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  • April 1988 (Revised July 1989)
  • Case

Precista Tools AG (A)

A young woman manager in a Swiss family firm finds that her role as a managing director becomes bitterly unpleasant once her older brother decides to leave an engineering career and join the family business. That is what the father, who was head of the business had... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Gender Characteristics; Switzerland
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Barnes, Louis B. "Precista Tools AG (A)." Harvard Business School Case 488-046, April 1988. (Revised July 1989.)
  • February 2017
  • Teaching Plan

Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand

By: Lynda Applegate
Dhamani started as a loose gemstone dealer in 1969 in Jaipur, India. By the 2000s, it was headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and had expanded into diamonds and retail. The family business was now in its second generation of leadership and aimed to become a... View Details
Keywords: Luxury Retail; Jewelry; Luxury Goods; UAE; Retail; Brands and Branding; Family Business; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Dubai; India
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Applegate, Lynda. "Dhamani Jewels: Becoming a Global Luxury Brand." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 817-094, February 2017.
  • July 2023
  • Supplement

Honeycomb (B): Jumping on The Generative AI Bandwagon?

By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar
Honeycomb, an audio app enabling users to record stories and save family memories, considers pivoting to embrace generative AI. What should the co-founders business model look like if they pursued this new direction? View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Business Model; AI and Machine Learning; Technology Industry; United States
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Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Kumba Sennaar. "Honeycomb (B): Jumping on The Generative AI Bandwagon?" Harvard Business School Supplement 824-013, July 2023.
  • October 2018 (Revised August 2023)
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Safecast: Bootstrapping Human Capital to Big Data

By: Ethan Bernstein and Stephanie Marton
On March 11, 2011, at 2:46pm, a 9.1-on-the-Richter-scale, six-minute long earthquake unleashed a tsunami that ravaged the Tohoku region of Japan, damaging the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power facility and releasing sufficient radioactive material into the air and ocean... View Details
Keywords: Citizen Science; Creative Commons; Open Data; Open Architecture; Volunteer-based Organization; Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Facility; 311; Nuclear; Radiation; Crowdsourcing; Bgeigie; Geiger Counters; Kickstarter; Sustainability; Sustainable Business And Innovation; Design; Energy Generation; Social Entrepreneurship; Human Capital; Innovation and Invention; Crisis Management; Organizational Structure; Organizational Design; Information Technology; Business Model; Energy Industry; Technology Industry; Japan; North and Central America; Europe
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Bernstein, Ethan, and Stephanie Marton. "Safecast: Bootstrapping Human Capital to Big Data." Harvard Business School Case 419-033, October 2018. (Revised August 2023.)
  • June 16, 2014
  • Article

Working With Your In-Laws Isn't Always a Terrible Idea

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article delves into the complex dynamics involving in-laws within family-owned enterprises. In-laws often face a challenging dual role as they must conform to the same professional standards as non-family employees while concurrently grappling with perceptions of... View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Family Ownership; Employees
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Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Working With Your In-Laws Isn't Always a Terrible Idea." Harvard Business Review (website) (June 16, 2014).
  • June 2006
  • Exercise

Matthew A. Hunter

By: John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
Matthew Hunter, CEO of a second-generation family business, must manage the performance of a key manager in his company. Looks at the impact of family relationships on performance management. View Details
Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Conflict Management; Negotiation; Family Business; Performance; Managerial Roles
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Davis, John A., and Deepak Malhotra. "Matthew A. Hunter." Harvard Business School Exercise 806-203, June 2006.
  • December 1999 (Revised August 2000)
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Superior Printing

By: Paul W. Marshall
Students must take the role of a family member who is the CEO of a commercial printing business. Discusses how you will finance growth and still maintain dividends for other family members. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Business Growth and Maturation; Investment Return; Corporate Finance
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Marshall, Paul W. "Superior Printing." Harvard Business School Case 800-197, December 1999. (Revised August 2000.)
  • June 2006
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Matthew B. Hunter

By: John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra
Matthew Hunter, CEO of a second-generation family business, must manage the performance of a key manager in his company. Looks at the impact of family relationships on performance management. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Performance Evaluation; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Conflict Management; Corporate Governance; Family and Family Relationships; Partners and Partnerships; Negotiation Process
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Davis, John A., and Deepak Malhotra. "Matthew B. Hunter." Harvard Business School Case 806-204, June 2006.
  • October 1992 (Revised August 2005)
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Estate Freeze

By: Henry B. Reiling
The so called estate freeze is a classic estate planning and recapitalization practice. It seeks to reconcile the multiple human and business considerations associated with transferring operating control and the future increases in the value of a family dominated... View Details
Keywords: Personal Finance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Laws and Statutes; Financial Services Industry; United States
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Reiling, Henry B. "Estate Freeze." Harvard Business School Background Note 293-063, October 1992. (Revised August 2005.)
  • July 2008 (Revised April 2009)
  • Supplement

Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur... (B)

By: William W. George
Philip McCrea is dealing with the aftermath of the move of his company and family from San Francisco to New Jersey (from the (A) case). Although the move goes well from a family perspective, his business runs into challenges when he merges it into a Canadian company... View Details
Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Leadership; Failure; Ownership Stake; Work-Life Balance; Canada; New Jersey
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George, William W. "Philip McCrea: Once an Entrepreneur... (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 409-025, July 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
  • 26 May 2020
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Can the ‘Cummings Way’ Live On after the Founder Retires?

Keywords: Re: Christina R. Wing; Real Estate
  • January 2006 (Revised September 2007)
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Bentington Industries

By: David Ager and John A. Davis
Describes the situation facing Paul Bentington, the president, CEO, and member of the owning family of BIND, PLC, a large and successful family-owned engineering consulting firm in London. Bentington's sister and brother, both of whom are owners of the firm, confront... View Details
Keywords: Business or Company Management; Leadership; Family Business; Management Succession; Conflict and Resolution; Diversity; London
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Ager, David, and John A. Davis. "Bentington Industries." Harvard Business School Case 806-115, January 2006. (Revised September 2007.)
  • August 2019 (Revised November 2021)
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Helena Divišová

By: Richard S. Ruback and Royce Yudkoff
Helena Divišová (MBA, 2016) decided to return home to the Czech Republic after graduation to be near her father who became seriously ill soon after she started HBS. She had considered leaving HBS immediately to help run his business, but her father—who grew up in the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Personal Development and Career; Czech Republic
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Ruback, Richard S., and Royce Yudkoff. "Helena Divišová." Harvard Business School Case 220-020, August 2019. (Revised November 2021.)
  • February 2004 (Revised May 2007)
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George Barker

By: John A. Davis
George Barker, the 40-year-old CEO of his family's commercial real estate design and development firm, must deal with the unsatisfactory performance of his brother Peter, who is also in the business. Although Peter's performance is upsetting to George, George feels... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Performance Evaluation; Problems and Challenges; Family and Family Relationships; Real Estate Industry
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Davis, John A. "George Barker." Harvard Business School Case 804-094, February 2004. (Revised May 2007.)
  • December 2023
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Gabriela Santana Goldstein

By: Leslie Perlow and Hannah Weisman
Gabriela Santana Goldstein was pursuing her passion, working as the Head of Business for a telehealth startup, when her father went into sudden cardiac arrest and family duty called. The case discusses Goldstein’s difficult decision to leave her dream job, and her path... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Well-being; Work-Life Balance; Family and Family Relationships; Decisions; Health Industry; United States; Boston; New York (city, NY)
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Perlow, Leslie, and Hannah Weisman. "Gabriela Santana Goldstein." Harvard Business School Case 424-021, December 2023.
  • 08 Jan 2008
  • First Look

First Look: January 8, 2008

Financing Constraints, and Entrepreneurship Authors:William R. Kerr and Ramana Nanda Abstract We study how US branch-banking deregulations affected the entry and exit of firms in the non-financial sector using establishment-level data from the US Census Bureau's... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
  • July 1999
  • Case

Corbin Motors

By: John A. Davis
Explores the raising of capital to finance the growth of a spinoff business from Corbin-Pacific, a leader in motorcycle accessories. Also explores whether the culture of Corbin-Pacific can be infused in this new but very different kind of business. Finally, it asks the... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Capital; Governance Controls; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges
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Davis, John A. "Corbin Motors." Harvard Business School Case 800-023, July 1999.
  • September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
  • Supplement

SUN Brewing (A) (CW)

The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Emerging Markets; Family Business; Financing and Loans; Capital Markets; Decision Choices and Conditions; Food and Beverage Industry; India; Russia
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Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "SUN Brewing (A) (CW)." Harvard Business School Spreadsheet Supplement 207-703, September 2006. (Revised November 2006.)
  • June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
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Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies

By: John A. Davis
Presents a consolidated list of corporate governance best practices for owner-managers of private companies, including family businesses. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Family Business
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Davis, John A. "Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-154, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
  • February 2022
  • Case

Toraya

By: Lauren Cohen and Akiko Kanno
Mitsuharu Kurokawa was the 18th generation leader of a family firm that produced and sold premium Japanese sweets, Toraya Confectionery Co., Ltd. He had succeeded the business from his father, Mitsuhiro Kurokawa who had led the firm for thirty years. Mitsuharu was... View Details
Keywords: Branding; Luxury Brand; Succession; Family Business; Management Succession; Brands and Branding; Luxury; Marketing; Expansion; Globalization; Innovation and Invention; Customer Satisfaction; Food and Beverage Industry; Retail Industry; Japan
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Cohen, Lauren, and Akiko Kanno. "Toraya." Harvard Business School Case 222-068, February 2022.
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