Abstract
Perry, J. T., Ring, J. K., & Broberg, J. C. (2015). Which type of advisors do family
businesses trust most? An exploratory application of socioemotional selectivity theory.
Family Business Review, 28(3), 211-226. Original DOI:
The 2007 AFBS was a telephone survey conducted within the United States by the Family
Firm Institute that asked family business owners questions about their business’s
strategy, succession plans, company characteristics, governance structures, and
performance.
The corrected sentence should read:
The 2007 AFBS (Galvin, Astrachan, & Green, 2007) was a telephone survey conducted
within the United States by the Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Kennesaw
State University, and the Family Firm Institute. The survey asked family business owners
questions about their business’s strategy, succession plans, company characteristics,
governance structures, and performance.
The 2007 American Family Business Survey (Galvin, Astrachan, & Green, 2007) serves as
the data source for the hypotheses tested in this article. The authors thank the
Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company, Kennesaw State University, and the Family
Firm Institute for sponsoring the survey and for distributing the results.
Galvin, B., Astrachan, J., & Green, J. (2007). American Family Business
Survey. Boston, MA: MassMutual Financial Group.
