Family businesses are the backbone of the global economy, making up 35 percent of the companies listed on the S & P 500 or the Fortune 500 index. The study measured firm performance by net profit margin, employment, revenue, and gross income growth from 1992-2002. This time sample spans a full business cycle; the economy expanded from 1992 to March 2001 and then recessed for two quarters.
This study published in the June issue of Family Business Review. Media wishing to receive a PDF please contact JournalNews@bos.blackwellpublishing.net
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Jim Lee is a professor at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. He works closely with local communities on business and economic development issues and has been an advisor to the city of Corpus Christi in Texas, Texas Family Business Association, and various Chambers of Commerce and workforce development agencies in south Texas. Dr. Lee is available for media questions and interviews.
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