Publications

April 15, 2015
Article

What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Family Business; Conflict and Resolution

2015
Working Paper

A Theory of Intergenerational Mobility

By: Gary Becker, Scott Duke Kominers, Kevin Murphy and Jorg L. Spenkuch

We develop a model of intergenerational resource transmission that emphasizes the link between cross-sectional inequality and intergenerational mobility. By drawing on first principles of human capital theory, we derive several novel results. In particular, we show... View Details

Keywords: Intergenerational Mobility; Inequality; Complementarities; Human Capital; Equality and Inequality; Income; Family and Family Relationships

SSRN

May 2013
Case

Transport Corporation of India (A): The Cross-selling Conundrum

By: V.G. Narayanan and Saloni Chaturvedi

Transport Corporation of India was a logistics company that provided multi-modal transport solutions to its customers. Set up in 1958, TCI had grown from a 'one man, one truck, one office' set-up to a company with revenues of $400 million in half a century. TCI's... View Details

Keywords: Customer Relationship Management; Business Divisions; Performance; Sales; Transportation Industry; India

July 2005 (Revised August 2008)
Background Note

Attorney-Client Privilege

By: Lynn S. Paine and Christopher Bruner

Provides a brief summary of the requirements of the attorney-client privilege--an important mechanism for protecting client confidences under U.S. law. Discusses the application of the privilege in a corporate context. View Details

Keywords: Business Ventures; Interpersonal Communication; Crime and Corruption; Law; Attorney and Client Relationships

Find at Harvard

June 2001 (Revised May 2002)
Case

Tradeoffs: Juggling Careers in Professional Services Firms with Private Life

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Ashish Nanda, Scot Landry and Scott M O'Neil

Balancing professional and private lives continues to challenge single and committed partners alike. Professionals are expected to work long hours. It is simply part of the ethos of professional service firms. This case focuses on the lives of three couples connected... View Details

Keywords: Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Problems and Challenges; Service Industry

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

behemoth’s corporate culture as it collided with the #MeToo movement’s spotlight on sexual relationships and power in the workplace. And as new information about Easterbrook’s romantic relationship with... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

01 Jan 1980
Conference Presentation

The Impact of Public and Private Institutional Policies on Families: The Work Place

By: R. M. Kanter and A. R. Cohen

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Policy

Fast Answer

Networking

Screening and Analytics tab, select People to screen by criteria such as company, location, and education. Hover over the Companies tab at the top, in the Relationships section, select Relationship... View Details

19 Oct 2015
Research & Ideas

Business Research that Makes for Smarter Public Policy

cluster-based approach to economic development. When firms locate near each other they can benefit by sharing knowledge, pooling resources, and establishing relationships with local educational institutions that train potential employees.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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

June 1994 (Revised March 1995)
Supplement

Swissair's Alliances (B)--1991-94

By: David B. Yoffie

Updates the company's progress in increasing cooperation with its partners in the European Quality Alliance and Global Excellence Alliance. A rewritten version of an earlier supplement. View Details

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Alliances; Globalization; Air Transportation Industry

February 2002
Article

Business Partnering Frontiers: Social Purpose Alliances

By: James E. Austin

Keywords: Partners and Partnerships; Alliances; Society