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- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
Verlag, 2010 Abstract From small start-ups to global corporations, family-owned businesses were the main pillar of West Germany's economic growth after World War II. They continue to shape the corporate... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Oct 2020
- Blog Post
Celebrating Latinx Heritage Month at HBS
few years, my father was managing multiple family-owned businesses and as a result, we lived a comfortable lifestyle. However, our lives changed dramatically amid the 2001 recession. My father’s... View Details
- 22 May 2007
- First Look
First Look: May 22, 2007
existing products as well as exploring into architectural and/or discontinuous innovation. Based on in-depth, longitudinal data on 13 business units and 22 innovations, we investigate the consequences of organization design choices on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 24 Jul 2007
- First Look
First Look: July 24, 2007
processes were already equipped for the challenge. Successful firms, by contrast, developed an explicit strategy for collaboration and made organizational changes to aid performance in these efforts. Ultimately, these actions allowed them to identify and exploit new... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Jun 2007
- First Look
First Look: June 19, 2007
Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/07-036.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsAcademia Barilla Harvard Business School Case 507-001 Barilla, the world's largest pasta company, has introduced a new high-quality, high-priced... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 12
reciprocity measured after surprising an employee with a raise is fundamentally different from that posited to explain persistent above-market wages. Download working paper: http://people.hbs.edu/mluca/Papers%20on%20RIS/oDesk.pdf Cases & Course Materials Harvard... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 29 Oct 2019
- Blog Post
Merging the Worlds of Finance, Investing, and Environmental Impact
Established in 2010, the HBS Business & Environment Initiative (BEI) works to deepen understanding of the environmental challenges facing business leaders and inspire new ideas and practical, effective... View Details
- 30 Mar 2016
HBS Peek Weekend Preview Webinar
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors who either attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or who come from a family-owned business background, Peek Weekend 2016 will be... View Details
- 28 Mar 2017
Peek Weekend Webinar II
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors, Peek Weekend 2017 will be held June 9-11th on the HBS Campus. If you attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or come from a family-owned View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
Peek Weekend Webinar I
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors, Peek Weekend 2017 will be held June 9-11th on the HBS Campus. If you attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or come from a family-owned View Details
- 15 Nov 2016
- News
Uncovering The Secrets of Mittelstand Success
companies prevalent in German-speaking countries—has long captured the attention of global business practitioners and scholars. Why are these firms so competitive globally, particularly in emerging markets, and how have they managed to... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Generation Next
Family-owned companies account for more than two-thirds of all business around the globe. In fact, most of the world's largest and most influential business organizations are... View Details
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Demystifying the Family Enterprise - Course Catalog
mtolsdorf@hbs.edu Career Focus This course is designed for students who are pursuing a career in businesses that are family owned - i.e. the majority shareholders are family, investment roles in family offices, or students that might... View Details
- 26 Mar 2015
- News
Improving the environment through green spaces and commercial buildings
Daniel M. Gilbane (MBA 2005), senior vice president of Gilbane Building Co., a family-owned commercial construction company, is helping Houston become a greener city. “We in the commercial construction View Details
- 03 Feb 2016
HBS Peek Weekend Preview Webinar
Open to current college sophomores, juniors and seniors who either attend a women’s college, are majoring in a STEM discipline or who come from a family-owned business background, Peek Weekend 2016 will be... View Details
- 17 Nov 2014
- Lessons from the Classroom
Managing the Family Business: Are Optimists or Pessimists Better Leaders?
Editor's note: This is part of a series of occasional columns on managing the family business written by Senior Lecturer John A. Davis. Optimism and pessimism are strong, stable traits that reflect our coping strategies. We live in an... View Details
Max De Pree
De Pree grew the small family-owned business into the second largest furniture maker in the world. Under De Pree’s leadership, Herman Miller had the unique distinction of being named to three Fortune Top 10... View Details
Keywords: Fabricated Goods
- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Professor Barnes Remembered
Professor emeritus Louis (“By”) Barnes (MBA ’52, DBA ’58), an expert in organizational behavior and a pioneer in the teaching and study of family-owned business issues, died in August. He was 81. For more... View Details
- 01 Jun 2013
- News
EnTRIPreneurs
sold in seven Southeast states. (Fans recommend the Cold Mountain Winter Ale and award-winning Black Mocha Stout.) "Highland is well-known for its support of the Asheville community," notes Baker. "This is an especially interesting View Details
- 01 Sep 2018
- News
Action Plan: Rapids Growth
heck out of it,” recalls Holley, a former consultant and finance executive. “The question was whether it could be profitable. I was pleasantly surprised to find that both were true.” Last summer, Holley wrapped up his acquisition of Eddyline Kayaks, a View Details
Keywords: Ryan Jones