Meta analysis of Taiwanese family firms' performances

• Main Authors: Yu, Hsuan Lin, 林佑軒
• Other Authors: 樓永堅
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/48474614205038805256

碩士 === 國立政治大學 === 企業管理研究所 === 98 === Family firm is a significant type of business organizations in the whole world. Therefore, many researches have been done for discussing the characteristic of family firms and how family firms influence organization’s performance. However, the results are varied. Hence, the purpose of this thesis is to get a generalized conclusion about family firm’ performance by Meta analysis’s quantitative method which collect the results from past related researches. The samples of this thesis are from 23 past researches based on Taiwanese family firms. This thesis calculates Meta analysis’s effect sizes to examine the difference of performances between family firms and non-family firms and examine which are the moderator variables that impact the performances. Consequently, description statistics shows that most researches result the performances of family firms are better than non-family firms. In addition, Meta analysis also shows the same finding in total mean effect and Tobin’s Q which are statistical significances on effect size. With regard to moderator variables’ effect sizes, sample size is a moderator variable with statistical significance when ROA and ROE as performance index. While sample sizes are below 700, the performances of family firms are better than non-family firms, vice versa. Additionally, type of sample is a moderator variable when ROE as performance index. While simples are Journal articles, the performances of family firms are worse than non-family firms, vice versa. Furthermore, definition of family firm is a moderator variable as well when Tobin’s Q as performance index. While simples define family firms by family members holding rate, family firms’ performance are better. In conclusion, above findings prove that convergence of interest hypothesis and great men's sons seldom do well.