Publications

April 2013
Case

Grupo RBS (A)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Collette

This case reviews the two-generation history of the Brazilian media company, RBS, and examines how the second generation family CEO manages through a crisis facing the company. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Family Ownership; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Brazil

February 2013
Case

Catherine Gomez and Dentalite

By: John Davis and Shirley M. Spence

March 2012 (Revised September 2014)
Case

Clarks at a Crossroads (A)

By: John A. Davis and Suzanne Stroh

Clarks at a Crossroads (A) describes how this venerable British shoe company falls behind its competition and into financial trouble. The case ends with a pivotal vote by shareholders on whether to sell this family company. View Details

2008
Case

Mike Corbin: Closing the Corbin-Pacific Case

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Collette

An interview with Mike Corbin wrapping up the Corbin-Pacific case. View Details

Keywords: Cases

March 2007 (Revised October 2007)
Module Note

Negotiating Effectively in Family Business Systems

By: Deepak Malhotra and John A. Davis

Explores how families in business can apply five principles of negotiation that are used effectively by non-family members. The distinctive characteristics of family relationships and of family business systems--which affect the use of these principles--are described. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Negotiation; Family Ownership

July 2002 (Revised January 2007)
Teaching Note

Corbin Motors (TN)

By: Dwight B. Crane and John A. Davis

Teaching Note for (9-800-023). View Details

July 1999 (Revised October 2001)
Case

Corbin-Pacific

By: John A. Davis and Christina L. Darwall

Reviews the history of Mike Corbin's entrepreneurial career and describes in detail the successful organization he has created. Explores his management philosophy and leadership. Explores the usefulness of continuing family involvement in this business. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Leadership Style; Business or Company Management; Management Practices and Processes; Management Teams; Success; Family Ownership; Business Strategy; Manufacturing Industry; Motorcycle Industry

November 1997
Supplement

Washington Post Company,The: Conversation Between Katharine and Don Graham (Video)

By: Louis B. Barnes and John A. Davis

Presents a conversation between a mother and son about such issues as family business, going public, the son coming into the business, and succession. View Details

Keywords: Business Startups; Family Business; Interpersonal Communication; Management Succession; Going Public; Family and Family Relationships

01 Dec 1997
News

Fall Reunions Stimulate and Revitalize

reviews the 25th Reunion program with classmates. Gerald H. Dorman (MBA 1957) presents the results of a class survey. Professor F. Warren McFarlan talks with James B. Keegan (MBA 1967), 30th Reunion chairman. Alumni and guests attend a... View Details

01 Jun 2007
News

Alumni Books

Professional Property Development by John McMahan (MBA ’61) (McGraw-Hill) McMahan addresses the fundamentals of successful property development — marketing, financing, planning, designing, construction, merchandising, and property... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

uncle, mother, or daughter is your business partner. Harvard Business School's John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra outline 5 ways to analyze and improve dealmaking and dispute resolution while protecting... View Details

01 Dec 2012
News

Alumni Book Briefs

1978) (Berrett-Koehler Publishers) The Hidden Europe: What Eastern Europeans Can Teach Us by Francis Tapon (MBA 1997) (WanderLearn) Destructive Interference by Martin Skogsbeck, i.e., Martin Waldstrom (MBA 1973) (Xlibris Corp.) Strategic IQ: Creating Smarter... View Details

Keywords: Broadcasting (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 1999
News

African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line

Jackson, Sr.; John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing; Robert Johnson, CEO of Black Entertainment Television; and Stuart Alden Taylor (MBA '87), senior managing director at Bear Stearns. Interactive sessions... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

May 2014
Teaching Note

Clarks at a Crossroads (A) and (B)

By: John A. Davis and Suzanne Stroh

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

September 2006
Teaching Note

Matthew A. Hunter and Matthew B. Hunter (TN)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson

Teaching Note to (806-203) and (806-204). View Details

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

January 2006 (Revised September 2007)
Case

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