Elsevier Top 100 largest Dutch family businesses

Every year Elsevier magazine makes a list of the largest Dutch family businesses according to revenue. The feature also quotes Pursey Heugens and mentions research by Vanessa Strike both of the Erasmus Centre for Family Business.

Pursey Heugens discusses how the family firms are better suited to overcome tought times and what strengths they posses to do this. Vanessa Strike her research about the difference between family and non-family CEOs in family firms is used to support the argument that non-family CEOs might be even more risk averse.

Heineken takes the top spot in the 2014 edition of the Top 100 followed by SHV and the BCD Group. For the full article and complete list click here.