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- December 1982 (Revised April 1983)
- Background Note
Management Issues in State-Owned Enterprises
By: James E. Austin
Austin, James E. "Management Issues in State-Owned Enterprises." Harvard Business School Background Note 383-103, December 1982. (Revised April 1983.)
- October 1979 (Revised May 1980)
- Case
Dunkin' Donuts (B): Field Management
By: Hirotaka Takeuchi
Takeuchi, Hirotaka. "Dunkin' Donuts (B): Field Management." Harvard Business School Case 580-036, October 1979. (Revised May 1980.)
- February 2011
- Teaching Note
CHS Inc.: Cooperative Leadership in a Global Food Economy (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
Teaching Note for 911409.
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- May 2006
- Article
How Do Family Ownership, Control, and Management Affect Firm Value?
Villalonga, Belen, and Raphael Amit. "How Do Family Ownership, Control, and Management Affect Firm Value?" Journal of Financial Economics 80, no. 2 (May 2006): 385–417.
- August 1993 (Revised January 1994)
- Case
Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer
Prochnik was a large state-owned clothing manufacturer located in the textile-production-intensive region of Lodz, Poland. In the early months of economic reform, Prochnik was one of the first five state enterprises to be privatized through initial public offerings and...
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Loveman, Gary W., and David T. Kotchen. "Prochnik: Privatization of a Polish Clothing Manufacturer." Harvard Business School Case 394-038, August 1993. (Revised January 1994.)
- March 28, 2016
- Article
Why the 21st Century Will Belong to Family Businesses
By: Josh Baron
Baron, Josh. "Why the 21st Century Will Belong to Family Businesses." Harvard Business Review (website) (March 28, 2016).
- December 2001 (Revised January 2002)
- Case
National Cooperative Council for Agriculture and Horticulture of the Netherlands, The
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Cate Reavis
As the No. 1 cooperative country in the world and the second leading trading country in the world, how do the cooperatives of the Netherlands organize to provide leadership in the global food system?
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Keywords:
Cooperative Ownership;
Food;
Agribusiness;
Globalization;
Leadership;
Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry;
Netherlands
Goldberg, Ray A., and Cate Reavis. "National Cooperative Council for Agriculture and Horticulture of the Netherlands, The." Harvard Business School Case 902-417, December 2001. (Revised January 2002.)
- August 2019 (Revised July 2023)
- Course Overview Note
Demystifying the Family Enterprise
By: Christina R. Wing and Madeline Keulen
90% of the GDP in the world is created through family-owned businesses. Family businesses are frequently thought to be exclusively mom-and-pop, small businesses. Most fail to realize that Walmart, Fidelity, Cargill, Koch Industries, and Ford, to name a few, are all...
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Wing, Christina R., and Madeline Keulen. "Demystifying the Family Enterprise." Harvard Business School Course Overview Note 620-030, August 2019. (Revised July 2023.)
- January 2013
- Supplement
SMARTBITES (B): May 2009
By: Michael Roberts and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother and sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a large US bakery/cafe for Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business.
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Keywords:
Franchising;
Start-up;
Franchise Ownership;
Business Startups;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Turkey
Roberts, Michael, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (B): May 2009." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-110, January 2013.
- January 2009 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Appellation Shanxi: Grace Vineyard
By: William C. Kirby, Michael Shih-ta Chen and Keith Chi-ho Wong
Grace Vineyard was a rare family-owned, private winery in China that was set on establishing itself as a world-renowned, quality vintner. Judy Leissner, the second-generation company leader, was at a crossroads in how she wanted to grow the business that her father...
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Keywords:
Family Business;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Family Ownership;
State Ownership;
Expansion;
Food and Beverage Industry;
China
Kirby, William C., Michael Shih-ta Chen, and Keith Chi-ho Wong. "Appellation Shanxi: Grace Vineyard." Harvard Business School Case 309-075, January 2009. (Revised February 2013.)
- July 1989 (Revised March 1992)
- Case
Cooperative Company Friesland: A Cooperative Joint Venture in Condensed Milk
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Cooperative Company Friesland: A Cooperative Joint Venture in Condensed Milk." Harvard Business School Case 590-014, July 1989. (Revised March 1992.)
- November 1987 (Revised January 1988)
- Case
Farmland Industries
By: Ray A. Goldberg
Goldberg, Ray A. "Farmland Industries." Harvard Business School Case 588-045, November 1987. (Revised January 1988.)
- 27 Jan 2014
- Research & Ideas
Family CEOs Spend Less Time at Work
Two years ago, the World Management Survey on organizational leadership reported that firms led by family CEOs (managers related to the family owning the business) are often managed badly, particularly those where a first-born son has inherited the role of CEO from the...
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Keywords:
by Carmen Nobel
- January 2013
- Supplement
SMARTBITES (D): February 2010
By: Michael Roberts and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother and sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a large US bakery/cafe for Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business.
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Keywords:
Franchising;
Startups;
Franchise Ownership;
Business Startups;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Turkey
Roberts, Michael, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (D): February 2010." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-112, January 2013.
- January 2013
- Supplement
SMARTBITES (C): June 2009
By: Michael Roberts and Amar Bhide
The case describes a Turkish brother and sister team who are evaluating the option of acquiring and operating a franchise of a large US bakery/cafe for Turkey. They are comparing this option to that of simply starting a similar business.
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Keywords:
Franchising;
Startups;
Franchise Ownership;
Business Startups;
Food and Beverage Industry;
Turkey
Roberts, Michael, and Amar Bhide. "SMARTBITES (C): June 2009." Harvard Business School Supplement 813-111, January 2013.
- 2008
- Article
Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison
By: Joseph P.H. Fan, Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith and Mengxin Zhao
The purpose of this paper is to provide a systematic comparison of the level of business diversification in China and eight other large economies for the 2001-2005 period. The reasons why publicly listed Chinese firms are more diversified than companies elsewhere are...
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Fan, Joseph P.H., Jun Huang, Felix Oberholzer-Gee, Troy D. Smith, and Mengxin Zhao. "Diversification of Chinese Companies: An International Comparison." Chinese Management Studies 2, no. 1 (2008): 3–13.
- July 2010
- Teaching Note
Perfect Storm over Zurich Airport (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Michael L. Tushman and David Kiron
Teaching Note for 408023 and 408058.
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- winter 1990
- Article
The Impact of Family Dynamics on Structure and Process in Family Foundations
By: J. A. Davis, K. Gersick and I. Lansberg
Davis, J. A., K. Gersick, and I. Lansberg. "The Impact of Family Dynamics on Structure and Process in Family Foundations." Family Business Review (winter 1990).
- December 2012 (Revised January 2013)
- Case
Pemex (A): In a Free Fall?
By: Noel Maurer and Aldo Musacchio
Keywords:
Turnarounds;
Oil Prices;
State-owned Enterprises;
Oil Companies;
National Oil Companies;
Energy;
Privatization;
State Ownership;
Corporate Governance;
Energy Industry;
Mexico;
North America
Maurer, Noel, and Aldo Musacchio. "Pemex (A): In a Free Fall?" Harvard Business School Case 713-051, December 2012. (Revised January 2013.)
- June 2013
- Supplement
Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)
By: Jim Sharpe
This is the Video Supplement for Elasto Therm: The Next Step (HBS Case #813030).
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Keywords:
Entrepreneurial Management;
Entrepreneurs;
Search;
Search Funds;
Manufacturing;
Pricing Policies;
Pricing;
Pricing Strategy;
Sales Channels;
Sales Force Management;
Customer Focus;
Customer Specificity;
Manufacturing Tools;
Acquisitions;
Growth Strategy;
Growth And Development Strategy;
Growth;
Plastics;
Turnarounds;
Labor Management;
Stockholders;
Careers;
Job Design;
Gender;
Life Planning;
Employee Empowerment;
Work/family Balance;
Work-life Balance;
Entrepreneurship;
Management;
Employee Ownership;
Acquisition;
Rubber Industry;
Auto Industry;
United States
Sharpe, Jim. "Elasto Therm: The Next Step (Video Supplement)." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 813-703, June 2013.