Internal and external successions in family firms: a meta-analysis
Schlömer-Laufen, N., & Rauch, A. (2022)
Journal of Family Business Management, 12(1), 24-40
Meta-analysis of 33 samples from 27 studies covering 75,522 German firms facing or completing transfer: 62% are (planned to be) transferred within the family; industry and study design drive the estimate. Notes the absence of official statistics on external transfers.
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