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- 29 Sep 2023
- Blog Post
HBS Latino Student Association Spotlight: Reyna Pacheco Rios (MBA 2025)
Would I be able to make my family proud and honor my roots? Would I be able to make my American identity shine just as bright to prove my love for this country? Along my journey I have discovered that being “Mexican American” can be what...
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- December 1999 (Revised August 2000)
- Case
Prime Designs
By: Paul W. Marshall
A student takes the role of the father who is the CEO of a family business. A non-family manager has asked for a meeting. Agenda topics are: your son's latest proposal and managers' desire to own equity.
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Marshall, Paul W. "Prime Designs." Harvard Business School Case 800-198, December 1999. (Revised August 2000.)
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Janet Simpson Benvenuti - Making A Difference
- October 2007 (Revised February 2010)
- Case
Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy
By: Stuart C. Gilson and Belen Villalonga
In 2002, a massive accounting fraud and corporate looting scandal involving the founding Rigas family made Adelphia the 11th largest bankruptcy case in history, and the third-after WorldCom and Enron-among those triggered by fraud. Set in 2005, when Adelphia is...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Restructuring;
Crime and Corruption;
Insolvency and Bankruptcy;
Corporate Governance;
Governance Controls;
Family Ownership
Gilson, Stuart C., and Belen Villalonga. "Adelphia Communications Corp.'s Bankruptcy." Harvard Business School Case 208-071, October 2007. (Revised February 2010.)
- October 1992 (Revised August 2005)
- Background Note
Estate Freeze
By: Henry B. Reiling
The so called estate freeze is a classic estate planning and recapitalization practice. It seeks to reconcile the multiple human and business considerations associated with transferring operating control and the future increases in the value of a family dominated...
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Keywords:
Personal Finance;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Laws and Statutes;
Financial Services Industry;
United States
Reiling, Henry B. "Estate Freeze." Harvard Business School Background Note 293-063, October 1992. (Revised August 2005.)
- 07 Jun 2014
- Video
Courtney Miller Cavatoni - Making A Difference
- August 2005 (Revised February 2007)
- Case
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery
By: William W. George, Rick Buhrman and Andrew N. McLean
As the Montgomery Bus Boycott starts, the young Martin Luther King Jr. faces challenges to his leadership goals, strategic vision, and personal and family safety. Makes extensive use of King's own words and writings and builds a portrait of a young, talented, and...
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Keywords:
Decision Making;
Education;
Values and Beliefs;
Biography;
Leadership;
Personal Development and Career;
Family and Family Relationships;
Alabama
George, William W., Rick Buhrman, and Andrew N. McLean. "Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Young Minister Confronts the Challenges of Montgomery." Harvard Business School Case 406-016, August 2005. (Revised February 2007.)
Prithwiraj Choudhury
Prithwiraj (Raj) Choudhury is the Lumry Family Associate Professor at the Harvard Business School. He was an Assistant Professor at Wharton prior to joining Harvard. His research is focused on studying the Future of Work, especially the changing Geography of... View Details
- September 2006 (Revised November 2006)
- Supplement
SUN Brewing (A) (CW)
The Khemka family of India--founders, managers, and majority owners of Russia-based SUN Brewing--faces a difficult decision in 1998. Following the ruble's massive devaluation in August 1998, the stock price of SUN brewing, which is publicly listed on the Luxemburg...
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- 15 Aug 2021
- News
Prithwiraj Choudhury on the Future of Remote Work
- 31 May 2019
- Video
Celebrating the 2019 Harvard Business School Commencement
- July 2010 (Revised December 2010)
- Case
Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever
Wang Yung-ching, legendary Taiwanese businessman and philanthropist, passed away in 2008. He left behind an estate worth US $5.5 billion, but did not leave a will. The case discusses the potential motivation for Wang, and uses it to study succession planning for family...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Governance Controls;
Management Succession;
Family Ownership;
Planning;
Motivation and Incentives;
Chemical Industry;
Taiwan
Jin, Li, Joseph P.H. Fan, and Winnie S.C. Leung. "Formosa Plastics Group: Business Continuity Forever." Harvard Business School Case 210-026, July 2010. (Revised December 2010.)
- Research Summary
Tax Factors in Business Decisions
Henry B. Reiling is continuing a field-based project that explores the human, business, tax, and finance problems encountered in transferring the ownership and management of a family business to the next generation.
- 31 Jul 2014
- News
Grocery Chain Workers Want Their CEO Back
- 12 Apr 2022
- News
What Does the Pandemic Have to Do With Inflation?
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 17 Feb 2016
- Webinars: Trending@HBS
Everything I Needed to Know About Parenting I Learned at HBS
During the webinar, Denise will translate leadership principles into a family-friendly context to help parents foster kindness and reduce tension at home. Everyone benefits! Well show you how to adapt these tools to your own family vision and action plan.
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Dr. Laura Catena
Dr. Laura Catena, Managing Director of Bodega Catena Zapata, traces the history of her family winery from humble beginnings to their decision in the 1990s to target the French wine industry and establish Argentine wine as amongst the best in the world.
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- 12 Mar 2020
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Muhammad Alagil
Muhammad Alagil, Chairman of Jarir Investment in Saudi Arabia, discusses how the company has fostered local talent rather than relying on expatriates, and observes the impact of the growing number of...
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- 04 Nov 2019
- Video
Patrick Chalhoub
Patrick Chalhoub, CEO of Dubai-based luxury retailer Chalhoub, discusses the phases of succession in his family business, including the handover from the founders (his parents) and the creation of a more...
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