An investigation of the economic and financial structure of family businesses operating in the field of production: A research in Elazığ province

In the study I try to explain the general features of family businesses in Elazığ province, economic and financial structures by mentioning the general features of "Family Businesses". In this thesis, firstly the theoretical and conceptual framework of the study was tried to be established by using more local resources. In this work I have done, it is emphasized that family businesses established in Elazığ province are strong in economic and financial structures and most of the enterprises are family businesses, so it is necessary to see that it is inevitable to take important measures in terms of many administrations related to family businesses so that companies can achieve national and international competitiveness. I think that this study, which I have done from the same window, will contribute to the formation of a healthy infrastructure in the studies that will be done in academical sections in addition to the increase of the scientific knowledge about family businesses, and on the other hand I will have a guiding qualification for practitioners. The cultural characteristics, organization and development periods of the family businesses were examined without much deliberation and then the existing analyzes made in the questionnaire study were evaluated. The types and characteristics of companies, definition of family businesses, advantages of features, disadvantages, place on country and world economy have been explained. The scope of the research is composed of family businesses operating in Elazığ province. Questionnaire application for the study Employees of the companies affiliated to Elazığ Chamber of Commerce and Industry and actively working in these companies were implemented. The questionnaires were distributed to 201 companies and 201 employees within the scope of family business. Two different questionnaire forms were prepared because the fieldwork of the research was made on the business owner and the executive staff working in family businesses. The first group of questions were prepared to obtain data on the socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents. The second group is aimed at assessing the management, economic and financial evaluation of the questionnaire.