OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, AND THE CONTEMPORARY CORPORATION: A GENERAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, AND THE CONTEMPORARY CORPORATION: A GENERAL BEHAVIOR ANALYSIS
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所有权、控制权和当代公司:一般行为分析
DOI:
10.1111/j.1467-6435.1976.tb01974.x
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发表时间:
1976
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影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
J. McKean
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作者:
J. Kania;J. McKean
Does the simple neoclassical theory of the firm fail to predict the behavior of the modern corporate firm? Other studies have examined profit performance with conflicting results. Studies incorporating more recent data find little difference between owner and manager-controlled firms with respect to profitability. Alternative theories of the firms suggest that other performance measures such as stability and growth may differ between owner and manager-control type. Six general behavioral variables are delineated from ideas contained in the related theories of MONSEN, DOWNS, BAUMOL, BERLE, LIEBENSTEIN, PALMER, and others. These variables are analyzed with an analysis of covariance model applied to a sample of 178 American corporations. Half of the sample is owner-controlled corporations while the remainder is manager-controlled. Each industry is analyzed separately to reduce sampling variation due to accounting convention or industry business conditions. The sample base is the top 1,800 firms in the US No general consistent differences in firm performance due to type of control are found for any of the seven variables investigated. A further test was conducted to see if either (1) firms operating in concentrated markets or (2) firms which are dominant in their industry, have a greater tendency for owner-manager differences in firm performance. Both tests were negative indicating that competitive forces were not the element restricting the latitude for performance differences between owner and manager-controlled firms.