Publications

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

22 May 2007
First Look

First Look: May 22, 2007

channels, with products and brand elements that are less quirky, more commercial than they used to be. Indeed, CEO John Replogle believes that by focusing on efficacious, natural, and unique ingredients, and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

10 Mar 2009
First Look

First Look: March 10, 2009

a free press, real-life horror stories with bearing on policy issues may serve to blunt the power of special interests by informing and catalyzing public opinion. An Exploration of Marketing's Impact on Society: A Perspective Linked to... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

August 1981 (Revised March 1986)
Case

PDI

By: Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld and John A. Davis

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February 2007 (Revised March 2007)
Case

Joseph Pulitzer

By: John A. Davis and Matthew G. Pillar

Biography of publisher and philanthropist Joseph Pulitzer. View Details

Keywords: Biography

September 2000 (Revised October 2006)
Case

Atherton Clothing Company (A)

By: John A. Davis and Andrew Z. Tubman

Zachary Cohen, who will graduate soon from business school, wants to enter his family's business under certain conditions--he wants shares in the company and wants to change a buy-sell agreement. His father and his uncle seem to want to explore his entering the family... View Details

Keywords: Family Ownership; Family Business; Management Teams; Contracts; Apparel and Accessories Industry

May 2014
Teaching Note

Clarks at a Crossroads (A) and (B)

By: John A. Davis and Suzanne Stroh

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

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

October 2001
Case

Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Company (B), The

By: John A. Davis and Cathy Quinn

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Entrepreneurship; Family Business; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry

July 2000
Teaching Note

U.S. Gas Transportation, Inc. TN

By: John A. Davis and Sharon Peyus

Teaching Note for (9-800-049). View Details

Keywords: Transportation Industry

20 Feb 2008
First Look

First Look: February 20, 2008

and Policy Making in Natural Resources and the Environments, edited by A. Dinar, J. Albiac and J. Sanchez-Soriano. Routledge Explorations in Environmental Economics, 2008 Abstract This paper considers... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

29 Apr 2014
First Look

First Look: April 29

Publications August 2013 Journal of Financial Economics X-CAPM: An Extrapolative Capital Asset Pricing Model By: Barberis, Nicholas, Robin Greenwood, Lawrence Jin, and Andrei Shleifer Abstract—Survey evidence suggests that many investors form beliefs about future... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2011
Case

The Wen Group

By: John A. Davis and Matthew G. Pillar

Three brothers that own and lead a second-generation family business in Hong Kong, encounter problems of nepotism and governance, and endure considerable conflict. The case asks how to resolve these family and business issues. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Performance Effectiveness; Crisis Management; Business or Company Management; Conflict Management; Corporate Governance; Leadership Development; Hong Kong

September 2000
Case

Atherton Clothing Company (B)

By: John A. Davis and Andrew Z. Tubman

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Apparel and Accessories Industry