Family and Family Relationships - Publications - Faculty & Research

1982
Book

The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships; Family Business

12 Mar 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO

generation and passed the business to him. The company stayed in the family and continued to be well run. Eventually the strained family View Details

spring 1989
Article

The Influence of Life Stage on Father-Son Work Relationships in Family Companies

By: J. A. Davis and R. Tagiuri

Keywords: Family Business; Relationships

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01 Jun 1998
News

Simmons Family Endows Professorship

and make time for family life, believe in hard work, and support their communities. The family recently established a fund to create the Roy... View Details

14 Jul 2021
News

How Technology Is Re-Shaping Our Families

15 Jan 2020
News

Tabloid Edition: Fugitive Carlos Ghosn and Royal Family Drama

September 26, 2022
Article

Is Your Family Office Built for the Future?

By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer

Family offices can provide a number of benefits, including privacy, customization, and having your own team to handle a wide range of services, such as guiding family philanthropy, managing shared properties, or even managing household help. Successful principals in... View Details

Keywords: Business Offices; Family and Family Relationships

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13 Aug 2014
News

Family Businesses Need Entrepreneurs for Long-Run Success

January 1978
Article

Families, Family Processes, and Economic Life

By: R. M. Kanter

Keywords: Family and Family Relationships

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August 2022
Case

One Tiger Per Mountain: The He Family Office

By: Lauren Cohen, Fei Wu and Grace Headinger

Roy He, founder and majority shareholder of his family construction material production company, was preparing to pass down the family business through its first generational handover to his children. His decision would establish his familial legacy and set a precedent... View Details

Keywords: Governance Structure; Family Business; Family Ownership; Strategic Planning; Family and Family Relationships; Leadership; Construction Industry; Canton (city, China); Canton (province, China); China

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September 2024
Technical Note

Note on CEO Succession in Family Enterprises

By: Christina R. Wing, Kara A. Perusse and Hillary B. Sieber

This note aims to offer guidance and insights into navigating CEO succession, whether involving family or non-family executives, and emphasizes the importance of providing clarity on the criteria for selection. By understanding the nuances and best practices of CEO... View Details

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01 Mar 2010
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Students Assist Needy Family

A Boston family threatened with homelessness got a financial lift from more than seventy HBS students just before Thanksgiving. In response to an e-mail campaign launched by roommates Grace Simmons and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

February 2002
Background Note

Working With Relatives in the Family Firm

Describes some of the difficulties of working with one's relatives in the family firm, especially with one's brother(s). Examines some of the reasons for the difficulties and proposes ways of dealing with them. View Details

Keywords: Family Business; Family and Family Relationships; Problems and Challenges

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04 Aug 2014
News

Market Basket Shows the Best and Worst of Family Business

24 Nov 2015
Research & Ideas

Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business

as CEO. I agree but CEO selection is more complex for family companies. Options for Family Companies In family companies, you also have the choice of View Details

Keywords: Retail; Auto

June 2005 (Revised June 2007)
Background Note

Introduction to Management of the Family Business

By: John A. Davis

Provides an overview to the content and structure of the Management of the Family Business course. View Details

Keywords: Family Ownership; Business or Company Management

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15 Jan 2014
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Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village

Editor's note: This is the first of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. In this first of two articles, Davis discusses leadership models. Part One: Global Norms View Details