A Rose by Any Other Name: Are Family Firms Named After Their Founding Families Rewarded More for Their New Product Introductions?
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| Title: | A Rose by Any Other Name: Are Family Firms Named After Their Founding Families Rewarded More for Their New Product Introductions? |
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| Authors: | Kashmiri, Saim1 skashmiri@bus.olemiss.edu, Mahajan, Vijay2 vijay.mahajan@mccombs.utexas.edu |
| Source: | Journal of Business Ethics. Sep2014, Vol. 124 Issue 1, p81-99. 19p. 1 Diagram, 6 Charts. |
| Subject Terms: | Family-owned business enterprises, New product development, Social responsibility of business, Branding (Marketing), Stockholder wealth, Event study (Finance), Rate of return on stocks, Product safety, False advertising |
| Abstract: | The authors explore the relation between the way different family firms are named, and the shareholder value impact of these firms' new product introductions. Using an event study of 1,294 product introduction announcements of 107 publicly listed U.S. family firms, the authors find that the presence of the founding family's name as part of a family firm's name acts as a valuable firm resource, increasing the abnormal stock returns surrounding the firm's new product introductions. Superior returns to family-named firms' new product introductions are partially mediated by these firms' history of ethical product-related behavior: family-named firms, particularly those with corporate branding, and those wherein a founding family member holds the CEO or chairman position, are more likely to exhibit a history of avoiding such product-related controversies as product safety issues, and deceptive advertising. The authors highlight the managerial and theoretical contributions of this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Education Research Complete |
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