Christian Koropp was postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen and is now working as consultant for small and medium-sized firms.
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Original Article
Financial Attitudes in Family Firms: The Moderating Role of Family Commitment
Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012
DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00380.x
© 2012 International Council for Small Business
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How to Cite
Koropp, C., Grichnik, D. and Kellermanns, F. (2013), Financial Attitudes in Family Firms: The Moderating Role of Family Commitment. Journal of Small Business Management, 51: 114–137. doi: 10.1111/j.1540-627X.2012.00380.x
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Christian Koropp was postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen and is now working as consultant for small and medium-sized firms.
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Dietmar Grichnik is a professor of entreprenurship and director of the Institute of Technology Management at the University of St. Gallen.
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Franz W. Kellermanns is a professor of management at the University of Tennessee and an associated Professor at WHU (Otto Beisheim School of Management) in Germany.
Publication History
- Issue published online: 11 DEC 2012
- Article first published online: 11 DEC 2012
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This study investigates how family commitment moderates whether and how financial knowledge, positive experience with debt suppliers, and economic goal orientation affect owner–managers' attitudes toward debt financing in family firms. Using a sample of 280 German family firms, we find significant relationships between both financial knowledge and positive experience with debt suppliers and owner–managers' financial attitudes toward debt. Our findings show that family commitment moderates these relationships such that high family commitment increases the impact of prior experience with debt suppliers, though the effect of economic goal orientation is lowered and reversed. Overall, we contribute to research on financial decision making, capital structure, and social capital in family firms.