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- 10 Dec 2012
- News
Oh, brother!
- 05 Jan 2021
- Video
Beatriz Fernández
Beatriz Fernández, Co-Founder and Manager of Crepes & Waffles S.A., discusses the important and vastly different roles her children play in the family business and how this has contributed to the growth of the company.
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- Feb 2014
- Case
A Long, Bumpy and Unfinished Road: Education Reform in Memphis, Tennessee
Pitt Hyde, a Memphis business leader and the founder of the Hyde Family Foundation, works to ensure the success of the merger between the Memphis City School district and the Shelby County School system.
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- 03 Jun 2021
- Video
Commemorating the Harvard Business School Class of 2021 Graduation
- 20 Nov 2019
- Video
Shinta Widjaja Kamdani
Shinta Kamdani, owner of Indonesian-based consumer products and energy company Sintesa Group, describes the four E's of her corporate value system - empowerment, entrepreneurship, excellence, and empathy, which are derived from her family values.
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- 08 Apr 2022
- News
Kraft donates $24M to Harvard Business School
- 28 May 2015
- Video
Harvard Business School Commencement 2015
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Philippe de Gaspe Beaubien - Making A Difference
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Janet Simpson Benvenuti - Making A Difference
- 20 Feb 2019
- News
Where Do Good Ideas Come From?
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
SUN Brewing (A) (CW)
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg...
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- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Rahul Bajaj
Rahul Bajaj, who was Chair of the diversified Bajaj Group in India, explains the different strategic visions of family managers and professional managers by considering the incentives and loyalty of each with...
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- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever
Wang Yung-ching, legendary Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, passed away in 2008. He left behind an estate worth US $5.5 billion, but did not leave a will. The case discusses the potential motivation for Wang, and uses it to study succession planning for family...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Governance Controls;
Management Succession;
Family Ownership;
Planning;
Motivation and Incentives;
Chemical Industry;
Taiwan
Jin, Li, Joseph P.H. Fan, and Winnie S.C. Leung. "Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever." Harvard Business School Case 210-026, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- September 2018
- Supplement
Advent International: Kroton Investment
By: Victoria Ivashina, Priscilla Zogbi and Ruth Kostas
Keywords:
Private Equity;
Acquisition;
IPO;
Valuation;
Education;
Distance Learning;
Turnaround;
Growth;
Exit;
PE;
Buyer;
Middle-class;
Low Income;
K-12;
Entrepreneur;
Family Business;
University;
College;
Consolidation;
Fragmentation;
Penetration;
Value;
Shares;
Control;
Negotiation;
Equity;
Transaction;
Board;
Majority;
Minority;
Post-secondary;
Leverage;
Campus;
Deal;
Shareholder;
Tag Along
- 29 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)
Would I be able to make my family proud and honor my roots? Would I be able to make my American identity shine just as bright to prove my love for this country? Along my journey I have discovered that being “Mexican American” can be what...
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- 25 Apr 2014
- Video
Courtney Moyer - Making A Difference
- July 1999 (Revised October 2001)
- Case
Corbin-Pacific
By: John A. Davis and Christina L. Darwall
Reviews the history of Mike Corbin's entrepreneurial career and describes in detail the successful organization he has created. Explores his management philosophy and leadership. Explores the usefulness of continuing family involvement in this business.
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Management Practices and Processes;
Management Teams;
Success;
Family Ownership;
Business Strategy;
Manufacturing Industry;
Motorcycle Industry
Davis, John A., and Christina L. Darwall. "Corbin-Pacific." Harvard Business School Case 800-022, July 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
- October 2007 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Belen Villalonga
In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and corporate looting scandal involving the founding Rigas family made Adelphia the 11th largest bankruptcy case in history, and the third-after WorldCom and Enron-among those triggered by fraud. Set in 2005, when Adelphia is...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Crime and Corruption;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Family Ownership
Gilson, Stuart C., and Belen Villalonga. "Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 208-071, October 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Güler Sabancı
Güler Sabancı, chair of Sabancı Holding, one of the largest diversified business groups in Turkey, describes how her grandfather trained his children (including her father) to take over the family business and...
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- 31 Oct 2019
- Video
Binod Chaudhary
Binod Chaudhary, Chairman of the Nepal-based Chaudhary Group, describes his goal of avoiding the stereotypical story of a three-generation family business that is founded by the first, consolidated by the...
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