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- 24 Apr 2019
- News
Thailand's Richest Family Is Getting Richer Helping China
- January 2019
- Supplement
Dollar General Bids for Family Dollar Spreadsheet Supplement
By: Jonas Heese, Paula A. Price and Suraj Srinivasan
- 25 Oct 2013
- News
Cardinals' DeWitt Family Has Decades-Old Roots in Baseball
- 1977
- Book
Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda
By: R. M. Kanter
Kanter, R. M. Work and Family in the United States: A Critical Review and Policy Agenda. Social Science Frontiers. New York: Russell Sage Foundation, 1977. (Reprintings: Chapters 1-3 in Family Business Review (featured classic), vol. 2, spring 1989, pp. 77-114.)
- June 2024
- Teaching Plan
Can Families Conquer Private Equity? Pritzker Private Capital
By: Lauren Cohen and Sophia Pan
Teaching Plan for HBS Case No. 224-078. View Details
- 1994
- Chapter
Entrepreneurs and the Next Generation, Management Advantages and Challenges in a Family Business
By: M. M. Hart and H. H. Stevenson
Hart, M. M., and H. H. Stevenson. "Entrepreneurs and the Next Generation, Management Advantages and Challenges in a Family Business." In Frontiers of Entrepreneurship Research, 1993: Proceedings of 13th Annual Conference, edited by N. C. Churchill, 646–660. Babson Park, MA: Babson College, 1994.
- April 10, 2014
- Article
Generation to Generation: How to Save the Family Business
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
Most family-owned businesses—approximately 70%—last just one generation. Because an estimated 80% of businesses across the globe are family-owned, the low survival rate has alarming consequences. Consider this: In the United States alone, family-owned businesses (FOBs)... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Governing and Advisory Boards; Strategy; Management Succession; Competency and Skills; Diversity
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "Generation to Generation: How to Save the Family Business." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (April 10, 2014).
- June 2016
- Case
Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (B)
By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
In 1861, the Heard brothers faced a decision: should they continue their family firm's business model that had made them a successful commission house in China, or was it time to make fundamental adjustments to their work? This case reveals that the brothers decided to... View Details
Kirby, William C., and Joycelyn W. Eby. "Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (B)." Harvard Business School Case 316-186, June 2016.
- March 2001
- Supplement
Francisco de Narvaez at TIA: Selling the Family Business
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
Francisco de Narvaez reflects on the process of selling his family's retail business. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Francisco de Narvaez at TIA: Selling the Family Business." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 401-803, March 2001.
- December 2024
- Case
Trust and Family at Fuwei (A): A Confucian Approach to Organizational Design
By: Letian Zhang, Wenjie Ma and Jiaqi Jin
Zhang, Letian, Wenjie Ma, and Jiaqi Jin. "Trust and Family at Fuwei (A): A Confucian Approach to Organizational Design." Harvard Business School Case 425-014, December 2024.
- 09 Mar 2012
- News
Rome Looks to Italian Families to Fund Its Debt
- October 2000
- Case
Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business
By: Linda A. Hill and Kristin Doughty
In January 1999, Francisco de Narvaez sold Tia, his family's retail business in Argentina. De Narvaez reflects on the decision to sell and the selling process. View Details
Hill, Linda A., and Kristin Doughty. "Francisco de Narvaez at Tia: Selling the Family Business." Harvard Business School Case 401-017, October 2000.
- January 2023
- Supplement
Junson Capital (B): Digital Transparency In the Family Office
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Trang Duong, Grace Headinger and Keven Wang
- September 2021
- Supplement
Ensuring Your Family’s Future: The Alagil Family Office (B)
By: Lauren Cohen, Esel Çekin and Fares Khrais
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.
- April 2025
- Article
Corporate Ownership and ESG Performance
By: Belen Villalonga, Peter Tufano and Boya Wang
Using a sample of 3083 firms from 62 countries over 18 years, we analyze how the structure and identity of firms' material owners influence their Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance. We find that firms with founding families or other individual... View Details
Keywords: ESG; CSR; Family Firms; Social Responsibility; Environment; Sustainability; Ownership; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Governance; Environmental Sustainability
Villalonga, Belen, Peter Tufano, and Boya Wang. "Corporate Ownership and ESG Performance." Journal of Corporate Finance 91 (April 2025).
- 01 Feb 1999
- News
Classmates Rally to Help Family Stricken with Rare Disease
Children's Pompe Foundation, a nonprofit organization that John Crowley and some HBS classmates have recently established to raise money for research and to help ease the financial burden of the View Details