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- December 3, 2014
- Article
Family Businesses Need One Person to Conquer and Another One to Rule
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the different leadership styles needed in family businesses beyond the traditional "conqueror" archetype. While conquerors are growth-focused and hands-on, rulers are essential for managing complexity, focusing on governance, and addressing family... View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Family Businesses Need One Person to Conquer and Another One to Rule." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 3, 2014).
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
Chao Family Donates $40 Million to HBS
A MEMORABLE DAY: Dr. Chao and his daughters, flanked by Dean Nohria and Harvard President Drew Faust. HBS and Harvard University have received a $40 million gift from a foundation of Dr. James Si-Cheng Chao and family, in tribute to the life and legacy of the View Details
- September 12, 2022
- Article
Merit or Inherit: How to Approach Succession in a Family Business
By: Josh Baron
One of the most critical questions facing family businesses is how to treat the next generation. They are clearly different from other employees, as current or potential owners of the company, whose wealth and reputation are on the line. On the flip side, most parents... View Details
Baron, Josh. "Merit or Inherit: How to Approach Succession in a Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 12, 2022).
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
Two years ago, the World Management Survey on organizational leadership reported that firms led by family CEOs (managers related to the family owning the business) are often managed badly, particularly those... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- September 20, 2016
- Article
The 5 Models of Family Business Ownership
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Choosing one is among your most important decisions. View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "The 5 Models of Family Business Ownership." Harvard Business Review (website) (September 20, 2016).
- December 2022
- Case
The Economics of Growing the Cartwright Family
By: Emily R. McComb and Sara L. Fleiss
- August 2021 (Revised March 2022)
- Teaching Note
Family Matters: Governance at the Zamil Group
By: Christina R. Wing, Suraj Srinivasan and Esel Çekin
Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 620-009. View Details
- September 2017 (Revised February 2019)
- Case
North Forty: Managing a Microsoft Family Office
By: Luis M. Viceira, Cameron Parker and William Simmons
Viceira, Luis M., Cameron Parker, and William Simmons. "North Forty: Managing a Microsoft Family Office." Harvard Business School Case 218-036, September 2017. (Revised February 2019.)
- 25 May 2015
- News
Robert K. Kraft: Business Leader, Family Man
- 30 Jan 2013
- News
Why Running a Family Doesn't Help You Run a Business
- 22 Oct 2011
- Conference Presentation
Principles and Practices of Long-Term Family Success
By: John A. Davis
- Web
Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Demystifying the Family Enterprise Course Number 2158 Senior Lecturer Christina Wing Fall; Q1Q2; 3.0 credits 28 Sessions Exam or Final Project Office: Morgan T93; Telephone: 617-495-2481; E-mail: cwing@hbs.edu... View Details
- winter 1988
- Article
Family Business Continuity from the Corporate Side
By: J. A. Davis
Keywords: Family Business
Davis, J. A. "Family Business Continuity from the Corporate Side." Family Business Review (winter 1988).
- March 2023
- Case
For God, Family & Steel: Lerman Enterprises
By: Lauren Cohen, Andres Aradillas Fernandez and Grace Headinger
- September 1998
- Article
The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics
By: J. A. Davis and Rita M. Herrara
Davis, J. A., and Rita M. Herrara. "The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics." Family Business Review (September 1998).
- 12 Mar 2014
- News
Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO
- 2009
- Chapter
On the Goals of Successful Family Companies
By: John A. Davis and Renato Tagiuri
Providing clear goals for a company and communicating them are among the most powerful means for guiding the behavior of the people in an organization. In this article, we explore the range of objectives or goals of family-owned and -managed companies and identify... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Interpersonal Communication; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership
Davis, John A., and Renato Tagiuri. "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies." Chap. 17 in Family Business. Vol. 12, edited by Joseph H. Astrachan, Torsten M. Pieper, and Peter Jaskiewicz. International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- spring 1992
- Article
On the Goals of Successful Family Companies
By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri
Davis, J. A., and R. Tagiuri. "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies." Family Business Review (spring 1992).