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  • 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... View Details
Keywords: Exports; China; Commissions; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; China; Boston
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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.
  • September–October 2024
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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... View Details
Keywords: Succession Planning; Power Grid; Family Business; Management Succession; Emerging Markets; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Côte d'Ivoire
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Macomber, John D. "Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?" R2045M. Harvard Business Review (September–October 2024): 156–161.
  • December 2024
  • Supplement

Trust and Family at Fuwei (C): Bringing Back Ethan Yang

By: Letian Zhang, Wenjie Ma and Jiaqi Jin
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Zhang, Letian, Wenjie Ma, and Jiaqi Jin. "Trust and Family at Fuwei (C): Bringing Back Ethan Yang." Harvard Business School Supplement 425-034, December 2024.
  • August 2019 (Revised July 2024)
  • Module Note

Demystifying the Family Enterprise: Module 2 - The Operating Company

By: Christina R. Wing, Madeline Keulen and Vicki Morton
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Wing, Christina R., Madeline Keulen, and Vicki Morton. "Demystifying the Family Enterprise: Module 2 - The Operating Company." Harvard Business School Module Note 620-037, August 2019. (Revised July 2024.)
  • December 2011
  • Exercise

What We Carry: Success, Failure, and Happiness in Family Systems

By: Timothy Butler
The purpose of this exercise is to enable participants to identify essential career and life themes. The core task of the exercise is to extract themes, images, metaphors and "dynamic tensions" from a list of exciting careers that have been selected from a larger... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Success; Failure; Happiness
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Butler, Timothy. "What We Carry: Success, Failure, and Happiness in Family Systems." Harvard Business School Exercise 812-026, December 2011.
  • May 2006
  • Article

How Do Family Ownership, Control, and Management Affect Firm Value?

Keywords: Family Ownership; Business Ventures; Value
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Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "How Do Family Ownership, Control, and Management Affect Firm Value?" Journal of Financial Economics 80, no. 2 (May 2006): 385–417.
  • October 2024
  • Case

Reed Group and Succession in a Family Business: An Impossible Job to Fill?

By: Lauren H. Cohen and Tonia Labruyere
James Reed had taken over Reed Group, the recruitment and career services company his father had founded and built, in 1994. He was now reflecting on succession planning and other challenges that lay ahead: with no obvious choice among his family members, he needed to... View Details
Keywords: Charity; Succession Planning; Family Business; Values and Beliefs; Management Succession; Mission and Purpose; Family Ownership; Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Family and Family Relationships; Recruitment; AI and Machine Learning; Employment Industry; United Kingdom; London
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Cohen, Lauren H., and Tonia Labruyere. "Reed Group and Succession in a Family Business: An Impossible Job to Fill?" Harvard Business School Case 825-084, October 2024.
  • October 2022
  • Case

Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts

By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, River Ewing and Grace Headinger
Shinya Deguchi, Founder and Managing Partner of Star Magnolia Capital, a Shanghai-based multi-family office (MFO), considered how to convince a new prospective family that the MFO’s endowment model approach would best suit their needs. In recent decades, there has been... View Details
Keywords: China; Asia; Family Office; Shanghai; Financial Industry; Asset Management; Financial Instruments; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Human Capital; Family Business; Financial Services Industry; China; Shanghai
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Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, River Ewing, and Grace Headinger. "Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts." Harvard Business School Case 223-038, October 2022.
  • October 2022
  • Case

Weapons of Self Destruction: Zak Pym Williams and the Cultivation of Mental Wellness

By: Lauren Cohen, Ronnie Stangler and Grace Headinger
Zak Pym Williams, mental health advocate, grappled with the question of how to create a proactive mental health family environment for his children. Having witnessed how mental health challenges such as addiction and depression had impacted the past four generations of... View Details
Keywords: Family; U.S.; Mental Health; Family Business; Entertainment; Values and Beliefs; Ethics; Leading Change; Family and Family Relationships; Well-being; Social Issues; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; United States; California
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Cohen, Lauren, Ronnie Stangler, and Grace Headinger. "Weapons of Self Destruction: Zak Pym Williams and the Cultivation of Mental Wellness." Harvard Business School Case 223-033, October 2022.
  • October 10, 2024
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How to Build a Life: Get Off the Family Plan

By: Arthur C. Brooks
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Brooks, Arthur C. "How to Build a Life: Get Off the Family Plan." The Atlantic (October 10, 2024).
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Friends and Family Money: P2P Transfers and Financially Fragile Consumers

By: Tetyana Balyuk and Emily Williams
We assess the impact that real time money transfer technology has on consumer outcomes, particularly during periods of financial fragility. We do this by developing a new data set that documents use of Zelle—the most widely used P2P money transfer technology in the... View Details
Keywords: P2P Money Transfers; Real Time Payments; Fintech; Finance; Information Technology; Personal Finance; Financial Condition
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Balyuk, Tetyana, and Emily Williams. "Friends and Family Money: P2P Transfers and Financially Fragile Consumers." Working Paper, November 2021.
  • May 29, 2018
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Building Your Own Network When You're Part of a Family Business

By: Josh Baron and Judy Lin Walsh
Keywords: Networks; Family Business; Management Succession
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Baron, Josh, and Judy Lin Walsh. "Building Your Own Network When You're Part of a Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 29, 2018).
  • 2023
  • Working Paper

Trading Off Business and Family Investments: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Households

By: Olivia S Kim
Keywords: Downsizing; Small Business; Work-Life Balance; Household
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Kim, Olivia S. "Trading Off Business and Family Investments: Evidence from U.S. Entrepreneurial Households." Working Paper. (Revise and Resubmit, Management Science.)
  • March 2023
  • Supplement

Ghassan E. Nuqul: Establishing the Core Values of a Family Business

By: Geoffrey Jones
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Jones, Geoffrey. "Ghassan E. Nuqul: Establishing the Core Values of a Family Business." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Supplement 323-711, March 2023.
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By: Christina R. Wing
Multi-generational wealth creation through family businesses and family offices. Leadership throughout the chapters of your life. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Leadership; Succession Planning
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The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap 1912-1976

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships
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Storli, Espen, and David Bregaint. "The Ups and Downs of Family Life: Det Norske Nitridaktieselskap 1912-1976." Enterprise & Society 10, no. 4 (December 2009): 763–790.
  • 1982
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The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Family Business
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Davis, J. A. The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies. Ann Arbor, MI: University Microfilms International, 1982.
  • May 2025
  • Case

The Micro-Family Office: Aamir Rehman

By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan
With a successful career and strong academic credentials, Aamir Rehman sought to design a life grounded in autonomy. For him, this meant serving on boards, continuing his professorship, and ensuring a secure and comfortable life for his family. While he didn’t possess... View Details
Keywords: Family Office; Organization Design; Family And Friends; Family; Balance; Stability; Trends And Opportunities; Wealth Management; Family Business; Investment; Financial Strategy; Personal Finance; Investment Portfolio; Private Equity; Organizational Design; Family and Family Relationships; Happiness; Satisfaction; Balance and Stability; Human Capital; Compensation and Benefits; Economy; Trends; Business Model; New Jersey; United States
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Cohen, Lauren, and Sophia Pan. "The Micro-Family Office: Aamir Rehman." Harvard Business School Case 225-089, May 2025.
  • spring 1989
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The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri
Keywords: Family Business; Relationships
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Davis, J. A., and R. Tagiuri. "The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies." Family Business Review (spring 1989).
  • 1997
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Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices

By: Leslie Perlow
Why do Americans work so hard? Are the long hours spent at work really necessary to increase organizational productivity? Perlow documents the work life of employees who assume that for their own success and the success of their organization they must put in extended... View Details
Keywords: Time Management; Working Conditions; Work-Life Balance; Performance Productivity
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Perlow, Leslie. Finding Time: How Corporations, Individuals, and Families Can Benefit from New Work Practices. Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1997.
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