Family Businesses - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Feb 2014
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How to Thrive While Leading a Family Business

Keywords: family business; work/life balance

10 Feb 2015
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and CEO. Jones’s son and stepdaughter both work in the family business, but he cites the importance of drawing on a broad cross-section of external advisors and board members for perspective. In a few years, an OPM-er in training, Ryan... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; family business; leadership; food manufacturing; Food Manufacturing; Manufacturing

04 Aug 2014
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Market Basket Shows the Best and Worst of Family Business

08 Jun 2015
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Leading a family business

After Phyllis Papani Godwin (HRPBA 1949) inherited the family electrical supply business, she quickly learned the ropes, developed a collaborative leadership style, and expanded the company into 28 locations. (Published June 2015) View Details

01 Oct 2009
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Growing a Family Business

Time describes Benetton Group as "a case study in business management." Alessandro Benetton (MBA '91) guides a family business through a generational shift. View Details

Keywords: Alessandro Benetton, MBA '91; Management

06 Jan 2015
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Helping a family business

HBS has given Ricardo Aguirre (MBA 2015) the ability to listen and learn from others, an asset he plans to take back to his family’s businesses in Venezuela. (Published January 2015) View Details

13 Aug 2014
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Family Businesses Need Entrepreneurs for Long-Run Success

31 Jul 2017
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It’s Hard to Fix the Family Business Without Offending the Family

01 Jul 2011
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Whether to Shutter a Struggling Family Business

07 May 2025
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How MBA Moms Balance Business and Family

26 Jun 2013
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Henry Ford's Great-Great Grandchildren Join the Family Business

27 Feb 2025
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Scaling a Family Business to Build Multigenerational Success

23 Nov 2010
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Resolve an Ownership Dispute in a Family Business

01 Dec 2014
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Case Study: Growing the Family Business

(Zoonar RF/Thinkstock; iStock) Sweet Kiddles is a new concept in center-based childcare. Unlike traditional centers where parents must commit to fixed full- or part-time schedules, Sweet Kiddles’ flexible scheduling allows families to use... View Details

Keywords: childcare; Finance

08 Sep 2022
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Your Family Business Needs a Board

09 Sep 2022
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Family Businesses Have a Talent-Acquisition Advantage

19 Nov 2014
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Helping family businesses succeed and thrive

For more than 25 years, Philippe de Gaspé Beaubien (MBA 1954) and his family foundation have been enabling others learn how to manage successful family-run businesses. (Published November 2014) View Details

02 May 2011
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Family Business on a Global Stage

Keywords: Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services; Professional Services

22 Jul 2014
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