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- 2010
- Working Paper
The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms
We investigate the role played by institutional development in the prevalence and value of family firms, while controlling for the potential effect of cultural norms. China provides a good research lab since it combines great heterogeneity in institutional development... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Data and Data Sets; Law; Management; Organizational Culture; Research; Value; China
Amit, Raphael, Yuan Ding, Belen Villalonga, and Hua Zhang. "The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 10-103, May 2010.
- 01 Dec 2014
- News
Case Study: Growing the Family Business
2014) Angel investors could be a good fit if you can tap either friends and family or local institutional angels. Although most large banks might not be interested, there may be a small regional bank that... View Details
- Article
How Are U.S. Family Firms Controlled?
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "How Are U.S. Family Firms Controlled?" Review of Financial Studies 22, no. 8 (August 2009): 3047–3091. (Previously titled "Benefits and Costs of Control-enhancing Mechanisms in U.S. Family Firms." Winner of the ECGI - Standard Life Investments Finance Prize and the Family Firms Institute Best Unpublished Research Award.)
- summer 1996
- Article
Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm
By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri
Keywords: Family Business
Davis, J. A., and R. Tagiuri. "Bivalent Attributes of the Family Firm." Family Business Review (summer 1996).
- 2021
- Book
Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Navigate the complex decisions and critical relationships necessary to create and sustain a healthy family business--and business family. Though "family business" may sound like it refers only to mom-and-pop shops, businesses owned by families are among the most... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Outcome or Result; Business Model; Conflict and Resolution; Organizational Culture
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. Harvard Business Review Family Business Handbook: How to Build and Sustain a Successful, Enduring Enterprise. Harvard Business Review Press, 2021.
- July 9, 2013
- Article
Why Fights Erupt in Family Businesses
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Lack of boundaries and formal structure create potential for nasty (and lasting) disagreements. View Details
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Why Fights Erupt in Family Businesses." Harvard Business Review (website) (July 9, 2013).
- 01 Sep 2013
- News
Connell Family Gift Funds Curriculum Innovation
Terry and Margot Connell In memory of William F. Connell (MBA 1963), his widow, Margot, and the Connell family have donated $10 million to HBS to establish the Margot View Details
- 23 Jun 2010
- Working Paper Summaries
The Role of Institutional Development in the Prevalence and Value of Family Firms
- April 12, 2024
- Editorial
A New Paradigm for Family Giving
Wing, Christina R. "A New Paradigm for Family Giving." Crain Currency (April 12, 2024).
- Web
Hancock Family Papers | Baker Library
Hancock Family Papers The Hancock family of Boston included wealthy colonial merchant Thomas Hancock (1703-1764) and his nephew John Hancock (1737-1793), president of the... View Details
- 13 Oct 2011
- Conference Presentation
Family Enterprises: Beyond the Three Circles
By: John A. Davis, A. Kinkade and J. Richardson
Keywords: Family Business
- December 26, 2018
- Article
Why Family Businesses Need to Find the Right Level of Conflict
By: Josh Baron
Many families avoid conflict because it makes them uncomfortable. For families that own and manage businesses, this is a problem. Conflict avoidance leads people to avoid difficult–but necessary–conversations and decisions. Instead of avoiding conflict, the people who... View Details
Baron, Josh. "Why Family Businesses Need to Find the Right Level of Conflict." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 26, 2018).
- November 1999 (Revised February 2002)
- Case
Family Feud (A): Andersen v. Andersen
By: Ashish Nanda and Scot H. Landry
Traces the history and development of consulting within Andersen and the history of the schism between Arthur Andersen and Andersen Consulting. Ends with the two units seeking external arbitration of their dispute. View Details
Nanda, Ashish, and Scot H. Landry. "Family Feud (A): Andersen v. Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-064, November 1999. (Revised February 2002.)
- Aug 06 2019
- Testimonial
Emphasizing the Business in Family Business
- November 2024
- Technical Note
Is a Single-Family Office Right for You?
By: Christina R. Wing, George Jackoboice and Justin Huang
Twenty years ago, the term “family office” was used infrequently and often reserved for the most storied families such as the Rockefellers or the Kennedys. Now, “family office” is on the tip of the tongue of every investor, wealth manager, and company. However, the... View Details
Wing, Christina R., George Jackoboice, and Justin Huang. "Is a Single-Family Office Right for You?" Harvard Business School Technical Note 625-073, November 2024.
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Hawes Family Funds New Classroom Building
had invested in was struggling, Hawes's sense of obligation to his investors took him and his family to Tampa to work with the failing enterprise. "It took us a year and a... View Details
- 01 Jun 2004
- News
Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research
four continents. In recognition of the School’s leadership role, Gayle and Robert F. Greenhill (MBA ’62) have donated $15 million to establish the Greenhill Family Endowment for Global Research to support a... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Family of Clubs & Associations Expands
The network of HBS clubs and associations continues to grow, with recent additions bringing the total to 91 worldwide. Three new groups recently received recognition: the HBS Angels Alumni Association, the HBS Christian Fellowship Alumni... View Details
- October 2024 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
MDH Partners: Evolving a Family Legacy
By: Christina R. Wing and Sarah Mehta
This case is about succession planning for MDH Partners, an Atlanta-based industrial real estate investment firm founded in 2005. When Jeffrey Small, Jr. cofounded MDH Partners, he named the company in honor of his grandfather, Mark Durward (MD) Hodges, an early... View Details
Keywords: Buildings and Facilities; Business Ventures; Ownership; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Financial Services Industry; Real Estate Industry; United States; Georgia (state, US); Atlanta
Wing, Christina R., and Sarah Mehta. "MDH Partners: Evolving a Family Legacy." Harvard Business School Case 625-001, October 2024. (Revised January 2025.)