Family Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

17 Oct 2023
Blog Post

HBS Section I Celebrates Parents, Mentors, and Partners Day

geographical locations in the pursuit of academic excellence. Professor Fubini led the discussion with the same level of rigor and high expectations that he maintains in any Harvard Business School class. Described by parents as... View Details

05 May 2022
Blog Post

Celebrating Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month at HBS

May is Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. The Asian Affinity Business Association (AABA), in collaboration with students and organizations across campus, is proud to share and honor the stories of our community... View Details

28 Mar 2023
Research & Ideas

The FDA’s Speedy Drug Approvals Are Safe: A Win-Win for Patients and Pharma Innovation

treat serious medical conditions,” says Ariel D. Stern, the Poronui Associate Professor of Business Administration at HBS. Stern cowrote the December 2022 working paper with Amitabh Chandra, the Henry and Allison McCance View Details

Keywords: by Kasandra Brabaw; Pharmaceutical

25 Oct 2020
Research & Ideas

The Dark Side of Fintech Borrowing

Cream-Skimming?, was written by Marco Di Maggio, the Ogunlesi Family Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, and Vincent Yao, an associate... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne; Financial Services; Banking

26 Nov 2019
News

The Ritual Effect

enhance feelings of control, which reduces grief; in business negotiations, enacting rituals like handshaking can increase feelings of trust, which enables better working relationships. And the list goes on: rituals can increase belonging... View Details

Keywords: rituals

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Executive Education - Entrepreneurship

time with HBS faculty and peers from around the world in programs that encourage and support entrepreneurial leadership. Entrepreneurship-related courses: Families in Business (12-17 NOV 2023) Promote... View Details

26 Sep 2006
First Look

First Look: September 26, 2006

http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=606147 Matthew A. Hunter Harvard Business School Case 806-203 Matthew Hunter, CEO of a second-generation family business, must manage the... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

Beatriz Fernández

Keywords: Food Service

05 May 2020
Research & Ideas

China Tariffs and Coronavirus a Double Hit to American Retailers

that US companies have disproportionately borne the brunt of the increased tariffs on China, as the ongoing trade war nears the two-year mark. “The situation may get more pressing for some of these companies that will be hit with a double-shock,” says Alberto F.... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

Christoph Schiess

Keywords: Real Estate, Hotels, Diversified

13 Jul 2020
Research & Ideas

Merck CEO Ken Frazier Discusses a COVID Cure, Racism, and Why Leaders Need to Walk the Talk

below, Frazier provides insights into this turbulent period of American history with Tsedal Neeley (@tsedal), the Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Topics... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Pharmaceutical

21 Dec 2015
Op-Ed

Without Immigrants, We Wouldn't Have Google

immigrants who have made innumerable contributions to the technological and economic success of the United States. Outsiders keep our commercial markets vital by offering perspectives that differ from the prevailing view, introducing new View Details

Keywords: by Shane Greenstein; Information Technology

01 Jan 2012
News

E. Roe Stamps IV, MBA 1974

Stampses have a dog and six or more cats—to business to social responsibility. Together Roe and Penny run the family foundation that is headquartered next to their Coconut Grove home and supports local... View Details

June 2016 (Revised November 2021)
Case

Longchamp

By: Jill Avery, Tonia Junker and Daniela Beyersdorfer

Longchamp’s Le Pliage is one of the fashion world’s most successful products, a cultural icon across the globe. But managing the low priced, nylon handbag is challenging as Longchamp tries to move its brand upmarket into higher priced, luxury leather goods. How much... View Details

Keywords: Brand Management; Luxury Brand; Brand Positioning; Product Strategy; Retailing; Pricing Strategy; Marketing; Brands and Branding; Marketing Strategy; Luxury; Family Business; Price; Strategy; Apparel and Accessories Industry; Retail Industry; Consumer Products Industry; Fashion Industry; France; Europe

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27 Apr 2015
Lessons from the Classroom

Leadership Lessons From Outer Space

graduate of the General Management Program, an intensive seven-week Executive Education curriculum at Harvard Business School. On April 22, beaming in from space via satellite feed, he spent half an hour addressing a packed audience of... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Aerospace

14 Jun 2021
Op-Ed

When Your Nerves Get the Best of You, Change the Narrative

Author Francesca Gino is the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She's the author of Rebel Talent: Why It Pays to Break the Rules in... View Details

Keywords: by Francesca Gino

04 Jun 2020
Book

It’s Not About You: Why Leaders Need to Look Outward

for teams to thrive, even in the leader’s absence. Frei, the UPS Foundation Professor of Service Management at Harvard Business School, served as senior vice president for leadership and strategy at Uber and has consulted with WeWork and... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz

11 Mar 2001
Research & Ideas

Group Therapy

discovered that family ties in that country are so prevalent that they are not as useful as interlocking directorates and pyramidal equity structures in delineating business group boundaries. Furthermore,... View Details

Keywords: by Peter Jacobs

09 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Where Will You Be in 30 Years: Behind the Scenes of the 5 Big Life Decisions Documentary

suggestions, four topic areas emerged reflecting changes in the workforce and society. Namely, the Class of 1992 wanted to learn about the experience of women in the workforce as the numbers of women in business was steadily growing. They... View Details

02 Jun 2021
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