NDLI: Buying into buying groups: is it good for the family firm?

Content Provider	Springer Nature Link
Author	Litz, Reginald A. Walker, Kent
Copyright Year	2007
Abstract	The study considers three questions: (1) Are family businesses inherently disadvantaged? (2) Do buying groups enhance their members’ performance? (3) Do buying groups enhance the performance of family businesses in particular? Over 300 small retail hardware stores were surveyed, the majority of which were both family firms and buying group members. Results show no clear advantage to joining a buying group. Surprisingly, we find higher profit margins for businesses not part of buying groups as opposed to those who are members. Overall, the results tend to suggest that family firms realize no significant benefit through buying group membership.
Starting Page	419
Ending Page	436
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15547191
Journal	International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal
Volume Number	3
Issue Number	4
e-ISSN	15551938
Language	English
Publisher	Springer US
Publisher Date	2007-05-02
Publisher Place	Boston
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Buying groups Trade-name franchises Family firms Non-family firms Business/Management Science Management Entrepreneurship
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Management Information Systems Management of Technology and Innovation

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Buying into buying groups: is it good for the family firm?