Risk and Sustainability in Family Businesses

Anna Maria Moisello is Associate Professor of Accounting in the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Pavia (Italy) where she is teaching business administration and managerial accounting. Her research focus is on family firms, corporate governance, ESG disclosure, management control systems, cost accounting, and performance measurements. Her research has been published in various scholarly peer-reviewed international journals. She is also the co-author of Capital Structures, Earning Management, and Risk of Financial Distress (Springer 2019).Pietro Gottardo is Associate Professor of Corporate Finance in the Department of Economics and Management at the University of Pavia (Italy). His primary research interests include family business, corporate governance, capital structures, ESG and CSR disclosures, earnings management, equity market microstructure, and risk management in both financial and non-financial firms. His research has been published in various scholarly peer-reviewed international journals. He is also the co-author of Capital Structures, Earning Management, and Risk of Financial Distress (Springer 2019).

• Chapter 1: Introduction.- Chapter 2: Bibliometric analysis of the literature on risk in family businesses.- Chapter 3: Theories used in studies on risk in family businesses.- Chapter 4: Governance, ownership structure, and risk in family businesses.- Chapter 5: Innovation, digitalization and risk in family businesses.- Chapter 6: Internationalization and global risk in family businesses.- Chapter 7: SEW, reputation, ESG risk.- Chapter 8: The risk of ESG Controversies in Family Businesses: Governance and Ownership Determinants.- Chapter 9: Other types of risks in family firms.- Chapter 10: Conclusion.