Return on capital in Spanish tourism businessesA comparative analysis of family vs non-family businesses

  1. César Camisón 1
  2. Beatriz Forés 1
  3. Alba Puig-Denia 2
  1. 1 Universitat de València
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    Universitat de València

    Valencia, España

    ROR https://ror.org/043nxc105

  2. 2 Universitat Jaume I
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    Universitat Jaume I

    Castelló de la Plana, España

    ROR https://ror.org/02ws1xc11

Revista:
European journal of management and business economics

ISSN: 2444-8494,  2444-8451

Año de publicación: 2016

Volumen: 25

Número: 3

Páginas: 91-110

Tipo: Artículo

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Otras publicaciones en: European journal of management and business economics

Resumen

The analysis of the keys to competitiveness in the tourism sector has an unquestionable justification for its importance in the Spanish economy and its global growth prospects. The need for a better understanding of the keys to the competitiveness of the tourism firm is also fuelled by the magnitude of the challenges that it faces and by the sector structure, characterised by a notable weight of family-owned businesses. The objective of this research lies precisely in developing a diagnosis of the return on capital of the tourism sector and the determinants of its evolution in the family business (FB) vs non-family business (NFB). Specifically, this study focuses on the analysis of both firm's economic and financial profitability. The objective indicators of the results can come either from the company itself or from two secondary sources: SABI (Iberian Balance Sheet Analysis System) and INFORMA D&B. The economic and financial analysis of the Spanish tourism firm with objective data developed in this study is based on a sample of 738 firms (from an initial sample of 1019 organisations).

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