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- 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
Keywords: Family Office; Business Exit; Banking; Family; Massachusetts; Boston; United States; Acquisition; Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Interpersonal Communication; Decision Making; Finance; Banks and Banking; Risk and Uncertainty; Emotions; Banking Industry; Boston; Massachusetts; United States
Cohen, Lauren, Grace Headinger, and Bill Kwon. "Century Bank: Closing Time?" Harvard Business School Case 223-040, October 2022. (Revised January 2023.)
- 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.)
- Research Summary
Overview
By: Kevin P. Mohan
Kevin Mohan is currently researching negotiations in private company contexts, including topics such as financings, compensation systems, budgeting and planning, recruiting, and succession. View Details
- 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
Nanda, Ashish, and Scott D Landry. "Family Feud (B): Andersen versus Andersen." Harvard Business School Case 800-210, April 2000. (Revised July 2000.)
- 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
Davis, John A., and Renato Tagiuri. "On the Goals of Successful Family Companies." Chap. 17 in Family Business. Vol. 12, edited by Joseph H. Astrachan, Torsten M. Pieper, and Peter Jaskiewicz. International Library of Critical Writings on Business and Management. Northampton, MA: Edward Elgar Publishing, 2009.
- 02 May 2014
- News
Feel Unappreciated? Give Someone Else Credit
- 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
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 Teaching Note 314-130, April 2014.
- 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.
- 13 Oct 2011
- Conference Presentation
Family Enterprises: Beyond the Three Circles
By: John A. Davis, A. Kinkade and J. Richardson
Keywords: Family Business
- September 1998
- Article
The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics
By: J. A. Davis and Rita M. Herrara
Davis, J. A., and Rita M. Herrara. "The Social Psychology of Family Shareholder Dynamics." Family Business Review (September 1998).
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Web
Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
mtolsdorf@hbs.edu Career Focus This course is designed for students who are pursuing a career in businesses that are family owned - i.e. the majority shareholders are family, investment roles in View Details
- July 2005 (Revised August 2005)
- Case
Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage (VHS)
By: Courtney Sampson and John A. Davis
Sampson, Courtney, and John A. Davis. "Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage (VHS)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 805-161, July 2005. (Revised August 2005.)