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- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Making Their Way
to live, work, or play in a dingy or glary space?” The oldest family-owned and -operated lighting business in the nation — its doors opened in 1895 — Kirlin proclaims its products are “100% designed,... View Details
- 01 Mar 2011
- News
Where the Jobs Are
With U.S. economic recovery limping along and unemployment hovering above 9 percent, the Washington debate over regulatory and tax policies needed to spur economic revival has shifted into high gear. Outside the Washington Beltway, among View Details
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Professor Barnes Remembered
Professor emeritus Louis (“By”) Barnes (MBA ’52, DBA ’58), an expert in organizational behavior and a pioneer in the teaching and study of family-owned business issues, died in August. He was 81. For more... View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
heck out of it,” recalls Holley, a former consultant and finance executive. “The question was whether it could be profitable. I was pleasantly surprised to find that both were true.” Last summer, Holley wrapped up his acquisition of Eddyline Kayaks, a View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Research Grows from Asian Financial Crisis
success of several major corporations in the region. In the past decade or earlier, he notes, a number of large "corporate groups" gained prominence, many family-owned and some run by HBS graduates. Yoshino sought to understand why these... View Details
Keywords: Anne Kavanagh
- 25 Jun 2020
- News
Covering All Corners
Riad Armanious (MBA 2008) regards the pandemic as the greatest professional challenge he has faced as managing director of family-owned Eva Group and CEO of Eva Pharma, a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in Egypt. The... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
The Accidental Pioneers
Sherwood says by phone from her office in Grand Haven, Michigan, where she serves as vice chairman of JSJ Corporation, a family-owned entity comprising six manufacturing companies. "I had come right out of college, and many of the men had... View Details
Keywords: Hanna, Julia
- 09 May 2013
- News
Road Trip
Southeast states. (Fans recommend the Cold Mountain Winter Ale and award-winning Black Mocha Stout.) "Highland is well-known for its support of the Asheville community," notes Baker. "It's an especially interesting business because it's a... View Details
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
Founder’s Mentality: How to Overcome the Predictable Crises of Growth by James Allen (MBA 1989) and Chris Zook (Harvard Business Review Press) Based on their decade-long study of companies in more than 40 countries, the authors... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Latin America's Decade
accordingly. But despite this favorable trend in the business climate, further improvements are urgently needed. HBS professor Pankaj Ghemawat, whose research focuses on cross-border competition, notes, "It's hard to make generalizations... View Details
- 01 Dec 2022
- News
December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts
governance regulates the interactions between a family-owned business and the family owning the business, as well as between the members of the owning family. When both are present and functioning well, the... View Details
- 01 Jan 2002
- News
Marjorie M.T. Yang (MBA '76)
Brooks Brothers, Marks & Spencer, and Nordstrom. What isn't known to consumers is the name behind all these labels-a family-owned textile and apparel manufacturer headquartered in Hong Kong called The Esquel Group. With seventeen plants... View Details