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- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Reviews the ways to achieve governance of the family business. Points out the importance of plans (e.g., strategic plans), statements (e.g., mission statements), policies, rules, and agreements to the governance process. Discusses the roles of three structures in...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Corporate Governance;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Teams;
Mission and Purpose
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-022, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- August 2006 (Revised July 2007)
- Background Note
Governance of the Business Family
By: John A. Davis
Explains the purposes, processes, standards, plans, and agreements that together help to govern (or steer) a family that owns a family business.
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Corporate Governance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Family Ownership
Davis, John A. "Governance of the Business Family." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-020, August 2006. (Revised July 2007.)
- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Background Note
Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies
By: John A. Davis
Presents a consolidated list of corporate governance best practices for owner-managers of private companies, including family businesses.
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Davis, John A. "Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-154, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- June 2005 (Revised June 2007)
- Background Note
Introduction to Management of the Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Provides an overview to the content and structure of the Management of the Family Business course.
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Davis, John A. "Introduction to Management of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-155, June 2005. (Revised June 2007.)
- February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Exercise
Family Business Ownership Goals Worksheet
By: John A. Davis
Family members who either own a business or who could inherit ownership in a business are helped to clarify how they would like to have the business owned in the future.
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Davis, John A. "Family Business Ownership Goals Worksheet." Harvard Business School Exercise 804-145, February 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- July 2001 (Revised September 2001)
- Background Note
Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Introduces students to the wide variety of family business definitions in literature today. Also reviews prominent typologies of family business systems.
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Davis, John A. "Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-007, July 2001. (Revised September 2001.)
- July 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
The Pellegrins (B)
By: John A. Davis
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Management Succession;
Family and Family Relationships;
Family Ownership;
Publishing Industry
Davis, John A. "The Pellegrins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 899-010, July 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- October 1997 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Trinity Crystal
By: John A. Davis
The dynamics of a work relationship between an entrepreneurial mother and her daughter are explored.
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Interpersonal Communication;
Entrepreneurship;
Family and Family Relationships
Davis, John A. "Trinity Crystal." Harvard Business School Case 898-066, October 1997. (Revised September 2007.)
- June 2015
- Supplement
Precista Tools AG
By: John A. Davis
Davis, John A. "Precista Tools AG ." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 815-707, June 2015.
- September 2007
- Case
Kohl Industries
By: John A. Davis
Describes a compensation dilemma with a father and his three children, who work in different businesses under the family holding companies. The father, James Cole, must set compensation that meets the needs of the family and the business.
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Keywords:
Business Subsidiaries;
Family Business;
Compensation and Benefits;
Family and Family Relationships
Davis, John A. "Kohl Industries." Harvard Business School Case 808-078, September 2007.
- August 2007
- Background Note
Assessing and Enhancing Individual Power in the Family Business System
By: John A. Davis
Describes how to asses and enhance an individual's bases, sources, and levels of power in a family business system. Relies on Franch and Raven's framework that identifies five bases of social power (reward, coercive, legitimate, referent, and expert), describing how...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Family and Family Relationships;
Situation or Environment;
Power and Influence
Davis, John A. "Assessing and Enhancing Individual Power in the Family Business System." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-026, August 2007.
- January 2001
- Background Note
Responsibilities & Rights of Family Shareholders of a Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Describes the major responsibilities and rights of family shareholders of a family owned business.
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Davis, John A. "Responsibilities & Rights of Family Shareholders of a Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 801-264, January 2001.
- July 1999
- Background Note
Management Development Plan In A Family Business, The
By: John A. Davis
Defines management development objectives for family members employed in their family business. Outlines a process of putting these individuals on a career path to provide them with needed developmental experiences while respecting the broader needs of the...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Goals and Objectives;
Management Practices and Processes;
Organizations;
Leadership Development;
Experience and Expertise
Davis, John A. "Management Development Plan In A Family Business, The." Harvard Business School Background Note 800-009, July 1999.
- 24 May 2006
- Conference Presentation
Lessons from Successful Family Business Dynasties
By: John A. Davis
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
All in the Family
Taste of Tradition—Kenzaburo Mogi & Kikkoman The Pellegrin drama, the topic of a 1998 HBS case study, illustrates that the family company, given its multilayered complexity, is not your typical business organization. It's a different species and one that, according to...
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Marguerite Rigoglioso
- 15 May 2012
- First Look
First Look: May 15
taxes. I generalize the conventional model to incorporate multiple normative frameworks. I then show that if the principle of equal sacrifice-a classic, comprehensive criterion of fair taxation proposed by View Details
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Carmen Nobel
- Teaching Interest
Digital Marketing Strategy
By: John A. Deighton
When the tools of marketing change, strategies change too. The focus of this course is on firms trying to navigate the transition from offline to online market-making and strategy development. Our concern is primarily with corporations that have products and... View Details
- August 2022
- Article
The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices
By: Aaron R. Brough, David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa and Leslie K. John
Drawing from a content analysis of publicly traded companies’ privacy notices, a survey of managers, a field study, and five online experiments, this research investigates how consumers respond to privacy notices. A privacy notice, by placing legally enforceable limits...
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Keywords:
Choice;
Purchase Intent;
Privacy;
Privacy Notices;
Warnings;
Assurances;
Information Disclosure;
Trust;
Consumer Behavior;
Spending;
Decisions;
Information;
Communication
Brough, Aaron R., David A. Norton, Shannon L. Sciarappa, and Leslie K. John. "The Bulletproof Glass Effect: Unintended Consequences of Privacy Notices." Journal of Marketing Research (JMR) 59, no. 4 (August 2022): 739–754.
- 30 Nov 2017
- News
SEAS Complex Reaches for a New Frontier
MPA 1995, M.Arch. 1995), Harvard’s senior strategist for Allston; SEAS Dean Frank Doyle; SEC architect Stefan Behnisch; and was led by Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997). Tracy Palandjian (AB 1993, MBA 1997) View Details
- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/709469-PDF-ENG Gilt Groupe Michael J. Roberts, William A. Sahlman, and Tamara ObradovHarvard Business School Case 811-049 The case explores decisions faced by Gilt...
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Sean Silverthorne