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Why the Second Generation Can Make or Break Your Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey don't have to live in the shadow of the founders. -
How to Make a Global Joint Venture Work
International business Magazine ArticleDespite the great potential for conflict, many companies routinely—and successfully—use joint ventures. With the increasing use of this form of management, business leaders must think about the more effective way of managing: shared management or dominant parent. This author, drawing from his research with 37 joint ventures involving mostly North American and Western European companies, […] -
How Family Businesses Can Compete for Talent
Family businesses Digital ArticleThe global workforce is transforming. Family firms are uniquely positioned to beat out the competition. -
Transferring Power in The Family Business
Change management Magazine ArticleOne of the most agonizing experiences that any business faces is the moving from one generation of top management to the next. The problem is often most acute in family businesses, where the original entrepreneur hangs on as he watches others try to help manage or take over his business, while at the same time, […] -
The Global Logic of Strategic Alliances
International business Magazine ArticleCompanies are just beginning to learn what nations have always known: in a complex, uncertain world filled with dangerous opponents, it is best not to go it alone. Great powers operating across broad theaters of engagement have traditionally made common cause with others whose interests ran parallel with their own. No shame in that. Entente—the […] -
Your Family Business Needs a Board
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleA guide to what it should do - and who should be on it. -
The Perils of Partnering in Developing Markets
Cross-cultural management Magazine ArticleHow a health care provider addresses the risks that come with globalization -
When Should You Fire Your Child from the Family Business?
Dismissing employees Digital ArticleFour questions to ask before you make a painful decision. -
Procurement as Strategy
Innovation Magazine ArticleIn 2004, just days after Greece unexpectedly won the European Soccer Championship, Adidas delivered more than 145,000 Greece team jerseys across markets in Europe. Smart marketing, right? Without a doubt. But perhaps even more impressive were Adidas’s global procurement efforts: Thanks to a centralized supply chain coordinated with its country-based sales subsidiaries, the company created […] -
It Might Be Time to Spill Your Corporate Secrets
Technology & Operations Digital ArticleJust look at the Apple Watch. -
What We Can Learn from Merger Deals That Never Happened
Mergers and acquisitions Digital ArticleLessons from a trio of recent high-profile busts. -
Don’t Give up On Russia
Global strategy Magazine ArticleIn the midst of hardship, the climate for foreign investment in Russia has never been better. But Westerners should learn from the mistakes of the first wave of joint ventures. -
Oil and Troubled Waters
Power and influence Magazine ArticleWhen a crisis forces outside directors to navigate major changes, investors and directors must adopt new roles. The largest such case to date provides some useful lessons. The Royal Dutch/Shell Group was a 60/40 joint venture between Royal Dutch Petroleum and Shell Transport and Trading. It was run by a five-person committee of managing directors […] -
Dealing with the Unique Work-Life Challenges of Family Businesses
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSetting boundaries is especially tricky. -
Expand the Menu? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleYolk-ay, a United Arab Emirates restaurant chain specializing in traditional Indian egg dishes, recently opened its eighth location in 10 years--but turnover... -
Great Transition
Global Business Magazine ArticleAs China's economy grows and opens further, the opportunity it presents to multinationals is changing. Foreign companies are moving to country development... -
Use Joint Ventures to Ease the Pain of Restructuring
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleFor large corporations that are refocusing their portfolios, the problem of how best to dispose of basically sound but underperforming businesses remains.... -
Open-Market Innovation
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Magazine ArticleCompanies in many industries are feeling immense pressure to improve their ability to innovate. But executives know that the best ideas aren't always... -
Developing the Next Generation of Leaders in Your Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleTalent can be hard to scout when it's family. -
Your Family Business Needs a Deep Bench
Corporate governance Digital ArticleIt’ll help your organization grow, adapt, and build resilience.
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Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
Kombi Sports Inc.: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In January 2020, Kombi Sports Inc. was at a strategic crossroads in a changing industry. The Montreal-based firm had evolved from a niche provider of... -
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world's leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather... -
Live Nation and Pharrell Williams
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details "We're in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let's do this. If you think you can pull it off,... -
Sula Vineyards (A): Indian Wine - Ce n'est pas possible!
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on the risks and rewards of early-stage investing in a successful emerging market consumer start-up (i.e. non-tech), from seed funding... -
THE WOODVILLE REPUBLICAN: FAMILY FIRM OR COMMUNITY ASSET?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Andy Lewis was the fourth-generation publisher and editor of a small family- owned newspaper in rural Mississippi. Lewis faced the challenges of operating... -
Sa Sa Cosmetics
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Sa Sa Cosmetics has had spectacular success as a low-price retailer of branded cosmetics. But recently, growth has slackened. What are the causes? This... -
Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Co. (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Anheuser-Busch Versus SABMiller: Bidding War in China's Beer Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details An unprecedented bidding war for the Chinese fourth-largest beer maker, Haerbin Brewery, broke out between the world top two breweries--Anheuser-Busch... -
The World Wrestling Federation (A): Vince McMahon vs. Bret "the Hitman" Hart
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Vince McMahon's World Wrestling Federation faces a serious threat to survival from the deep pockets of media mogul Ted Turner and Time-Warner, Inc. McMahon... -
Samsung: Family Assets and Roadblocks (C) - Court Calls 'Time Out' on Lee Jae-yong
Leadership & Managing People Case Study8.95View Details This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea's largest conglomerates. Part A, "Drivers... -
Birla Carbon Egypt: Building Soft Power in a Foreign Country
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Birla Carbon, a flagship business of the nearly $60-billion global conglomerate and India-headquartered Aditya Birla Group (ABG), is one of the world's... -
Nalli Silk Sarees (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement for case 113004 -
The Deutsch-Casella Joint Venture and [Yellow Tail]® Wines: Trading Up or Trading Down?
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In early February 2009, executives from a U.S. wine importer, W. J. Deutsch & Sons (Deutsch), met in White Plains, New York, to try and reach a consensus... -
HOMI Foundation: Expanding a Non-profit Family Hospital for Children
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details The Hospital de la Misericordia (HM), today HOMI Foundation, is a children's hospital located in Bogotá (Colombia). It was founded by José Ignacio Barberi,... -
Qadri Group: Family Constitution Writing Process
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case describes the process that the Qadri Group (QG) is following to develop a family constitution in 2014. In early 2012, the family council had... -
Continental Hope Group
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details This case provides an opportunity to examine and discuss how a traditional Chinese private business was launched and developed into a globalizing, multi-industry... -
Family Business Ownership
Strategy & Execution Case Study8.95View Details Individuals who belong to a family that owns a business are faced with a choice: whether or not to participate in the family business project. Family... -
Professionalization of Ujwal Bharati
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details The case is woven around the decision dilemma faced by the second generation managing director of Ujwal Bharati Pharmaceuticals, a mid-size business.... -
Mysore Saree Udyog: Establishing a culture of professionalism in a family business
Management Case Study11.95View Details Mysore Saree Udyog is an iconic retail store in Bangalore for sarees, fabric and other Indian traditional wear. Its success rests on the family's merchandising...
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Alltech
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Alltech was a Lexington, Kentucky-based producer of supplements for animal feed, with revenues of over $2 billion (projected to reach $3 billion in 2018),... -
Kombi Sports Inc.: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details In January 2020, Kombi Sports Inc. was at a strategic crossroads in a changing industry. The Montreal-based firm had evolved from a niche provider of... -
Frank Cornelissen: The Great Sulfite Debate (A)
Management Case Study11.95View Details In 2018, artisanal Italian vineyard Frank Cornelissen was one of the world's leading natural wine vineyards. Its founder, Frank Cornelissen, faced weather... -
Live Nation and Pharrell Williams
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details "We're in business together, and whether we lose a few million dollars or make a few million dollars, let's do this. If you think you can pull it off,... -
Why the Second Generation Can Make or Break Your Family Business
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleThey don't have to live in the shadow of the founders. -
Sula Vineyards (A): Indian Wine - Ce n'est pas possible!
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details The case focuses on the risks and rewards of early-stage investing in a successful emerging market consumer start-up (i.e. non-tech), from seed funding... -
THE WOODVILLE REPUBLICAN: FAMILY FIRM OR COMMUNITY ASSET?
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study11.95View Details Andy Lewis was the fourth-generation publisher and editor of a small family- owned newspaper in rural Mississippi. Lewis faced the challenges of operating... -
Sa Sa Cosmetics
Sales & Marketing Case Study11.95View Details Sa Sa Cosmetics has had spectacular success as a low-price retailer of branded cosmetics. But recently, growth has slackened. What are the causes? This... -
Blethen Family and the Seattle Times Co. (B)
Innovation & Entrepreneurship Case Study5.00View Details Supplements the (A) case. -
Anheuser-Busch Versus SABMiller: Bidding War in China's Beer Industry
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details An unprecedented bidding war for the Chinese fourth-largest beer maker, Haerbin Brewery, broke out between the world top two breweries--Anheuser-Busch...