Social proximity and firm performance
The Importance of Family Member Ties in Workplaces
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7366683 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Evans Korang Adjei (0000-0002-7179-347X, corresponding author), Rikard H Eriksson (0000-0003-3570-7690), Ulf Lindgren (0000-0003-2796-3547) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 3 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 303-319 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Regional Studies Regional Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2168-1376 • E-ISSN: 2168-1376 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/21681376.2016.1189354 |
| OpenAlex | W2441813515 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 45 |
This study empirically assesses the role of social proximity, defined as the concentration of family members (FM) in firms, on firm performance. Based on longitudinal micro-data for the period 1995–2010 connecting information on workers and their workplaces in the Swedish labour market, the effects of FM (parents, children, siblings and grandparents) on per capita productivity in 15,359 firms were analysed. The results indicate that FM positively affect firm performance. In particular, the results suggest that in specialized regions (mainly small regions) FM have a positive influence on performance and can thus compensate for relative shortage of regional agglomeration economies
Affect (linguistics · Business · Demographic economics · Economic geography · Economic growth · Economic shortage · Economics · Economies of agglomeration · Family member · Grandparent · Interpersonal ties · Labour economics · Longitudinal data · Per capita · Productivity · Family Business Performance and Succession · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy · Psychology · Work-Family Balance Challenges
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| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,56 |
| Citation span | 2017 - 2025 (9) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |