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- August 2019 (Revised July 2023)
- Course Overview Note
Demystifying the Family Enterprise
By: Christina R. Wing and Madeline Keulen
90% of the GDP in the world is created through family-owned businesses. Family businesses are frequently thought to be exclusively mom-and-pop, small businesses. Most fail to realize that Walmart, Fidelity, Cargill, Koch Industries, and Ford, to name a few, are all... View Details
Wing, Christina R., and Madeline Keulen. "Demystifying the Family Enterprise." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 620-030, August 2019. (Revised July 2023.)
- January 2013
- Supplement
SMARTBITES (B): May 2009
By: Michael Roberts and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother and sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a large US bakery/cafe for Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business. View Details
Keywords: Franchising; Start-up; Franchise Ownership; Business Startups; Food and Beverage Industry; Turkey
Roberts, Michael, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (B): May 2009." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-110, January 2013.
- May 9, 2024
- Editorial
Public Companies Are Alive and Well: They’re Fewer in Number but Bigger and More Profitable than Ever Before.
By: Mark J. Roe and Charles C.Y. Wang
Roe, Mark J., and Charles C.Y. Wang. "Public Companies Are Alive and Well: They’re Fewer in Number but Bigger and More Profitable than Ever Before." Wall Street Journal (May 9, 2024), A.13.
- March 2014 (Revised January 2017)
- Case
From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China
By: William C. Kirby and Erica M. Zendell
In 1985, Don St. Pierre Sr. became President of Beijing Jeep, the troubled joint venture between American Motor Corporation and the Chinese government to build Jeep Cherokees in China. Just over a decade later in 1996, leveraging contacts from his time in the... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship In Emerging Markets; China; Joint Ventures; Wine Industry; International Entrepreneurship; International Business; Exports; Chinese Manufacturing; Business And Government Relations; Ownership Stake; Strategy; Operations; Auto Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; China
Kirby, William C., and Erica M. Zendell. "From Beijing Jeep to ASC Fine Wines: The Story of an American Family Business in China." Harvard Business School Case 314-053, March 2014. (Revised January 2017.)
- June 1997 (Revised February 2012)
- Background Note
A Note on Franchising
By: Paul A. Gompers and Catherine M. Conneely
Examines the motivations for franchising. Examines the academic literature in the area and draws implications for franchising patterns. Also provides data on franchising patterns. View Details
Keywords: Franchise Ownership
Gompers, Paul A., and Catherine M. Conneely. "A Note on Franchising." Harvard Business School Background Note 297-108, June 1997. (Revised February 2012.)
- February 2017
- Background Note
A Note on Franchising (Abridged)
By: Paul A. Gompers
Examines the motivations for franchising. Examines the academic literature in the area and draws implications for franchising patterns. Also provides data on franchising patterns. View Details
Keywords: Franchise Ownership
Gompers, Paul A. "A Note on Franchising (Abridged)." Harvard Business School Background Note 217-059, February 2017.
- 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
- August 1989
- Case
New Zealand Dairy Board: Coordination and Incentives in a Cooperative
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "New Zealand Dairy Board: Coordination and Incentives in a Cooperative." Harvard Business School Case 590-020, August 1989.
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
Short Takes
Ownership Matters: Bringing Owners on Board In his working paper, "The Impact of Ownership Type on Performance in Public Corporations: A Study of the U.S. Textile Industry 1983-1992," HBS assistant professor... View Details
Keywords: Judith A. Ross
- June 2013
- Supplement
Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030). View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Management; Entrepreneurs; Search; Search Funds; Manufacturing; Pricing Policies; Pricing; Pricing Strategy; Sales Channels; Sales Force Management; Customer Focus; Customer Specificity; Manufacturing Tools; Acquisitions; Growth Strategy; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth; Plastics; Turnarounds; Labor Management; Stockholders; Careers; Job Design; Gender; Life Planning; Employee Empowerment; Work/family Balance; Work-life Balance; Entrepreneurship; Management; Employee Ownership; Acquisition; Rubber Industry; Auto Industry; United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.
- April 1995 (Revised June 1996)
- Case
Choice Hotels International, 1995
By: Tarun Khanna and Israel Yellen Ganot
Illustrates the various ways in which Choice Hotels, the franchiser for seven mid-market hotel chains, can realize economies of scope across its multiple products. Also provides an opportunity to discuss the benefits and limitations of various organizational forms... View Details
Keywords: Organizational Structure; Competition; Franchise Ownership; Accommodations Industry; United States
Khanna, Tarun, and Israel Yellen Ganot. "Choice Hotels International, 1995." Harvard Business School Case 795-165, April 1995. (Revised June 1996.)
- March 2005 (Revised March 2010)
- Teaching Note
Mondragon Corporacion Cooperativa (MCC) TN
By: Tarun Khanna and Ramon Casadesus-Masanell
Teaching Note to (9-702-457). View Details
- November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Case
Banco Ciudad (A): Who is the Owner?
By: Aldo Musacchio, Gustavo Herrero and Cintra Scott
Musacchio, Aldo, Gustavo Herrero, and Cintra Scott. "Banco Ciudad (A): Who is the Owner?" Harvard Business School Case 712-029, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- July 1985 (Revised February 1992)
- Case
Workbench (B): Assessment of the Franchising Program
By: Walter J. Salmon
Keywords: Franchise Ownership
Salmon, Walter J. "Workbench (B): Assessment of the Franchising Program." Harvard Business School Case 586-019, July 1985. (Revised February 1992.)
- November 2006
- Supplement
The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (B)
By: James K. Sebenius and Ellen Knebel
Sebenius, James K., and Ellen Knebel. "The Bollingers: Negotiating with Wal-Mart (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 907-010, November 2006.
- February 1998 (Revised July 2003)
- Case
ICEDELIGHTS
Three second-year students at the Harvard Business School decide to buy a company. The case focuses on their thoughts about an entrepreneurial career, their search process, and the evaluation of an Icedelights (an ice cream/cafe) franchise. This is a rewritten version... View Details
Roberts, Michael J. "ICEDELIGHTS." Harvard Business School Case 898-196, February 1998. (Revised July 2003.)
- July 2010
- Teaching Note
Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 408023 and 408058. View Details
- July 1989 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Cooperative Company Friesland: A Cooperative Joint Venture in Condensed Milk
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Cooperative Company Friesland: A Cooperative Joint Venture in Condensed Milk." Harvard Business School Case 590-014, July 1989. (Revised March 1992.)