Family and Family Relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

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

Citation

SSRN

Read Now

Web

Leading a Family Business - Course Catalog

HBS Course Catalog Leading a Family Business Course Number 1895 Senior Lecturer Josh Baron Spring; Q4; 1.5 credits Overview: Family businesses dominate the economies of most countries. According to research... View Details

30 Jan 2013
News

Why Running a Family Doesn't Help You Run a Business

December 2024
Supplement

Trust and Family at Fuwei (B): Ethan Yang's Perspective

By: Letian Zhang, Wenjie Ma and Jiaqi Jin

Citation

Purchase

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... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

August 19, 2013
Article

Coddled Relatives Can Kill a Family Business

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer

Keywords: Family Business

Citation

Register to Read

Purchase

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

Citation

Find at Harvard

December 2022
Case

Signature Brands: Crafting Family Moments That Matter

By: Jose B. Alvarez and Annelena Lobb

Citation

Educators

Purchase

16 Jun 2014
News

Working with Your In-Laws

Keywords: family business; in-law relationships

2025
Working Paper

Tax Elasticities of Top Donors: Evidence from Family Foundations

By: Simon Essig Aberg

High net-worth donors who give through a family foundation or donor-advised fund constitute the fastest growing segment of charitable giving in the United States. Using a novel database of foundation tax filings, I document facts about top donors, estimate how they... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Taxation; Motivation and Incentives

Citation

SSRN

Read Now

12 Mar 2014
News

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management of Companies and Enterprises

March 2023
Case

For God, Family & Steel: Lerman Enterprises

By: Lauren Cohen, Andres Aradillas Fernandez and Grace Headinger

Citation

Educators

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 View Details

07 Aug 2023
News

When To Give Up Control And Other Tough Family Conversations

01 Dec 2012
News

Chao Family Donates $40 Million to HBS

A MEMORABLE DAY: Dr. Chao and his daughters, flanked by Dean Nohria and Harvard President Drew Faust. HBS and Harvard University have received a $40 million gift from a... View Details

17 Nov 2020
Blog Post

Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience

the perspective of the significant others who have come to campus with their students. Partners are often active members of the HBS community, involved in clubs, section events and may even audit classes. Therefore, students with... View Details