Family business in Argentina: The discreet charm of strong ties in weak institutional contexts

Abstract

This article analyzes how the families of the Argentine business elite dealt with contexts of high political and economic instability, based on the cases of three families: Macri, Fortabat, and Rocca. In order to develop this objective, various sources of information used in previous research are recovered: newspaper articles from two business journals, institutional publications of firms, and semi-structured interviews with former managers.