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  • 21 Aug 2012
  • Research & Ideas

How to Sink a Startup

VC as a board member be a good thing? A: Not necessarily. The Rich founder should pursue the best VCs, but the King founder should think seriously about avoiding VC funding and finding other ways to learn about the road ahead. Each type of founder has a different... View Details
Keywords: by Garry Emmons
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Course Development

By: Debora L. Spar

Managing International Trade and Investment

Despite the ease with which it is often conducted, doing business across borders is not the same as doing it at home. Rather, it entails a whole new set of managerial challenges: re-assessing competitive... View Details

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Beyond Good Intentions: Prompting People to Make Plans Improves Follow-through on Important Tasks

By: Todd Rogers, Katherine L Milkman, Leslie K. John and Michael I. Norton
Many intend to stay fit but fail to exercise or eat healthfully; students intend to earn good grades but study too little; citizens intend to vote but fail to turnout. How can policymakers help people follow through on intentions like these? Plan-making, a tool that... View Details
Keywords: Behavior; Success; Planning
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Rogers, Todd, Katherine L Milkman, Leslie K. John, and Michael I. Norton. "Beyond Good Intentions: Prompting People to Make Plans Improves Follow-through on Important Tasks." Behavioral Science & Policy 1, no. 2 (December 2015): 33–41.
  • March 2001
  • Case

Veltvest Corporation

The founder and president of the company find it difficult to relinquish control to the next generation. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession
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Tagiuri, Renato. "Veltvest Corporation." Harvard Business School Case 901-054, March 2001.
  • April 1998
  • Case

Jim Lyons and GenRad

Lyons, currently CEO of Harry Gray Associates, a consulting and investment firm, had just been approached by an executive recruiter representing GenRad, a 78-year-old electronics company headquartered in Concord, MA. The company, which manufactured integrated software... View Details
Keywords: Technology; Management Succession; Personal Development and Career; Consulting Industry; Massachusetts
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Zschau, Ed, and Matt Verlinden. "Jim Lyons and GenRad." Harvard Business School Case 698-095, April 1998.
  • February 2006
  • Supplement

Jonathan Pellegrin: Closing The Pellegrins Case, Video

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson
Jonathan Pellegrin describes what happened after the events described in The Pellegrins (A) case and comments on lessons learned from this experience. View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Family Business; Leadership
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Davis, John A., and Courtney Sampson. "Jonathan Pellegrin: Closing The Pellegrins Case, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 806-721, February 2006.
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The Bittersweet Feeling of Success: An Examination of Social Perception in Negotiation

By: L. Thompson, K. L. McGinn and R. M. Kramer
Keywords: Success; Perception; Negotiation
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Thompson, L., K. L. McGinn, and R. M. Kramer. "The Bittersweet Feeling of Success: An Examination of Social Perception in Negotiation." Journal of Experimental Social Psychology 31, no. 6 (November 1995): 467–492.
  • February 2000 (Revised March 2004)
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Signature Security: Providing Alarm Systems for the Countries Down Under

Signature Security, an entrepreneurial company, was created to roll up the electronic security industry in Australia and New Zealand. Signature was created by a team of experienced U.S. managers. Original financing was provided by Clairvest, a Canadian merchant bank.... View Details
Keywords: Management Succession; Entrepreneurship; Financing and Loans; Australia; New Zealand
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Kuemmerle, Walter, and William J. Coughlin Jr. "Signature Security: Providing Alarm Systems for the Countries Down Under." Harvard Business School Case 800-254, February 2000. (Revised March 2004.)
  • 2002
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Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney
Keywords: Success; Outcome or Result
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Lorsch, Jay W., and Thomas J. Tierney. Aligning the Stars: How to Succeed When Professionals Drive Results. Boston, MA: Harvard Business School Press, 2002.
  • May 29, 2018
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Building Your Own Network When You're Part of a Family Business

By: Josh Baron and Judy Lin Walsh
Keywords: Networks; Family Business; Management Succession
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Baron, Josh, and Judy Lin Walsh. "Building Your Own Network When You're Part of a Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 29, 2018).
  • 1992
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Management Turnover and Financial Distress

By: S. C. Gilson
Keywords: Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Management Succession
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Gilson, S. C. "Management Turnover and Financial Distress." In Bankruptcy and Distressed Restructurings: Analytical Issues and Investment Opportunities, edited by Edward I. Altman. New York: Business One Irwin, 1992.
  • November 2016 (Revised April 2025)
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Lynda Bussgang's Stages

By: Thomas J. DeLong and Carin-Isabel Knoop
Lynda Bussgang is getting ready for her 25th Harvard College reunion and for the first time she is actually looking forward to it. Unlike some of her classmates she has charted her own course to happiness. This path took her from musical theater, to non-profit work to... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Success
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DeLong, Thomas J., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lynda Bussgang's Stages." Harvard Business School Case 417-034, November 2016. (Revised April 2025.)
  • October 1997 (Revised July 1998)
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Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The

The Washington Post is now headed up by its fourth family member in three generations. The Graham family has somehow transcended the problems and pitfalls that overtake so many family-owned and operated businesses. View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Success; Journalism and News Industry; District of Columbia
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Barnes, Louis B. "Graham Family and the Washington Post Company, The." Harvard Business School Case 498-031, October 1997. (Revised July 1998.)
  • February 1991 (Revised March 1995)
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Alantar, Inc.

By: Jay W. Lorsch
The CEO and chairman of Alantar, Inc. is confronted with the problem of how to create a more effective board of directors and also how to provide for his own successor. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Ecuador
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Lorsch, Jay W. "Alantar, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 391-158, February 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
  • 2000
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Market-Focused Organizational Transformation in China

By: Rohit Deshpandé and John U. Farley
Focuses on a study which investigated the organizational transformation of companies in China and how it affected their success. Conceptual background and hypothesis; Corporate culture of Chinese and other Asian firms; How organizational culture, climate, innovation... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance; Success; China
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Deshpandé, Rohit, and John U. Farley. "Market-Focused Organizational Transformation in China." In Greater China in the Global Market, edited by Yigang Pan, 7–35. New York: Haworth Press, 2000.
  • October 25, 2023
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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
Keywords: Family Ownership; Management Succession; Transition
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Wing, Christina R., and Rohit K. Gera. "How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2023).
  • May 11, 2020
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Steer Your Family Businesses Through an Unplanned Transition

By: Josh Baron and Nick Di Loreto
In a perfect world, family businesses will transition leadership from one generation to the next along a predictable and well-planned process — whether that’s determined within the business, the ownership group, or the family itself — passing the baton after years of... View Details
Keywords: Transition; Planning; Family Business; Management Succession
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Baron, Josh, and Nick Di Loreto. "Steer Your Family Businesses Through an Unplanned Transition." Harvard Business Review (website) (May 11, 2020).
  • March 2008 (Revised June 2009)
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"Doer's Profile" Bill Gates (William H.) (1955 - )

By: Howard H. Stevenson and Shirley M. Spence
Profile of Bill Gates designed to facilitate a discussion of the nature of enduring success. Includes both biographical data and excerpts from autobiographical records. View Details
Keywords: Business Ventures; Personal Development and Career; Success; Computer Industry; Information Technology Industry
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Stevenson, Howard H., and Shirley M. Spence. "Doer's Profile" Bill Gates (William H.) (1955 - ). Harvard Business School Compilation 808-083, March 2008. (Revised June 2009.)
  • Fall 2021
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When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms

By: Josh Lerner and Diana Noble
Leadership transition in private equity firms is an understudied field, despite the important, albeit controversial, role such firms play in developed economies. We analyzed 260 firms in an empirical study, supplemented by qualitative interviews with a small sample of... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Transition; Private Equity; Leadership; Management Succession; Analysis
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Lerner, Josh, and Diana Noble. "When to Go and How to Go? Founder and Leader Transitions in Private Equity Firms." Journal of Alternative Investments 24, no. 2 (Fall 2021): 9–30.
  • January 2016
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Die Mannschaft: How Germany Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup

By: Boris Groysberg, Sascha L. Schmidt, Arjun Thomke, Kerry Herman and Michael Norris
After years of ups and downs, Germany won its fourth World Cup Championship in 2014. This case examines the national team's recent history and the changes they made to set themselves up for success. View Details
Keywords: Football; Soccer; "World Cup," Germany; Germany; Organizational Behavior; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Success; Sports; Sports Industry; Germany; Brazil
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Groysberg, Boris, Sascha L. Schmidt, Arjun Thomke, Kerry Herman, and Michael Norris. "Die Mannschaft: How Germany Won the 2014 FIFA World Cup." Harvard Business School Case 416-025, January 2016.
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