Family - Publications - Faculty & Research

05 Jul 2014
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The Power of the Pub

Keywords: family business; change management; innovation; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Demola Gbadegesin - In the Right Direction

Photography by Robert Schoen Democracy. Family values. The promise of technology. The themes that arise when talking to Demola Gbadegesin are ones that many Americans assume to be their own. But for this native of Nigeria, their potential... View Details

Keywords: Susan Young; democracy; family; technology; Finance; Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services; Professional Services

14 Oct 2024
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Families Sacrifice Time and Money Caring for Loved Ones. A New Caregiver Calculator Reveals the High Cost.

24 May 2023
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Balancing Acts

you have to balance the two, you're doing the right thing. Now, if you're in politics and you're making a decision, it obviously has to do with Apollo. But if you are with your family and your kids and your friends and you go out at night... View Details

Keywords: work-life balance; happiness; family

18 Oct 2018
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$7.5 Million Gift from Debra and Leon Black Family Foundation to Support U.S. Military and Veteran Fellowship Program

06 Oct 2024
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How Companies Can Ease the Strain on Employees Taking Care of Elderly Parents or Ill Family Members

01 Dec 2022
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Built to Last

Weisiger at Carolina Tractor & Equipment: laying a foundation for employee development and company values The third generation to lead Carolina Tractor & Equipment (CTE), Ed Weisiger Jr. (MBA 1986) wants to rewrite the typical Hollywood script when it comes to View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadershp; employee management; Machinery Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Sep 2023
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Returning to the Roots

It’s not a role he sought or expected. But when his brother died of a brain tumor late last year, Florent Latour (MBA 1999) became CEO of Maison Louis Latour, a winemaker established in 1797 in the Burgundy region of France. The 11th generation of his family to lead... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; wine; entrepreneurship; family business; innovation; climate change; Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing; Manufacturing

05 Dec 2014
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Putting Her Stamp on Fidelity

Keywords: career advancement; family busiensses; Finance; leadership; Finance

01 Jun 2002
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Up to the Challenge: Ken Baumgartner - Sticking with It

some classes, and finish my degree when I got out of the NHL,” explains Baumgartner, who found, instead, that one season in the NHL led to another — twelve in all — with the LA Kings, the New York Islanders, the Toronto Maple Leafs, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the... View Details

Keywords: Amy Burton; hockey; education; family; career paths; personal priorities; Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Mining

01 Jun 2024
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Firm Foundation

Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Courtesy Tracy Britt Cool Tracy Britt Cool (MBA 2009) has been playing the long game as long as she can remember. The former Berkshire Hathaway executive grew up in a family business: Her father was a third-generation farmer in Manhattan,... View Details

Keywords: Janelle Nanos; private equity; Warren Buffett; career path; investment strategy; family business; Finance

01 Sep 2023
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That Was Then, This Is Now

celebrated its 20th anniversary. Watch a video and learn more about its place in the HBS culture. Since its inception, the Portrait Project has become an increasingly familiar aspect of HBS culture, with graduating students and their View Details

Keywords: Photographed by Tony Deifell (MBA 2002); edited by Julia Hanna. Above: Heidi Brooks, photographed in 2003 and 2023.; life experience; family; leadership