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Halter, F., Dehlen, T., Sieger, P., Wolter, H. Informationsasymmetrien zwischen Übergeber und Nachfolger – Herausforderungen und Lösungsmöglichkeiten am Beispiel des Management Buy Ins in Familienunternehmen. ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, 61(1–2), 35-54. https://doi.org/10.3790/zfke.61.1-2.35
Halter, Frank; Dehlen, Tobias; Sieger, Philipp and Wolter, Hans-Jürgen "Informationsasymmetrien zwischen Übergeber und Nachfolger – Herausforderungen und Lösungsmöglichkeiten am Beispiel des Management Buy Ins in Familienunternehmen" ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship 61.1–2, 2013, 35-54. https://doi.org/10.3790/zfke.61.1-2.35
Halter, Frank/Dehlen, Tobias/Sieger, Philipp/Wolter, Hans-Jürgen (2013): Informationsasymmetrien zwischen Übergeber und Nachfolger – Herausforderungen und Lösungsmöglichkeiten am Beispiel des Management Buy Ins in Familienunternehmen, in: ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, vol. 61, iss. 1–2, 35-54, [online] https://doi.org/10.3790/zfke.61.1-2.35

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Informationsasymmetrien zwischen Übergeber und Nachfolger – Herausforderungen und Lösungsmöglichkeiten am Beispiel des Management Buy Ins in Familienunternehmen

Halter, Frank | Dehlen, Tobias | Sieger, Philipp | Wolter, Hans-Jürgen

ZfKE – Zeitschrift für KMU und Entrepreneurship, Vol. 61 (2013), Iss. 1–2 : pp. 35–54

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Dr. Frank Halter, Universität St. Gallen, Center for Family Business (CFB-HSG), Dufourstrasse 40a, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Schweiz.

Dipl.-Vw. Tobias Dehlen, Universität St. Gallen, Center for Family Business (CFB-HSG), Dufourstrasse 40a, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Schweiz.

Prof. Dr. Philipp Sieger, Universität St. Gallen, Center for Family Business (CFBHSG), Dufourstrasse 40a, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Schweiz.

Dipl.-Vw. Hans-Jürgen Wolter, IfM Bonn, Maximilianstraße 20, D-53111 Bonn, Deutschland.

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Abstract

Despite the increasing relevance of family-external succession in the form of a MBO or MBI, considerable research gaps with regard to these succession options exist. Even though information economics offers a promising perspective to extend our corresponding knowledge, it has not been sufficiently applied in that context. Using information economics would be especially appropriate with regard to an MBI, as the most explicit information asymmetries between incumbent and successor occur there. Thus, we draw on information economics in our article and analyze the different information asymmetries in the context of an MBI in detail. Going one step further, we discuss several possibilities to overcome these asymmetries. This leads to valuable contributions to both research and practice.