interest in both the academic world and the professional.

The objective of this research is to determine whether there are differences in orientation towards CSR between family SMEs and non-familiar ones.

The results indicate that family SMEs are more socially responsible than no familiar ones.

Employees of half of the Andalusian family owned businesses analyzed still do not perceive a high level of WFB.

Micro firms are those that reveal more active implementation of WFB.

WFB has a positive impact on job satisfaction and employee's commitment in family firms in Andalusia.

Price is a key variable in research on profitability and brand management.

The impact of being a family-business hotel on hotel room rates was analysed.

A hedonic price model was used.

Being a family-business hotel has a significant negative impact on room price.