...Karen Watkins-Fassler; Lázaro Rodríguez-Ariza; Virginia Fernández-Pérez; Guadalupe del Carmen Briano-Turrent Purpose This study analyses interlocking directorates from the perspective of an emerging market, Mexico, where formal institutions are weak, and family firms with high ownership...

.../methodology/approach The paper opted for an exploratory study using a sample of 384 businesses was selected in the southern state of Quintana Roo, Mexico, distributed in 245 family and 139 non-family businesses and a questionnaire was applied directly to the managers/owners. Findings The results show...

... the future of RUVESA like a winery which is passed from one generation to the next. This decision has had negative impacts on the family. Despite the fact that all the children work for RUVESA, their relationships are strained. Ramiro, the eldest child, explains: Mexico Family Family firms...

...Manuel F. Suárez‐Barraza; Juan Ramis‐Pujol; Fernando Sándoval‐Arzaga Purpose In recent years, small family businesses in Mexico have come under enormous pressure from their external environment: this has resulted in serious problems affecting the running of their businesses, leading ultimately...