Family Business - Publications - Faculty & Research

27 Aug 2014
Lessons from the Classroom

Learning From Japan’s Remarkable Disaster Recovery

earthquake killed thousands of area residents. "He talked about dozens of families walking from farmer to farmer, asking to find chrysanthemum flowers used for funerals," student Kazumasa Mukae (HBS MBA '14) recalls. "His... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Energy; Utilities; Retail

25 Jun 2018
Research & Ideas

In America, Immigrants Really Do Get the Job Done

why immigrants are more entrepreneurial, says Kerr. One set of explanations focuses on the mindset required to migrate: “The very act of someone moving around the world, often leaving family behind, might select those who are very... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Technology; Service

01 Dec 2023
News

Wide Horizon

Friday night and they were on their way home. The streets were packed. As he drove, he watched a car approach in the distance, swerving and traveling at a very high speed. The car ultimately hit a telephone pole across from Rodakis, narrowly avoiding a View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Photos by Sarah Wilson

10 Feb 2022
Research & Ideas

Why Are Prices So High Right Now—and Will They Ever Return to Normal?

Edgerley Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Prices in the United States rose at the fastest pace in four decades in January,... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

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Topics - HBS Working Knowledge

Plants (2) Failure (19) Fairness (9) Family Business (26) Family Ownership (6) Family and Family Relationships... View Details

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Bulletin Submit Class Notes Faculty In The News 90 Years of Alcoholics Anonymous: How Bill Wilson Changed the World Re: Robert Simons 02 JUL 2025 | Harvard Business School Experts Say Market Basket’s Next CEO Should Be from Outside... View Details

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Keywords: Financial Services

13 Sep 2016
First Look

September 13, 2016

Ning Tang, founder and CEO, chart the future strategic direction of CreditEase? Purchase this case: https://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cbmp/product/316151-PDF-ENG Harvard Business School Case 316-185 Augustine Heard & Co.: Building a View Details

November 1995 (Revised October 1997)
Case

Francisco de Narvaez at Tia (A)

By: Linda A. Hill and Stacy Palestrant

Describes Francisco de Narvaez's leadership efforts to transform his family-owned business into a market-driven, professionally run global company. Covers the events from 1989 to 1992. View Details

Keywords: Leading Change; Family Business; Family Ownership; Global Strategy; Problems and Challenges

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Faculty & Research - Entrepreneurship

Administration Tom Clay Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Joshua Lev Krieger Høegh Family Associate Professor of Business Administration Mark N. Roberge Senior... View Details

January 2024 (Revised August 2024)
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Essex County Community Foundation: Pivot to Systems Philanthropy

By: V. Kasturi Rangan, Brian Trelstad and Courtney Han

2023 marked five years of the Essex County Community Foundation (ECCF)’s “systems philanthropy” approach to grantmaking. Located in northeastern Massachusetts, the community foundation served 800,000 residents across 34 cities and towns that varied widely by... View Details

Keywords: Philanthropy and Charitable Giving; Reputation; Civil Society or Community; Social Issues; Alignment; Nonprofit Organizations; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Collaborative Innovation and Invention; Leading Change; Massachusetts

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18 Jun 2024
Research & Ideas

What Your Non-Binary Employees Need to Do Their Best Work

[research] hasn’t included everyone,” says Coffman, the Piramal Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. A 2021 Williams Institute study found that about 1.2 million people... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Sep 2023
News

Solving for Z

With nearly 20 years of experience as a senior human resources executive, Matthew Breitfelder (MBA 2002) has seen a lot of change in the corporate talent space. But what’s happening now looks like a tectonic generational shift. From his perch as global head of human... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; Illustrations by Doug Chayka; Administration of Human Resource Programs; Government

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Klarman Hall | About

the Name Beth & Seth Klarman Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) is the CEO and portfolio manager of the Boston-based Baupost Group, one of the most successful investment partnerships in the world. Beth Klarman is President of the Klarman Family... View Details

19 Oct 2022
Op-Ed

Cofounder Courtship: How to Find the Right Mate—for Your Startup

is highly dependent on the chemistry, the experience each brings into the relationship, leadership styles and many other internal and external factors. While having cofounders can reduce business risk and/or bring complementary skills,... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Austin

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

water in future cities and in businesses that stretch the resources we have. That's the future that I want to see before me. Arthur I. Segel, Poorvu Family Professor Of Management Practice With a rising... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

16 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

An internment camp for German citizens in England. Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo Global enterprises that do business in emerging economies face significant political risks—in extreme cases, imprisonment of their civilian employees during... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

23 Jul 2024
In Practice

The New Rules of Trade with China: Navigating Tariffs, Turmoil, and Opportunities

created risk mitigation strategies to deal with China. They must now do the same for the United States. William C. Kirby is the T.M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and the Spangler Family Professor of View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Manufacturing; Retail; Fashion; Industrial Products; Consumer Products; Steel; Transportation; Telecommunications

Apr 23 2023
Interview

Bringing Together the Rising Generation

30 Mar 2009
Research & Ideas

Professional Networks in China and America

commingle. One explanation is that norms for family relationships are often applied to relationships in other domains of life, such as professional or business relationships. The other interesting finding is... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

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