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- October 2005
- Supplement
Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage: The Port Blakely Companies and the Eddy Family--Supplement
By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Supplements to 9-805-160 and 9-805-161. View Details
Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage: The Port Blakely Companies and the Eddy Family--Supplement." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 806-076, October 2005.
- August 2016
- Teaching Note
Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a Family Business in the China Trade (A) and (B)
By: William C. Kirby and Joycelyn W. Eby
Teaching Note for cases 316-185 and 316-186. View Details
- 16 Jan 2019
- News
Employers Are Clueless When It Comes To Family Caregiving
- 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.
- 09 Mar 2012
- News
Rome Looks to Italian Families to Fund Its Debt
- January 2023
- Supplement
Junson Capital (B): Digital Transparency In the Family Office
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, Trang Duong, Grace Headinger and Keven Wang
- May 2016 (Revised September 2016)
- Case
Hillside Beach Club: Delivering the Ultimate Family Vacation in the Mediterranean
By: Rajiv Lal and Gamze Yucaoglu
In 2015, Edip Ilkbahar, HBC’s founder and CEO, was looking over the plans for a new branch in Cyprus. Since the inception of the company by the Alarko Group of companies in 1994, Ilkbahar’s company had enjoyed high occupancy, high guest satisfaction, and high... View Details
Keywords: Customer Experience; Customer Service; Hotel Industry; Emerging Market; Customer Focus; Leading Growth; Feedback Culture; Employee Empowerment; Employee Engagement; Employee Training; Staffing; Operations Management; Quality Management; Service Management; Service Quality; Continuous Improvement; Hillside; HBC; Turkey; Vacation; Customer Relationship Management; Quality; Employee Relationship Management; Service Operations; Organizational Culture; Customer Satisfaction; Selection and Staffing; Service Delivery; Competitive Advantage; Emerging Markets; Growth and Development; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Turkey
Lal, Rajiv, and Gamze Yucaoglu. "Hillside Beach Club: Delivering the Ultimate Family Vacation in the Mediterranean." Harvard Business School Case 516-110, May 2016. (Revised September 2016.)
- April 15, 2015
- Article
What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "What to Do If a Feud Threatens Your Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (April 15, 2015).
- September–October 2024
- Article
Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?
By: John D. Macomber
A family-owned and controlled conglomerate in Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa, has to decide what titles and authority to give to a daughter who is being courted to leave a promising career in Europe to come back and join the business. The choices of role range from an... View Details
Keywords: Succession Planning; Power Grid; Family Business; Management Succession; Emerging Markets; Business Strategy; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Côte d'Ivoire
Macomber, John D. "Should a Family Business Accept a Returning Daughter’s Radical Proposal?" R2045M. Harvard Business Review (September–October 2024): 156–161.
- 2003
- Chapter
Zai zhanzheng he zhengzhi kunjing zhong zhengqu jiating he gongsi liyi (Negotiating Family and Corporate Interests during War and Occupation)
By: Elisabeth Koll
Koll, Elisabeth. "Zai zhanzheng he zhengzhi kunjing zhong zhengqu jiating he gongsi liyi (Negotiating Family and Corporate Interests during War and Occupation)." In Qiye fazhan zhong de zhidu bianqian (Institutional Change in Chinese Business History), edited by Lu Xinglong and Zhang Zhongmin, 156–173. Shanghai: Shanghai Academy of Social Sciences Press, 2003, Chinese Mandarin ed.
- 03 Jun 2015
- News
Family Friendly Work Policies Might Be Harming Women At Work
- October 2022
- Case
Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts
By: Lauren Cohen, Hao Gao, River Ewing and Grace Headinger
Shinya Deguchi, Founder and Managing Partner of Star Magnolia Capital, a Shanghai-based multi-family office (MFO), considered how to convince a new prospective family that the MFO’s endowment model approach would best suit their needs. In recent decades, there has been... View Details
Keywords: China; Asia; Family Office; Shanghai; Financial Industry; Asset Management; Financial Instruments; Financial Management; Financial Strategy; Investment; Investment Return; Investment Portfolio; Human Capital; Family Business; Financial Services Industry; China; Shanghai
Cohen, Lauren, Hao Gao, River Ewing, and Grace Headinger. "Star Magnolia Capital: Becoming Experts at Finding Experts." Harvard Business School Case 223-038, October 2022.
- October 25, 2023
- Article
How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business
By: Christina R. Wing and Rohit K. Gera
One of the challenges for a family-owned business is the transition to a non-family member as CEO — a transition most multigenerational businesses eventually face. Onboarding the new CEO is one piece of this challenge. To help make the onboarding successful, use a... View Details
Wing, Christina R., and Rohit K. Gera. "How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2023).
- 10 Nov 2017
- News
Girl’s Pendant Found at Nazi Camp Site Reunites a Family
lost girl. “We had this person who was completely forgotten, even by her surviving relatives,” said Chaim Motzen (MBA 2006), who pieced together the girl’s family tree and told the story to the Times of... View Details
- January–February 2021
- Article
A Culture of Continuity Is Key to Family Business Longevity
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "A Culture of Continuity Is Key to Family Business Longevity." Family Business Magazine 32, no. 1 (January–February 2021): 24–29.