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- June 2023
- Exercise
Successful Governance for the Family Enterprise
This exercise examines three different family enterprise scenarios to open a conversation on what makes them successful. We look at how there is no strategy that fits all for family businesses, but there are strategies that can influence both the business and the...
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Wing, Christina R. "Successful Governance for the Family Enterprise." Harvard Business School Exercise 623-083, June 2023.
- March 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China
By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell
In 1985, Don St. Pierre Sr. became President of Beijing Jeep, the troubled joint venture between American Motor Corporation and the Chinese government to build Jeep Cherokees in China. Just over a decade later in 1996, leveraging contacts from his time in the...
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets;
China;
Joint Ventures;
Wine Industry;
International Entrepreneurship;
International Business;
Exports;
Chinese Manufacturing;
Business And Government Relations;
Ownership Stake;
Strategy;
Operations;
Auto Industry;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., and Erica M. Zendell. "From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China." Harvard Business School Case 314-053, March 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
- March 12, 2024
- Editorial
Best Practices for Family Philanthropy
Philanthropy is a key priority for many families, but when sitting down and considering where to start, the vast options can be overwhelming. Social impact is not supposed to be a chore, but rather something you and your family can appreciate and look forward to...
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Keywords:
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Social Enterprise;
Family Business;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact
Wing, Christina R. "Best Practices for Family Philanthropy." Family Capital (March 12, 2024).
- June 2016
- Case
Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (A)
By: William C. Kirby, Joycelyn W. Eby and John S. Ji
Augustine Heard Sr. founded Augustine Heard & Company, a commission house focused on trade between China and the United States, in 1840. He welcomed his four nephews into the family business as it expanded in the increasingly complex economic and political environment...
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Keywords:
Exports;
China;
Commissions;
Family Business;
Family and Family Relationships;
China;
Boston
Kirby, William C., Joycelyn W. Eby, and John S. Ji. "Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (A)." Harvard Business School Case 316-185, June 2016.
- April 15, 2015
- Article
What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 15, 2015).
- 15 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village
Editor's note: This is the first of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. In this first of two articles, Davis discusses leadership models. Part One:...
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- Program
Family Office Wealth Management—Virtual
Summary Wealth management for high-net-worth families has grown increasingly complex. For some families, the responsibility of wealth management has shifted to younger generations who have less experience investing. For other families,...
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- January–February 2021
- Article
A Culture of Continuity Is Key to Family Business Longevity
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "A Culture of Continuity Is Key to Family Business Longevity." Family Business Magazine 32, no. 1 (January–February 2021): 24–29.
- September–October 2024
- Article
Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?
By: John D. Macomber
A family-owned and controlled conglomerate in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, has to decide what titles and authority to give to a daughter who is being courted to leave a promising career in Europe to come back and join the business. The choices of role range from an...
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Keywords:
Succession Planning;
Power Grid;
Family Business;
Management Succession;
Emerging Markets;
Business Strategy;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Côte d'Ivoire
Macomber, John D. "Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?" R2045M. Harvard Business Review (September–October 2024): 156–161.
- 06 Apr 2016
- News
Turning the Family Business into the World's Top Sari Seller
Keywords:
Retail Trade
- November 2004 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards
By: Amy C. Edmondson, John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim and Kelly Mulderry
Describes a small, luxury retail chain's operational sophistication achieved through the use of technology and "high-touch" customer service. A family-run business, Mitchells has built its success with a customer service strategy known internally as "hugging." The term...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Customer Relationship Management;
Knowledge Management;
Service Delivery;
Organizational Culture;
Expansion;
Information Technology;
Retail Industry
Edmondson, Amy C., John A. Davis, Corey B. Hajim, and Kelly Mulderry. "The Mitchell Family and Mitchells/Richards." Harvard Business School Case 605-047, November 2004. (Revised September 2007.)
- Article
Family Control of Firms and Industries
We test what explains family control of firms and industries and find that the explanation is largely contingent on the identity of families and individual blockholders. Founders and their families are more likely to retain control when doing so gives the firm a...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Cost vs Benefits;
Governance Controls;
Family Ownership;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Competitive Advantage
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "Family Control of Firms and Industries." Financial Management 39, no. 3 (Fall 2010): 863–904. (Lead article.)
- 25 Oct 2023
- News
How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
Managing Family Assets
Lucas Photo Courtesy Betsy Corsiglia For his first book, Stuart E. Lucas (MBA ’89) tackles a big topic. In Wealth: Grow It, Protect It, Spend It, and Share It (Wharton School Publishing, 2006), the chairman of Wealth Strategist Network offers advice on managing and...
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- 14 Jul 2021
- News
How Technology Is Re-Shaping Our Families
- 23 Apr 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Gulf: It’s a Family Affair
A conversation with John Davis, author of "Challenges Facing Family Companies in the Gulf Region" Family Business Review, vol XIII, no. 3, September 2000. Q: Where...
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by Wendy Guild & Andrea Schulman
- 17 Apr 2014
- News
A Family Investment
Field. “I was thrilled by the learning. The case studies, the class-room discussions, everything we did was so relevant to my future,” Özyeg in says. “I loved it.” After earning his MBA, Özyeg in joined Fiba, where he currently serves as head of strategic planning and...
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