Aineiston nimi

Significance and Role of Family Businesses in Society 2002

Aineistonumero

FSD2458

Pysyvät tunnisteet

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2458
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2458

Aineiston laatu

Kvantitatiivinen aineisto

Tekijät

• Harju, Johanna (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Heinonen, Jarna (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Kovalainen, Anne (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Känsälä, Marja (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Malinen, Pasi (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Stenholm, Pekka (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)
• Toivonen, Jouko (Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre)

Sisällön kuvaus

The survey charted small and medium-sized Finnish enterprises in 2002. The aim was to examine the significance, challenges and problems of family businesses in Finland as well as to produce concrete and current information on the development needs of family businesses.

First, general information was obtained on the company. Questions charted the year of foundation, number of employees, net sales and share of export, and whether the company operated in the local, regional, or international market. The respondents indicated the primary customer group of the enterprise and its share in the net sales. They also estimated the financial situation of the firm. The role of family in the enterprise was examined by asking the respondents whether their close relatives had a share of ownership in the company, whether any close relatives worked as salaried employees or assistants in the company, and how much the company's business was discussed in the family. The respondents also indicated the number of generations who had run the family business, how large a share of the firm was owned by close relatives, and whether the family owned other companies. The objectives of the business were queried by canvassing the importance of increasing net sales, securing jobs, or providing opportunities for personal development. In addition, the respondents told whether the net sales of the company were increasing, and how the company pursued to increase them. Various questions also charted the values and practices of business activities.

Next, the respondents were asked to evaluate the strengths of family entrepreneurship, such as the members' commitment, common views on objectives, and swiftness in decision-making. Interplay and conflicts between family life and business activities were canvassed with the help of questions on conflicts between work and family, distribution of work, developing the enterprise, flow of information, rewarding, commitment, and ownership. The role of other bodies in the firm was charted by asking the respondents whether there was lack of confidence or disagreement on profit distribution or objectives between the family and other owners, and whether outside owners had too much influence in the firm. Interaction between the family and outside employees was probed by a couple of questions. The future of business was investigated by asking about a possible change of generation. Finally, the respondents were asked about the challenges related to the transfer of business, such as finding a person who could continue the business, giving up business activities, transferring know-how, the professional skills of the potential continuators, and funding the transfer of business.

Background variables included the company's year of foundation, number of employees, company form, and net sales.

Asiasanat

businesses; employers; entrepreneurs; family life; generations (age); labour force; private ownership; small businesses; values

Tieteenala/Aihealue

• Social sciences (OKM:n tieteenalaluokitus)
• Business/industrial management and organisation (CESSDAn aihepiiriluokitus)

Sarja

Individual datasets

Jakelija

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Käyttöoikeudet

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Kerääjät

• Five students near graduation (Turku School of Economics)

Tuottajat

• Turku School of Economics. TSE Entre

Ajallinen kattavuus

2002

Aineistonkeruun ajankohta

2002-04-09 – 2002-05-24

Maa

Finland

Kohdealue

Finland

Havaintoyksikkötyyppi

Organization/Institution

Perusjoukko/otos

Small and medium-sized (less than 250 employees) Finnish entreprises (poislukien Agricultural entrepreneurs)

Tutkimuksen aikaulottuvuus

Cross-section

Otantamenetelmä

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The survey population included small and medium-sized Finnish enterprises in 2000. 250 employees was considered as an upper limit for a medium-sized enterprise. The aim was to receive an extensive picture of the whole field of small and medium-sized businesses in Finland across industries. Agricultural entrepreneurs were excluded from the survey population, as well as the enterprises in operation in 2002 but not subject to taxation in 2000.

The aim was to have a sample of 500 enterprises. Sampling was conducted in several stages. In the first stage, Statistics Finland selected 2,500 enterprises by using systematic random sampling. In the second stage, enterprises with 5 or more employees were selected. A systematic random sampling was performed on the enterprises with less than 5 employees. Thus, the final sample consisted of 686 enterprises with 5 or more employees and 687 enterprises with less than 5 employees, and the total sample size was 1,373. 497 enterprises in total participated in the survey, 218 of which were enterprises with less than 5 employees and 278 of which were enterprises with 5 or more employees.

Keruumenetelmä

Telephone interview

Keruuväline tai –ohje

Structured questionnaire

Vastausprosentti

36

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Datan versio

1.1

Aineiston käytössä huomioitavaa

FSD does not have information on the classification used in the variable that contains data on the respondent's industry of employment.

Painokertoimet

There are no weight variables in the data.

Viittausvaatimus

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Malliviittaus

Harju, Johanna (Turku School of Economics) & Heinonen, Jarna (Turku School of Economics) & Kovalainen, Anne (Turku School of Economics) & Känsälä, Marja (Turku School of Economics) & Malinen, Pasi (Turku School of Economics) & Stenholm, Pekka (Turku School of Economics) & Toivonen, Jouko (Turku School of Economics): Significance and Role of Family Businesses in Society 2002 [dataset]. Version 1.1 (2013-05-22). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2458

Julkaisusta tiedottaminen

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Varaumat

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Julkaisut aineistosta

Quo vadis, suomalainen perheyritys? (2003). Toim. Heinonen, Jarna. Turku: Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. Small Business Institute.

Malinen, Pasi & Stenholm, Pekka (2008). Growth Orientation of Family Business. Teoksessa: Culturally Sensitive Models of Family Business in Nordic Europe. A Compendium Using the GLOBE Paradigm (toim. Vipin Gupta et al), 21. ICFAI University Press.

Harju, Johanna & Heinonen, Jarna (2008). Analyzing Finnish Family Business Performance, Part B, Performance Analysis of Finnish Family Businesses. Teoksessa: Culturally Sensitive Models of Family Business in Nordic Europe - A Compendium Using the GLOBE Paradigm (toim. Vipin Gupta et al), 112-124. ICFAI University Press.