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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 Second Continental Congress,... View Details

06 Jun 2019
News

Blavatnik Family Foundation Gift and Fellows in Life Science Entrepreneurship Announced

28 May 2019
News

In My Humble Opinion: Family Dynamic

my own.” Kamdani integrated all the businesses into the newly named Sintesa Group (“sintesa” translates to “synergy” in Indonesian) and shook up the organizational structure, establishing an executive committee and shifting from a View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Offices of Other Holding Companies; Management

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

02 May 2014
News

Feel Unappreciated? Give Someone Else Credit

Keywords: communication; family business; recognition

October 2022 (Revised January 2023)
Case

Century Bank: Closing Time?

By: Lauren Cohen, Grace Headinger and Bill Kwon

Barry Sloane, second-generation Chairman, President, and CEO of his family’s bank, Century Bank, weighed whether to sell to Eastern Bank. As a small regional bank, Century faced a number of challenging trends, such as digitization and market share decline in the coming... View Details

01 Jun 2004
News

Greenhill Family Gift Enhances Global Research

rare business books and documents, with manuscripts dating from the 15th century. The desire to facilitate easier access to this treasure trove of information recently inspired a major gift to the School. The de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation,... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

April 2000 (Revised July 2000)
Case

Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen

By: Ashish Nanda

Arbitration proceedings have been initiated between Andersen Consulting and Arthur Andersen. The case details developments during 1999 and 2000, as the arbitration nears a decision. View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Service Industry; Consulting Industry; United States

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

Keywords: Family Office; Family Business

April 2014
Teaching Note

From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China

By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell

2009
Chapter

On the Goals of Successful Family Companies

By: John A. Davis and Renato Tagiuri

Providing clear goals for a company and communicating them are among the most powerful means for guiding the behavior of the people in an organization. In this article, we explore the range of objectives or goals of family-owned and -managed companies and identify... View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Interpersonal Communication; Goals and Objectives; Organizational Culture; Family Ownership

16 Jun 2014
News

Working with Your In-Laws

Keywords: family business; in-law relationships

01 Jul 2014
News

Bajaj Rolls On

Keywords: family business; succession planning; Manufacturing

27 Jan 2014
Research & Ideas

Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work

the Strategy unit at Harvard Business School who studies the curious relationship between managerial incentives and motivation. “Family CEOs are a very interesting group” "Family CEOs are a very interesting group," says Sadun, coauthor of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

27 Apr 2025
News

Celebrating 40 Years of Kraft Family Fellowships

Robert Kraft (center) and Jonathan Kraft and Dean Srikant Datar (second row, center) gathered recently with Kraft Family Fellowship recipients and guests to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the founding of the first Kraft fellowship fund... View Details

spring 1992
Article

On the Goals of Successful Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri

Keywords: Family Business; Success

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September 1998
Article

The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics

By: J. A. Davis and Rita M. Herrara

Keywords: Social Psychology; Business and Shareholder Relations

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September 2023
Technical Note

Note on Difficult Conversations in the Family Enterprise

By: Christina R. Wing

The best time to have a difficult conversation is, ideally, as soon as possible. Engaging in challenging conversations early can produce beneficial results for several reasons, such as resolving issues, improving communication, preserving relationships, and increasing... View Details

Keywords: Conversation; Family Business; Interpersonal Communication; Conflict and Resolution