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- 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
Davis, John A., and Christina L. Darwall. "Corbin-Pacific." Harvard Business School Case 800-022, July 1999. (Revised October 2001.)
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever
Wang Yung-ching, legendary Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, passed away in 2008. He left behind an estate worth US $5.5 billion, but did not leave a will. The case discusses the potential motivation for Wang, and uses it to study succession planning for family... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Governance Controls; Management Succession; Family Ownership; Planning; Motivation and Incentives; Chemical Industry; Taiwan
Jin, Li, Joseph P.H. Fan, and Winnie S.C. Leung. "Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever." Harvard Business School Case 210-026, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
Antonio Moreno
Antonio (Toni) Moreno is the Sicupira Family Associate Professor in the Technology and Operations Management Unit. He teaches courses related to technology and operations management in the MBA, executive, and doctoral programs. Before joining HBS, he was an... View Details
- 31 Oct 2019
- Video
Binod Chaudhary
Binod Chaudhary, Chairman of the Nepal-based Chaudhary Group, describes his goal of avoiding the stereotypical story of a three-generation family business that is founded by the first, consolidated by the... View Details
- 04 Feb 2020
- Video
Güler Sabancı
Güler Sabancı, chair of Sabancı Holding, one of the largest diversified business groups in Turkey, describes how her grandfather trained his children (including her father) to take over the family business and... View Details
- March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
- Case
Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility
By: Scott Duke Kominers, Jeffrey Huizinga and Allison Ciechanover
Opportunity Insights -- a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to help families achieve better life outcomes -- seeks to expand its impact. View Details
Keywords: Economic Opportunity; Social Mobility; Nonprofit Organizations; Social Issues; Housing; Policy; Opportunities
Kominers, Scott Duke, Jeffrey Huizinga, and Allison Ciechanover. "Opportunity Insights: Research and Policy for Social Mobility." Harvard Business School Case 820-714, March 2020. (Revised September 2020.)
- December 1999 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Prime Designs
By: Paul W. Marshall
A student takes the role of the father who is the CEO of a family business. A non-family manager has asked for a meeting. Agenda topics are: your son's latest proposal and managers' desire to own equity. View Details
Marshall, Paul W. "Prime Designs." Harvard Business School Case 800-198, December 1999. (Revised August 2000.)
- 21 Oct 2008
- News
Just Keep Our Money
- 25 May 2017
- Video
Celebrating the 2017 Harvard Business School Commencement
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Feb 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Everything I Needed to Know About Parenting I Learned at HBS
During the webinar, Denise will translate leadership principles into a family-friendly context to help parents foster kindness and reduce tension at home. Everyone benefits! Well show you how to adapt these tools to your own family vision and action plan. View Details
- 15 Aug 2021
- News
Prithwiraj Choudhury on the Future of Remote Work
- 31 May 2019
- Video
Celebrating the 2019 Harvard Business School Commencement
- 2021
- Working Paper
The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap
By: Zoë B. Cullen and Ricardo Perez-Truglia
Offices are social places. Employees and managers take breaks together and talk about
family and hobbies. In this study, we show that employees’ social interactions with their managers
can be advantageous for their careers, and that this phenomenon contributes to the... View Details
Keywords: Career; Promotions; Social Interactions; Networking; Gender; Personal Development and Career; Wages; Social and Collaborative Networks
Cullen, Zoë B., and Ricardo Perez-Truglia. "The Old Boys' Club: Schmoozing and the Gender Gap." Working Paper, June 2021. (American Economic Review 2023, 113(7): 1703–1740. https://doi.org/10.1257/aer.20210863.)
- October 2009
- Article
Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients
By: Lauren Cohen and Breno Schmidt
We explore a new channel for attracting inflows using a unique dataset of corporate 401(k) retirement plans and their mutual fund family trustees. Families secure substantial inflows by being named the trustee of a 401(k) plan. We find that family trustees... View Details
Cohen, Lauren, and Breno Schmidt. "Attracting Flows by Attracting Big Clients." Journal of Finance 64, no. 5 (October 2009): 2125–2151. (Winner of the Barclays Global Investors Best Paper Prize, Asset Allocation Symposium, European Finance Association 2006. Winner of the Society of Quantitative Analysts Award, Best Paper in Quantitative Investments, Western Finance Association 2007.)
- Video
Dr. Laura Catena
Dr. Laura Catena, Managing Director of Bodega Catena Zapata, traces the history of her family winery from humble beginnings to their decision in the 1990s to target the French wine industry and establish Argentine wine as amongst the best in the world. View Details
- 12 Mar 2020
- Video
Muhammad Alagil
Muhammad Alagil, Chairman of Jarir Investment in Saudi Arabia, discusses how the company has fostered local talent rather than relying on expatriates, and observes the impact of the growing number of... View Details
- 01 Jun 2020
- Video
Celebrating the 2020 Harvard Business School Virtual Commencement
- 08 Jan 2022
- News