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Intro -- Foreword -- Contents -- Abbreviations and Acronyms -- List of Figures -- List of Tables -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theoretical Background -- 2.1 The Evolution of the Family Business Academic Field -- 2.2 The Definition of Family Firm -- 2.3 The Relevance of Family Businesses -- 3 Family Influence and Performance -- 3.1 Family Influence: F-PEC Dimensions -- 3.1.1 The Influence of the Family Through the Power Dimension -- 3.1.2 The Influence of the Family Through the Experience Dimension -- 3.1.3 The Influence of the Family Through the Culture Dimension -- 3.2 Family Firm Performance -- 3.2.1 The Relationship Between Ownership and Family Management: The Perspectives of Agency Theory and Stewardship Theory -- 3.2.1.1 The Agency Theory -- 3.2.1.2 The Stewardship Theory -- 3.2.2 Different Family Business Performance Dimensions -- 4 Research Hypotheses -- 4.1 Research Hypotheses Development -- 4.2 Theoretical Framework -- 5 Research Methodology -- 5.1 Sample -- 5.2 Data Collection -- 5.3 Variables -- 5.3.1 Dependent Variables: Economic and Noneconomic Performance -- 5.3.2 Independent Variables: Family Influence -- 5.3.2.1 Power Subscale -- 5.3.2.2 Experience Subscale -- 5.3.2.3 Culture Subscale -- 5.3.3 Mediating Variables: Stewardship Variables -- 5.3.4 Control Variables -- 5.4 Methods -- 6 Analyses and Discussion of Results -- 6.1 Characterization of the Sample -- 6.1.1 Location and Activity Sector -- 6.1.2 Firm Size -- 6.1.3 Ownership and Management Structure -- 6.1.4 Continuity and Leadership (Succession) -- 6.1.5 Profile of Respondents (Administrator/Manager) -- 6.2 Variable Measurement -- 6.2.1 Performance -- 6.2.2 Family Influence -- 6.2.3 Stewardship Behavior -- 6.3 Results of Multiple Linear Regression Models -- 6.3.1 Variables of the Regression Models -- 6.3.2 Validation of the Assumptions of Linear Regression Models.