Zusammenfassung
Familienunternehmen stellen den Großteil aller Unternehmen in vielen westlich geprägten Volkswirtschaften dar. Trotz ihrer ökonomischen Relevanz hat sich die betriebswirtschaftliche Forschung erst in den letzten zwei Jahrzehnten verstärkt mit ihren Besonderheiten auseinandergesetzt. Auch das Controlling in Familienunternehmen zeigt einige Spezifika. Der vorliegende Beitrag widmet sich diesen Besonderheiten und insgesamt dem Forschungsstand zu Controlling in Familienunternehmen. Zunächst werden theoretische und phänomenologische Gründe diskutiert, die für eine nähere Auseinandersetzung mit dem Phänomen „Controlling in Familienunternehmen“ sprechen. Darauf folgend wird der aktuelle internationale Forschungsstand zu Einflussfaktoren und zu Folgen der Controlling-Nutzung in Familienunternehmen überblicksmäßig dargestellt. Schließlich skizziert der Beitrag zwei lohnenswerte Felder für weitere Forschung zu Controlling in Familienunternehmen.
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Hiebl, M.R.W. (2021). Controlling in Familienunternehmen. In: Becker, W., Ulrich, P. (eds) Praxishandbuch Controlling. Springer Reference Wirtschaft . Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-04795-5_84-1
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