Publications

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

26 Sep 2007
Sharpening Your Skills

Sharpening Your Skills: Negotiation

uncle, mother, or daughter is your business partner. Harvard Business School's John A. Davis and Deepak Malhotra outline 5 ways to analyze and improve dealmaking and dispute... View Details

17 Jul 2012
First Look

First Look: July 17

Business School Case 912-408 The case depicts a mission and values driven firm, how it was turned around, and its unique strategy of enabling others to succeed. Purchase this case:http://hbr.org/search/912408-PDF-ENG The Agnellis and Fiat: Family Business Governance in... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

August 1981 (Revised March 1986)
Case

PDI

By: Jeffrey A. Sonnenfeld and John A. Davis

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November 2009
Teaching Note

An Entrepreneur's Journey: Simi Nwogugu (HBS Intranet version) (TN)

By: John A. Davis and Shirley Spence

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

October 2006
Teaching Note

Precista Tools AG (TN) (A), (B), and (C)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson

Teaching Note to (488-046), (488-047), and (488-048). View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Resignation and Termination; Conflict and Resolution; Switzerland

September 2006
Teaching Note

The Pellegrins (TN) (A) and (B)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson

Teaching Note to (899-009) and (899-010). View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industry

July 2005 (Revised August 2005)
Case

Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage (VHS)

By: Courtney Sampson and John A. Davis

Keywords: Governance; Family Business

July 2005
Case

Family Governance at the Cousin Consortium Stage

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson

Explains the governance system for the Eddy family, who own the Port Blakely Companies. Provides the viewer with an inside look at the running of the family council and family assembly meetings. Also provides a brief history and overview of the forestry and real estate... View Details

Keywords: Conferences; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Corporate Governance; Business History; Business or Company Management; Family Ownership

February 2005 (Revised October 2006)
Teaching Note

Khalil Abdo Group (TN)

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Sampson

Teaching Note to (9-898-011). View Details

Keywords: Family Ownership

October 2001 (Revised November 2001)
Case

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

By: John A. Davis and Cathy Quinn

Frank Blethen, the fourth-generation publisher of The Seattle Times, ponders the challenges facing this family business. This case reviews the long history of this business and family and asks whether family ownership and management are in the interests of both the... View Details

Keywords: History; Management; Business or Company Management; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Family Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Journalism and News Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry