Family and Family Relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

12 Jan 2018
News

Leadership Lessons from a Young Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 2009 (Revised April 2009)
Case

Disaster in April: The Obligations of Kelly Construction

By: John D. Macomber, Christopher M. Gordon and Ben Creo

A construction company experiences a crane accident with multiple fatalities. The CEO, a client, and an employee must make choices to meet the company's obligations. Set in 2006, the case looks at the choices faced by board members of a museum that is an important... View Details

Keywords: Business Exit or Shutdown; Family Business; Insolvency and Bankruptcy; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Contracts; Crisis Management; Construction Industry

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29 Jun 2022
Blog Post

Harvard Business School Announces the 2022-2023 Blavatnik Fellows

Harvard Business School (HBS) has named its 2022-23 Blavatnik Fellows and the program’s ninth cohort. Launched in 2013, the Blavatnik Fellowship in Life Science Entrepreneurship is part of a gift to Harvard University from the Blavatnik... View Details

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The Canton Trade and The Hong Merchants System - A Chronicle of the China Trade

merchants, making personal fortunes through sales with Western traders The hong merchants cultivated close relationships with Western traders like Augustine Heard and provided them with valuable guidance.... View Details

19 Jul 2007
Research & Ideas

Podcast: Rupert Murdoch and the Wall Street Journal

Podcast with: Bharat Anand Interviewer: James Aisner Running Time: 17 min., 15 sec. Directors of Dow Jones & Co. this week accepted Rupert Murdoch's $5 billion, $60-per-share bid for the company and the jewel in the crown, the Wall... View Details

Keywords: by Jim Aisner; Journalism & News; Publishing

01 Sep 2016
News

Why We Do—or Don’t—Donate Time and Money

number—and that’s just counting the formalized giving. When you think about prosocial behavior more broadly—for instance, when you do favors for neighbors or family and friends—it’s an even larger component... View Details

Keywords: April White

12 Dec 2017
First Look

New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

battles.” Grupo Clarín was one of the preeminent media companies in Argentina, with leading newspapers, cable television and Internet services, and broadcast television and... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

08 Feb 2023
News

Sixty Years of Sylvia’s Restaurant

14 Sep 2011
News

The Church of B-school

19 Jan 2012
News

What's Your Story? How Personal Narratives Impact Leadership

16 May – 27 Jun 2017
HBS Online

HBX Managing Your Career Development

Know an early-career colleague, family member, or friend who would benefit from HBS career development insights? An online case-based program led by six of Harvard Business School's most engaging faculty and held in real-time, Managing Your Career Development will... View Details

18 Apr 2023
Blog Post

HBS Students and Alumni Fostering a Supportive Community

little about the campus and culture was familiar, especially for someone coming from a low-income background. Students like him, as well as those who were the first in their families to attend college, often... View Details

28 Aug 2009
News

Faculty Pioneer Award in Social Entrepreneurship

01 Apr 2009
News

Professor James Austin Wins Social Entrepreneurship Award

27 Apr 2021
Research & Ideas

New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement

Policy for Social Mobility Scott Duke Kominers, Jeff Huizinga, and Allison M. Ciechanover “Opportunity Insights—a non-profit that researches drivers of economic opportunity and develops policy solutions to... View Details

09 May 2021
Blog Post

Meet the MoMBAs – Persisting Through a Difficult Year

family and rely on air travel. The silver linings were in the extra time that we got to spend with our little ones – those in-between moments and mini milestones that we might... View Details

February 18, 2014
Article

Keep Your Kids out of the Entitlement Trap

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer

This article discusses the concern among wealthy family business owners that their children may become entitled and fail to contribute to society. The fear is grounded in reality, as studies show that a significant portion of inherited wealth is squandered. The article... View Details

Keywords: Family Ownership; Wealth; Family and Family Relationships; Personal Development and Career