Skip to Main Content
HBS Home
  • About
  • Academic Programs
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Research
  • Baker Library
  • Giving
  • Harvard Business Review
  • Initiatives
  • News
  • Recruit
  • Map / Directions
Faculty & Research
  • Faculty
  • Research
  • Featured Topics
  • Academic Units
  • …→
  • Harvard Business School→
  • Faculty & Research→
  • Research
    • Research
    • Publications
    • Global Research Centers
    • Case Development
    • Initiatives & Projects
    • Research Services
    • Seminars & Conferences
    →
  • Publications→

Publications

Publications

Filter Results: (3,464) Arrow Down
Filter Results: (3,464) Arrow Down Arrow Up

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (3,464)
    • People  (12)
    • News  (1,356)
    • Research  (1,246)
    • Events  (6)
    • Multimedia  (55)
  • Faculty Publications  (665)

Show Results For

  • All HBS Web  (3,464)
    • People  (12)
    • News  (1,356)
    • Research  (1,246)
    • Events  (6)
    • Multimedia  (55)
  • Faculty Publications  (665)
← Page 15 of 3,464 Results →
  • February 2009 (Revised April 2011)
  • Course Overview Note

Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms

By: Belen Villalonga
This note provides instructors with an overview of the course, its module structure and its unifying framework. The note contains information that should only be available to instructors, and should not be distributed to students. A shorter version of the note for... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Finance
Citation
Related
Villalonga, Belen. "Growing, Financing, and Managing Family and Closely Held Firms." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 209-006, February 2009. (Revised April 2011.)
  • October 2001
  • Case

Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (B), The

By: John A. Davis and Cathy Quinn
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
Davis, John A., and Cathy Quinn. "Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (B), The." Harvard Business School Case 802-097, October 2001.
  • Research Summary

Overview

In my research historical inquiry plays an important part in understanding the continuities from the pre-1949 past and the complex convergence of business institutions in the process of China’s current economic, political, and social modernization. Historians are able... View Details
Keywords: Business History; China; Business Government Relations; Entrepreneurs; Family Business; Industrial Development; Infrastructure; Transportation; Entrepreneurship; History; Manufacturing Industry; Transportation Industry; Rail Industry; Construction Industry; Asia
  • November 2007 (Revised September 2010)
  • Background Note

The Rong Family: A Chinese Business History

By: Elisabeth Koll
Provides the complex historical background to understanding the development of family businesses in China from the late 19th century to the present. Using the example of the Rong family, China's most prominent industrialist family in pre-1949 China, analyzes the... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Business History; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Alliances; Business and Government Relations; Social and Collaborative Networks; China
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
Koll, Elisabeth. "The Rong Family: A Chinese Business History." Harvard Business School Background Note 308-066, November 2007. (Revised September 2010.)
  • 31 Oct 2014
  • News

Business in the blood

  • 02 Feb 2012
  • News

Study: Little Hope For Families Aiming For Long-Term Financial Prosperity

  • May 2016 (Revised June 2016)
  • Case

A Succession as the Engine for Success

By: Jay Lorsch, Emily McTague and Rosa Maria Fite
Francisco J. Riberas sat in his office reflecting on his first summer working at the family business, in 1989. Growing up, Francisco Riberas had learned about the company through conversations with his father, Francisco Riberas Pampliega, over the dinner table and in... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Alignment; Organizational Behavior; Corporate Governance; Family Business; Family-owned Business; Succession; CEO Mentoring; Spain; Family and Family Relationships; Management; Leadership; Auto Industry; Europe; Spain
Citation
Educators
Related
Lorsch, Jay, Emily McTague, and Rosa Maria Fite. "A Succession as the Engine for Success." Harvard Business School Case 416-060, May 2016. (Revised June 2016.)
  • September 2021
  • Supplement

Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office (B)

By: Lauren Cohen, Esel Çekin and Fares Khrais
Keywords: Family Business; Financial Services Industry; Saudi Arabia
Citation
Purchase
Related
Cohen, Lauren, Esel Çekin, and Fares Khrais. "Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 222-035, September 2021.
  • 17 Nov 2020
  • Blog Post

Partners and Families Are an Integral Part of the MBA Experience

what they will gain from their time in business school and the experience they will walk away with. One group of people who attend school in a distinctively unique position are those who come to HBS with partners and families. The Harbus... View Details
  • July 2012 (Revised August 2012)
  • Case

Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)

By: Clayton Rose and Aldo Sesia
In 2010, Friend Bank was entering the fifth year of Hope Harris Johnson's ambitious 20-year growth plan to transform her family's one-branch community bank into an institution with a substantial presence in southeastern Alabama. Harris Johnson was pleased, so far, with... View Details
Keywords: Banking; Family Business; Strategy And Execution; Banks and Banking; Family Ownership; Financial Institutions; Strategy; Banking Industry; United States; Alabama
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
Rose, Clayton, and Aldo Sesia. "Friend Bank: The Time for Hope (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Case 313-010, July 2012. (Revised August 2012.)
  • 03 Jul 2020
  • News

Raj Choudhury Sees a Future Where You Don’t Have to Move Your Family for a Job

  • 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
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
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.
  • 14 Mar 2016
  • News

Spinning a New Yarn at a Family Textile Company

Keywords: Textile Mills; Manufacturing
  • 28 May 2015
  • News

The 24/7 Work Culture’s Toll on Families and Gender Equality

  • 01 Dec 2022
  • News

Built to Last

business model. “We sell and service products that still rely on an internal combustion diesel engine,” Weisiger explains. “Our manufacturers recognize that sustainability is an issue, and so does CTE. Perhaps our View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadershp; employee management; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 17 Nov 2014
  • Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?

Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. Optimism and pessimism are strong, stable traits that reflect our... View Details
  • March 2023 (Revised April 2023)
  • Case

Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader

By: Boris Groysberg, Colleen Ammerman and Sarah L. Abbott
Shelly Sun had founded BrightStar Care, a home health care and medical staffing agency, 20 years earlier and had grown the business to over 300 franchised locations and $654 million in annual system-wide sales. Sun had spent years working to get “the right people in... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneur; Family Business; Franchising; Health Care; Women-owned Businesses; Growth And Scaling; Organization; Franchise Ownership; Entrepreneurship; Work-Life Balance; Growth and Development; Health Industry; United States
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
Groysberg, Boris, Colleen Ammerman, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Shelly Sun at BrightStar Care: The Evolution of a Leader." Harvard Business School Case 423-067, March 2023. (Revised April 2023.)
  • February 2023 (Revised April 2023)
  • Case

Kvadrat: Focus, Execute, and Grow

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
Kvadrat was a family-owned global textiles company. The company had enjoyed impressive top-line growth and was shifting gears to emphasize profitability via a shorter strategic agenda. Agenda items included: U.S. expansion, generating improved margins in its consumer... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Culture; International Expansion; Organization; Family Business; Leadership; Growth and Development; Strategy; Organizations; Supply Chain; Family Ownership; Profit; Organizational Culture; Denmark
Citation
Educators
Related
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Kvadrat: Focus, Execute, and Grow." Harvard Business School Case 423-071, February 2023. (Revised April 2023.)
  • 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
Citation
Educators
Purchase
Related
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.
  • May 2006
  • Article

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

Keywords: Family Ownership; Business Ventures; Value
Citation
Find at Harvard
Read Now
Related
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.
  • ←
  • 15
  • 16
  • …
  • 173
  • 174
  • →
ǁ
Campus Map
Harvard Business School
Soldiers Field
Boston, MA 02163
→Map & Directions
→More Contact Information
  • Make a Gift
  • Site Map
  • Jobs
  • Harvard University
  • Trademarks
  • Policies
  • Accessibility
  • Digital Accessibility
Copyright © President & Fellows of Harvard College.