Table 1

Measurement of independent variables related to the family and the family firm

VariableItem in the questionnaireMeasuring criteria
ABC (Affected_by_Covid) Impact of the disease on the family
Dichotomous variable
Q9 Has someone from the family member who is involved in the firm been directly infected by COVID-19?ABC = 0 if the family has not been affected by COVID-19
ABC = 1 if the family has been affected by COVID-19
IOS (Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on sales)
Ordinal variable
Q5 How has the COVID-19 pandemic affected the revenues of your business?IOS = 1 if revenues have declined as a result of the pandemic
IOS = 2 if revenues have remained unchanged
IOS = 3 if revenues have increased
FamCEO (CEO is a member of the family)
Dichotomous variable
Q17 Is the current CEO a family member?FamCEO = 0 If the CEO does not belong to the owner family
FamCEO = 1 If the CEO is a member of the owner family
Fam_Shareholders (Family influence)
Cardinal variable
Q24 How many shareholders are family members?Number of shareholders belonging to the family
Source(s): Authors’ own work from STEP Project Global Consortium (2020)

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