Family Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It

some classes, and finish my degree when I got out of the NHL,” explains Baumgartner, who found, instead, that one season in the NHL led to another — twelve in all — with the LA Kings, the New York Islanders, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton; hockey; education; family; career paths; personal priorities; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Mining

25 Jun 2020
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Global Centers Broaden Understanding of Business and the Pandemic

Prithwiraj Choudhury, the Lumry Family Associate Professor of Business Administration; Gary Pisano, the Harry E. Figgie, Jr. Professor of Business Administration; and... View Details

22 Apr 2018
Working Paper Summaries

Immigrant Entrepreneurship in America: Evidence from the Survey of Business Owners 2007 & 2012

Keywords: by Sari Pekkala Kerr and William R. Kerr

29 Nov 2017
Research & Ideas

How to Succeed in Business (According to a 15th Century Trade Merchant)

In what could be considered the first business how-to book, an Italian merchant from the 1400s advises leaders to be charitable, ethical, and treat people fairly; be modest; look for the right qualities in a wife; be selective in deals;... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

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Site Credits | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Supported by The de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School Debra Wallace Executive Director Knowledge and Library Services Laura Linard Senior Director Baker Library Special Collections... View Details

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Impact Stories | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

of Philanthropy with Business Cindy Ko MBA 2005 Background Making a difference in the world, as cliché as it so... Artful Leadership Meredith Hodges When she arrived at HBS, Meredith “Max” Hodges (MBA 2010) ... An Educated Investment... View Details

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HBS Cases | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

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South Sea Bubble | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Supported by the de Gaspé Beaubien Family Endowment at Harvard Business School Credits Illustration: Het groote tafereel der dwaasheid (Amsterdam, 1720), plate Des Waerelds doen en doolen, Is maar een... View Details

01 Apr 2001
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The Small Business Difference: How Smaller Companies Manage with Less

Management Déjà Vu,” by asking his audience about their concerns, as owners and operators of small businesses. A number of issues were voiced: sales and marketing; cash flow; hiring and motivating employees; smooth succession within View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training

27 Apr 2017
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Helping Veterans Gain Skills to Thrive in the Business World

Goldman, where he has worked since earning his MBA. The company actively looks to hire veterans through its Veterans Integration Program and other initiatives, and York is involved in nonprofit programs supported by Goldman that help them return to civilian life. “My... View Details

01 Feb 1998
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C.D. Spangler, Jr.: A Leadership Role in Business and Academe

real-estate firm and in banking, where, among other achievements, he led a merger of the Bank of North Carolina with the North Carolina National Bank Corporation in the early 1980s. A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - the first in his View Details

Keywords: Nancy O. Perry; photo by Ann Hawthorne

01 Feb 2000
News

The Future Is Now: 21st-Century Business Pondered at HBS Forum

will soon move from HTML programming language to XML. Ballmer stated that this shift would alter the current Internet balance of power in which consumers are in a reactive position as they relate to company (or "publisher's") Web sites. XML, Ballmer said, will change... View Details

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A Pathway to Pursue Aspirations | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

his team were bringing business rigor to the institution.” The inspiration arrived at the most opportune time. “NPR was a formative experience in which I learned two things,” says Mizuho. “First, I discovered that I enjoyed working for a... View Details

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Global Impact of the Collapse | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Introduction 1840s – 1880s General Merchants to Commodities Brokers 1880s – 1920s Investment Banking & Securities Underwriting 1920s – 1960s Investing in Emerging Industries 1850–1968 Lehman Brothers Family Partners 1960s – 2000s... View Details

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Investing in Emerging Industries | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Brothers Family Partners [10 ] Robert Lehman, “Investment Management and the Lehman Corporation,” undated, 3. Lehman Brothers Records, Baker Library, Harvard Business School, b. 674. [11 ] Robert Lehman... View Details

01 Jun 2001
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Group Therapy: The Role of Business Groups in Emerging Economies

Look beyond the United States and Great Britain and you are likely to find networks of companies — ranging from Latin America’s grupos to India’s business houses to Japan’s keiretsu — that are integral parts of the global economy. For HBS... View Details

Keywords: Peter K. Jacobs; Market Research, Photo, Translation, Veterinary and Other Services; Professional Services

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Doing Business with China 2035: Navigating Uncertainty - Course Catalog

the Communist Party and Chinese governments—local, provincial, and national—shape market opportunities? How do Chinese firms expand overseas? How do family businesses survive and thrive in an economy where... View Details

January 2015 (Revised November 2016)
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La Martina: Leveraging Polo's Luxury Lifestyle

By: Anat Keinan, Maria Fernanda Miguel and Sandrine Crener

Founded in 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, La Martina has grown from a high-end polo equipment company into a global fashion brand with operations in 56 countries. Polo, which is not only a sport but also a way of life, is at the core of the brand DNA. Polo is a... View Details

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14 May 2019
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Ethics Bots and Other Ways to Move Your Code of Business Conduct Beyond Puffery

wrote. “They are too general to cause a reasonable investor to rely upon them.” That’s typical of the way that many people and even employees view codes of conduct, says Eugene F. Soltes, Jakurski Family Associate Professor of View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

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The Ownership Project | Institute for Business in Global Society

The Ownership Project More Research Projects The Ownership Project explores how structuring ownership of key elements in the economy can help businesses and communities address pressing societal challenges and support human values in the... View Details

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