Publications

Educators

May 2015
Case

Shareholder Issues over Ten Generations at De Kuyper

By: John A. Davis and Courtney Collette

Keywords: Family Business

Educators

October 1996 (Revised January 1997)
Case

DJF Farms 1996

By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Ehlis

Keywords: Family Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

12 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 12

sectors. We focus on the presence of incumbent female-owned businesses and their role in promoting higher subsequent female entrepreneurship relative to male entrepreneurship. We find evidence of agglomeration economies in both sectors,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

28 Jun 2016
First Look

June 28, 2016

businesses. The strategy literature uses real option theory to explain the transition to scale, but does not consider the complex relationships between corporate ventures and their parent organizations. By comparing six longitudinal cases of large firms’ new View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

25 Sep 2012
First Look

First Look: September 25

MBA, steps into her family owned business with their mandate to turn it around or close it. In her first six months, she has made a number of changes, with mixed results, but is beginning to show a profit.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Mar 2013
First Look

First Look: March 26

Publications International Marketing Review Achievement Motivation, Strategic Orientations and Business Performance in Entrepreneurial Firms: How Different Are Japanese and American Founders? By: Deshpandé, Rohit, Amir Grinstein, Elie... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 1995 (Revised November 1995)
Case

DJF Farms

By: Ray A. Goldberg and David Ehlis

Keywords: Family Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry

15 Dec 2015
First Look

December 15, 2015

regional, and city governments and public authorities. In those seven years, Burns had raised capital from many sources: friends and family, angel investors, strategic partners, banks, and the investment arm of a major family fund. He and... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

06 Nov 2012
First Look

First Look: November 6

Publications The Architecture of Innovation: The Economics of Creative Organizations Author: Josh Lerner Publication: Harvard Business Press Books, 2012 Abstract Innovation is a much-used buzzword these days, but when it comes to creating... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

18 Oct 2011
First Look

First Look: October 18

behalf of families and (b) bank forbearance policies regarding overdrawn customers. We focus on five factors to explain the incidence of involuntary closures: personal traits, community traits, economic trends, bank policies, and credit... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

September 2007
Exercise

Values Concerning Inheritance Worksheet

By: John A. Davis

Outlines several questions that address core issues in planning for inheritance. Appropriate for all families, no matter what assets they have to pass to heirs. View Details

Keywords: Assets; Management Succession; Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Planning; Value

May 2016 (Revised October 2016)
Case

Agricultural Revolution without a Land Revolution: the Megafarms of CP Group

By: William C. Kirby and Nancy Hua Dai

This case describes the megafarm model launched by the CP group as part of their efforts to ensure the safety and quality of their supply chain of agricultural products (particularly, eggs) in China while also promoting the welfare of Chinese farmers. This model was... View Details

Keywords: China; Poultry; Public-private Partnership; Animal-Based Agribusiness; Family Business; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; China

Educators

23 Oct 2012
First Look

First Look: October 23

paper: http://www.whatworksforamerica.org/ideas/inflection-point-new-vision-new-strategy-new-organization/ Customer-Driven Misconduct: How Competition Corrupts Business Practices Authors:Victor Manuel Bennett, Lamar Pierce, Jason A.... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

March 2001
Case

Veltvest Corporation

The founder and president of the company find it difficult to relinquish control to the next generation. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Management Succession

December 1998
Case

Marchesi De'Frescobaldi: Integrating Tradition and Change in One of Italy's Oldest Industries

By: Ray A. Goldberg and Don Daniels

Keywords: Change Management; Family Business

October 2006 (Revised February 2009)
Teaching Note

Spyder Active Sports - 2004 (TN)

By: Belen Villalonga and Dwight B. Crane

Teaching Note to (206-027). View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Business Exit or Shutdown; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Sports Industry