@article{MAKHILLIBM201711226961,
    title = {Exploring Performance Differences Between Bulgarian Family and
Non-Family Businesses: The Role of Organizational Factors},
    journal = {International Business Management},
    volume = {11},
    number = {2},
    pages = {322-333},
    year = {2017},
    issn = {1993-5250},
    doi = {ibm.2017.322.333},
    url = {https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?issn=1993-5250&doi=ibm.2017.322.333},
    author = {Desislava I.},
    keywords = {Socialist countries,firm performance,knowledge,non-family,transition context},
    abstract = {The research on family businesses in former socialist countries in general is very scarce and research
findings about family businesses in other contexts may not be directly applicable to economies in Central and
Eastern Europe. The aim of the present study is to explore differences in firm performance between Bulgarian
family and non-family firms. It contributes to the fields of family business literature and performance research
by providing hypotheses about organizational characteristics which mediate the effect of the family business
status on firm performance. Our hypotheses are guided by the resource-based view of the firm and previous
empirical research on determinants of performance. The results reported in this study advance our knowledge
about firm performance among family and non-family businesses in a transition context and have important
practical implications.}
    }