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  • 10 Feb 2022
  • Blog Post

African American Student Union Spotlight on HBCUs

The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members who... View Details

    Dutch Leonard

    Herman B. ("Dutch") Leonard is Eliot I. Snider and Family Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and the George F. Baker, Jr. Professor of Public Sector Management at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government. In... View Details

    Keywords: education industry; federal government; health care; nonprofit industry; state government
    • 14 Feb 2023
    • Blog Post

    African American Student Union Spotlight on STEM

    The HBS African American Student Union (AASU) strives to be an extended family for its members from the moment they decide to attend HBS, through the transition to the second year, and beyond graduation. Here we profile two AASU members... View Details

      Tarun Khanna

      Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School. For almost three decades, he has studied entrepreneurship as a means to social and economic development in emerging markets. At HBS since 1993, after obtaining degrees from Princeton... View Details

      • May 1994
      • Case

      Colgate-Palmolive: Managing International Careers

      Colgate-Palmolive, the U.S.-based consumer products firm, has long emphasized international experience for its managers and has developed a comprehensive policy to manage expatriate assignments. The rise in dual-career families has made some managers reluctant to... View Details
      Keywords: Business or Company Management; Multinational Firms and Management; Personal Development and Career; Experience and Expertise; Consumer Products Industry; United States
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      • June 2013 (Revised August 2014)
      • Case

      Ayala Corporation & the Philippines: Asset Allocation in a Growing Economy (A)

      By: Eric Werker, Yasmin Mandviwala, Henry Motte-Munoz and Arthur Wit
      While the Philippines are located in the vicinity of many of the "Asian Tigers," its development has followed a unique path. The country suffered for years under a dictatorial political regime and protectionist economic policies. Remittances were the largest source of... View Details
      Keywords: Asset Allocation; Assets; Business Conglomerates; Philippines
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      • August 2001 (Revised May 2004)
      • Case

      Maria Hernandez & Associates

      By: William J. Bruns Jr.
      This case presents the situation of an unemployed web page designer who starts a new consulting firm with personal savings and a family loan. Two months later, she is to report on operations to her father, using financial reports she must design and construct. View Details
      Keywords: Financial Reporting; Accounting; Business Startups; Design; Borrowing and Debt; Service Industry
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      • January 2005 (Revised March 2008)
      • Case

      Kohler Co. (A)

      Kohler Co., best known for its plumbing fixtures, is a large, private family firm. As part of a recapitalization aimed at preserving family ownership of Kohler Co., nonfamily shareholders, who held 4% of common stock, were required to sell their shares to the company.... View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Capital Structure; Cash Flow; Stocks; Price; Family Ownership; Business and Shareholder Relations; Valuation
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        Tom Nicholas

        Tom Nicholas is William J. Abernathy Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He is British and holds a doctorate from Oxford University. His research focuses on the history of entrepreneurship, innovation and finance. His book (VC: An... View Details

        Keywords: financial services; high technology
        • 11 Oct 2016
        • News

        Baker Library Exhibit Focuses On Polaroid & Edwin Land

        • Research Summary

        The Value of Family Ownership, Control, and Management

        In collaboration with Professor Raphael Amit of Wharton, Belén Villalonga is investigating how family ownership, control, and management affect firm value. Their forthcoming Journal of Financial... View Details

        • August 2019 (Revised November 2019)
        • Case

        Sustainable Investing at J.P. Morgan Private Bank

        By: Sara Fleiss and Luis Viceira
        This case features Monica Issar, then Global Head of J.P. Morgan Endowments & Foundations Group in the Private Bank. In just five years, she and J.P. Morgan have grown the Outsourced Chief Investment Officer (OCIO) business from $5 billion in AUM from primarily family... View Details
        Keywords: Sustainability; Investment; Management; Strategy; Social Issues; Environmental Sustainability; Banking Industry
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        • September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
        • Case

        Patrimonio Hoy: A Financial Perspective

        By: Arthur I Segel, Michael Chu and Gustavo A. Herrero
        Patrimonio Hoy, a program targeting the housing needs of low-income families launched by CEMEX, a major Mexican corporation and a leading global cement company, has gone from a market research project to a highly visible initiative in 22 cities and has earned public... View Details
        Keywords: Diversification; Housing; Income; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Emerging Markets; Finance; Mexico
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        • April 2013 (Revised April 2014)
        • Case

        Transitions Asia: Managing Across Cultures

        By: Roy Y.J. Chua and Dawn H. Lau
        The director of an interim executive search firm, Chee Lung Tham, faced a clash of culture and management styles when his mainland Chinese client threatened to fire the American interim manager that Tham had assigned. The client, Wong Lung, ran a family-owned garment... View Details
        Keywords: China; Cross-cultural Management; Management Style; Conflict Management; Family Business; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Service Industry; China
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        • October 2016 (Revised April 2017)
        • Case

        Succession Planning at Samsung: The Merger Formula of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T

        By: Gwen Yu and Tim Gray
        A merger deal of two Samsung group companies becomes a center of a corruption scandal. The merger of Cheil Industries and Samsung C&T was seen as a crucial step to transfer power to Lee Jae Yong, the heir of Samsung group. The deal was criticized to purposefully... View Details
        Keywords: Merger; Mergers and Acquisitions
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        • November 2006 (Revised June 2010)
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        SUN Brewing (B)

        In July 2004, Shiv, Nand, and Uday Khemka are discussing their holdings in SUN Interbrew, a leading Russian beer producer that is part of the family's global portfolio of businesses. SUN Interbrew has been operating as a joint venture since 1998, when the Khemka... View Details
        Keywords: Mergers and Acquisitions; Investment; Globalized Markets and Industries; Ownership Stake; Family Ownership; Valuation; Food and Beverage Industry; Russia
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        • 15 May 2022
        • News

        Hitting the Books: Why We Need to Treat the Robots of Tomorrow Like Tools

        • 29 Mar 2022
        • Book

        5 Qualities That Help Companies Thrive for Decades—Even Centuries

        chairperson of Narayana Health; and Rahul Bajaj, the late chairperson of the Bajaj Group. Leadership to Last finds five common characteristics among Indian and other South Asian companies that built lasting enterprises and a legacy of leadership. 1. The View Details
        Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
        • July 2023
        • Case

        Honeycomb

        By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Kumba Sennaar
        Honeycomb, an audio app enabling seniors to record stories and save family memories, suddenly draws interest from a younger user demographic. The co-founders consider pivoting to better serve this new user demographic. How should they think about strategy, brand, and... View Details
        Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital; Operations; Business Startups; Customer Focus and Relationships; Age; Brands and Branding; Technology Industry; United States
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          Ethan S. Bernstein

          Ethan Bernstein (@ethanbernstein) is an associate professor in the Organizational Behavior unit at Harvard Business School. He has spent his career researching novel talent management practices and their effect on employee behavior, collaboration, and performance.... View Details