The Role of Heirs in Family Businesses: The Case of Carvajal

In this article we study why, contrary to international empirical evidence, CEO successions at Carvajal have been successful, although all the CEOs have belonged to the founding family. We develop a theoretical model which explains, given certain conditions, that the efforts of heirs can be similar...

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Autores:
González Ferrero, Maximiliano
Trujillo Dávila, María Andrea
Guzmán Vásquez, Álvaro Alexander
Tipo de recurso:
Work document
Fecha de publicación:
2009
Institución:
Universidad de los Andes
Repositorio:
Séneca: repositorio Uniandes
Idioma:
spa
OAI Identifier:
oai:repositorio.uniandes.edu.co:1992/46374
Acceso en línea:
http://hdl.handle.net/1992/46374
Palabra clave:
Family businesses
Successions
Heirs as managers
Carvajal S.A. (Colombia) - Estudio de casos
Empresas familiares
Sucesiones
Administración
Rights
openAccess
License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Summary:In this article we study why, contrary to international empirical evidence, CEO successions at Carvajal have been successful, although all the CEOs have belonged to the founding family. We develop a theoretical model which explains, given certain conditions, that the efforts of heirs can be similar to those of the founder and greater than outsiders'. We point out the importance of private knowledge, the non-monetary benefit of managing the firm, and the personal abilities, as determinants of the productivity achieved by family management.