Aproximación a los factores que influyen en la visión del patrimonio en las empresas familiares colombianas

The objective of this exploratory research was to identify factors that influence the ownership vision of Colombian family-owned business, in other words, the purpose of ownership in the families. The initial research model theoretically established that there are different combinations of these factors that influence ownership vision. A wellstructured questionnaire was applied to 32 companies of different sizes, generations, and sectors. A factorial and multiple linear regression analysis was performed which indicated an influence of: 1) a percentage of family managers (family factor); 2) the total number of family members (family factor); and 3) the return on equity (wealth factor).