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- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Background Note
Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies
By: John A. Davis
Presents a consolidated list of corporate governance best practices for owner-managers of private companies, including family businesses.
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Davis, John A. "Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-154, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- 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.
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Davis, John A. "Introduction to Management of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-155, June 2005. (Revised June 2007.)
- February 2004 (Revised April 2004)
- Exercise
Family Business Ownership Goals Worksheet
By: John A. Davis
Family members who either own a business or who could inherit ownership in a business are helped to clarify how they would like to have the business owned in the future.
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Davis, John A. "Family Business Ownership Goals Worksheet." Harvard Business School Exercise 804-145, February 2004. (Revised April 2004.)
- November 2002
- Teaching Note
Centra Software (TN)
By: John A. Deighton
Teaching Note for (9-502-009).
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- July 2001 (Revised September 2001)
- Background Note
Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Introduces students to the wide variety of family business definitions in literature today. Also reviews prominent typologies of family business systems.
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Davis, John A. "Definitions and Typologies of the Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 802-007, July 2001. (Revised September 2001.)
- February 2001
- Teaching Note
CVS: The Web Strategy TN
By: John A. Deighton
Teaching Note for (9-500-008).
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- April 2000 (Revised June 2001)
- Case
DoubleClick Buys Abacus (A)
By: John A. Deighton
By acquiring Abacus, DoubleClick won the power to serve ads with unprecedented precision, because it brought together Web surfers' online and offline identities. Several competitors had developed advanced systems for serving ads on the web, but DoubleClick had the...
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Keywords:
Information;
Rights;
Internet and the Web;
Ethics;
Competitive Advantage;
Social Issues;
Customer Focus and Relationships;
Digital Marketing;
Advertising Industry
Deighton, John A. "DoubleClick Buys Abacus (A)." Harvard Business School Case 500-091, April 2000. (Revised June 2001.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- April 2000 (Revised September 2001)
- Case
Peppers and Rogers Group, The
By: John A. Deighton
Can two successful authors build a scalable consulting practice based on their unique view of customer relationship management (CRM)? Should they emphasize strategy or execution? The case describes how Peppers and Rogers grew from two people earning speaker fees to a...
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Keywords:
Customer Relationship Management;
Growth and Development;
Information Publishing;
Going Public;
Strategy;
Competition;
Internet;
Consulting Industry
Deighton, John A. "Peppers and Rogers Group, The." Harvard Business School Case 500-096, April 2000. (Revised September 2001.) (request a courtesy copy.)
- October 1999
- Teaching Note
Snapple TN
By: John A. Deighton
Teaching Note for (9-599-126).
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- July 1998 (Revised November 1998)
- Supplement
The Pellegrins (B)
By: John A. Davis
Supplements the (A) case.
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Keywords:
Decisions;
Management Succession;
Family and Family Relationships;
Family Ownership;
Publishing Industry
Davis, John A. "The Pellegrins (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 899-010, July 1998. (Revised November 1998.)
- October 1997 (Revised September 2007)
- Case
Trinity Crystal
By: John A. Davis
The dynamics of a work relationship between an entrepreneurial mother and her daughter are explored.
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Interpersonal Communication;
Entrepreneurship;
Family and Family Relationships
Davis, John A. "Trinity Crystal." Harvard Business School Case 898-066, October 1997. (Revised September 2007.)
- October 1995 (Revised February 1997)
- Teaching Note
IDS Financial Services (condensed)
By: John A. Deighton
Teaching Note for (9-596-045).
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- September 2000
- Article
Challenges Facing Family Companies in the Gulf Region
By: John A. Davis
Davis, John A. "Challenges Facing Family Companies in the Gulf Region." Family Business Review (September 2000).
- September 2021
- Comment
Commentary on ‘2019 Academic Marketing Climate Survey: Motivation, Results and Recommendations', by Jeff Galak and Barbara E. Kahn
By: John A. Deighton
This paper reflects on the conclusions of a survey by Galak and Kahn on the climate experienced by faculty of all genders and ethnicities in the marketing departments of US business schools.
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Deighton, John A. "Commentary on ‘2019 Academic Marketing Climate Survey: Motivation, Results and Recommendations', by Jeff Galak and Barbara E. Kahn." Marketing Letters 32, no. 3 (September 2021): 337–339.
- January 2009 (Revised November 2009)
- Background Note
Adult Life Stages
By: John A. Davis
This note describes basic concepts of adult life stage theory and summarizes Daniel Levinson's research findings on the adult development of men and women.
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Keywords:
Transition;
Motivation and Incentives;
Behavior;
Personal Development and Career;
Organizational Culture;
Gender
Davis, John A. "Adult Life Stages." Harvard Business School Background Note 809-097, January 2009. (Revised November 2009.)
- October 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Negotiating Your Entry into Your Family Business
By: John A. Davis
Provides guidance to junior generation members of a business family concerning negotiating their entry into their family's business.
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Keywords:
Family Business
Davis, John A. "Negotiating Your Entry into Your Family Business." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-062, October 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- July 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Background Note
Principles of Family Business System Change
By: John A. Davis
Identifies several practical principles to keep in mind when changing a family business system.
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Davis, John A. "Principles of Family Business System Change." Harvard Business School Background Note 806-011, July 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
- September 2004
- Teaching Note
Marketing James Patterson (TN)
By: John A. Deighton
Teaching Note to (9-505-029).
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- February 2004 (Revised May 2007)
- Case
George Barker
By: John A. Davis
George Barker, the 40-year-old CEO of his family's commercial real estate design and development firm, must deal with the unsatisfactory performance of his brother Peter, who is also in the business. Although Peter's performance is upsetting to George, George feels...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Leadership Style;
Business or Company Management;
Performance Evaluation;
Problems and Challenges;
Family and Family Relationships;
Real Estate Industry
Davis, John A. "George Barker." Harvard Business School Case 804-094, February 2004. (Revised May 2007.)
- August 2002
- Case
MicroFridge: The Execution
By: John A. Deighton
Supplements the case.
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Keywords:
Consumer Products Industry
Deighton, John A. "MicroFridge: The Execution." Harvard Business School Case 503-017, August 2002.