Case Study |
Source |
Industry |
Geography |
Topic |
Adams Funeral Home |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Funerals |
Georgia, USA |
Strategic management, merger analysis, sales promotion |
Alcoholes de Centroamerica, S.A. |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Alcohol |
Honduras |
Entrepreneurship, conflicts management, family relationships, strategy |
Anderson Steel Service, Inc. |
Harvard Business School |
Steel products |
Arizona, USA |
Organizational change, hotel operations, international management |
Argentina Suites: A Case Study |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Hotels |
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
Company management, family relationships |
Atherton Clothing Company |
Harvard Business School |
Apparel, retail trade |
California, USA |
Succession, valuation of the company |
Ayala Corporation |
Harvard Business School |
Banking, Telecommunications, Water |
Philippines |
Deciding what future business opportunities to pursue. |
Babbitt Ranches: Governance and Strategic Planning in a Family Business |
Harvard Business School |
Cattle ranching |
Arizona, USA |
Leadership, company management, succession, conflict and resolution |
Bentington Industries |
Harvard Business School |
Consulting and Engineering services |
England |
Family interaction, organizational behaviour/leadership |
Bhiwar Enterprises |
Richard Ivey School of Business |
Wholesale trade - non-durable goods |
Kenya, Africa |
Succession plan, conflict management |
Borrowing to Grow at Andrews Company |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Manufacturing |
USA |
Family business in the next generations |
Caso Conservas Diaz S.A. |
Kellogg School of Management |
Agriculture |
Spain |
Family relations, succession, company's shareholders |
Clemens Family Corporation |
Iese Business School |
Meat processing |
Philadelphia, USA |
Organizational change, family council, governance, board reorganization, succession |
Donald Salter Communications, Inc. |
Kellogg School of Management |
Broadcasting, Newspaper publishing |
Idaho, USA |
Asset management, motivation and incentives, business valuation |
Ed's Dilemma: Succession Planning at Niagara Paving |
Entrepreneurship: Theory & Practice |
Asphalt paving |
Buffalo, New York, USA |
Succession planning |
Eu Yan Sang: Reviving a Traditional Family Business with Modern Business Principles |
Stanford Business Case |
Traditional Chinese medicine |
Singapore |
Growth, professionalization, family values, decline |
Families, Fortunes, and Footwear. Reaching Out to the Fourth Generation of Brazil’s Lupo S.A. |
Stanford Business Case |
Apparel |
Brazil |
Succession, exit |
Ford Motor Company's Value Enhancement Plan |
Harvard Business School |
Automotive |
Michigan, USA |
Balance values of the family with the expectations of a modern day corporation, succession planning |
Francisco de Narváez at Tía: Selling the Family Business |
Harvard Business School |
Retail trade |
Argentina |
Capital structure, cash, financial liquidity, business and shareholder relations |
From Swords to Ploughshares |
INSEAD |
Storage and transport |
Minnesota, USA |
Family business exit (selling process) |
George Barker |
Harvard Business School |
Real estate, rental & leasing |
USA |
Management succession, conflict management |
Goodwin Sporting Goods |
Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation |
Retail trade |
USA |
Leadership company management, performance evaluation, relationships |
Graham Family and the Washington Post Co. |
Harvard Business School |
Newspaper publishing |
District of Columbia, USA |
Succession planning, retirement, conflict resolution |
H.D. Chasen Company, Inc. |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Industrial equipment |
USA |
Interpersonal communication, management succession, going public, family relationships |
Iggy's Bread of the World |
Harvard Business School |
Baking & bakeries |
Massachusetts, USA |
Succession planning |
Ireka Construction Berhad: A Chinese Family Business Goes Public |
Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation |
Construction |
Malaysia |
Growth, organizational culture, restructuring |
J.R. Pierce, Inc. |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Pastry |
Ohio, USA |
Process of going from a private to a public company, change management processes |
Keddeg company: Succession to the Next Generation of Small Business |
Kellogg School of Management |
Aircraft |
USA |
Family business succession planning |
Kohler Co. |
Harvard Business School |
Manufacturing |
Wisconsin, USA |
Conflict management |
Metal Benders Industries, Inc.: The Accidental Entrepreneur |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Metal industry |
Maryland, USA |
Family business, entrepreneurship, succession, shareholder value, leadership |
“My Dad or My Boss?” The Story of a Family Hotel
|
University of Padova, Alessandra Tognazzo |
Hospitality |
Italy |
Family Business, Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises, Hospitality |
Nantucket Nectars |
Harvard Business School |
Beverages |
Massachusetts, USA |
Family ownership, valuation of the company (cash flow approach) |
Nantucket Nectars: The Exit |
Harvard Business School |
Beverages |
Massachusetts, USA |
Strategic management, leadership, turnaround management |
Northwest Security Services |
Graduate School of Business, Stanford University |
Security Alarm services |
Washington, USA |
Family business exit (selling process) |
Ottawa Devices, Inc. |
Harvard Business School |
Medical equipment & devices |
Canada |
Family business exit (selling process) |
Outstanding Outsider and the Fumbling Family |
Harvard Business School |
Food |
Illinois, USA |
Bring new family members into a business, asset diversification, division of ownership |
Pitcairn Family Heritage(R) Fund |
Harvard Business School |
Fund investments |
Philadelphia, USA |
Change management, management succession, retirement, conflict of interests |
Precista Tools AG |
Harvard Business School |
Machine tools |
Switzerland |
Succession, family ownership |
Prudence and Audacity: The House of Beretta |
Harvard Business School |
Arms |
Brescia, Italy |
Differences between controlled firms and held corporations, family firms' benefits and costs |
Salvatore Ferragamo, Spa. |
Harvard Business School |
Shoes and leather goods |
Italy |
Family ownership, conflict and resolution, succession |
Scholtes Waterservices |
Richard Ivey School of Business Foundation |
Horticultural |
Holland |
Growth of the firm, adapt to new market |
Sigma Motion, Inc. |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
linear motion |
Pennsylvania, USA |
Changes and strategic planning, corporate governance, growth |
Simon Salvage Case: A Case of a Family Business |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Scrap metal |
New Jersey, USA |
Succession, governance, communication, leadership |
Smit's Company |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Chocolate |
Michigan, USA |
Succession, conflict management |
Stevenson Industries |
Harvard Business School |
Pumps & seals |
Connecticut, USA |
Transition in ownership, leadership |
The Agnellis and Fiat: Family Business Governance in a Crisis |
Harvard Business School |
Automotive |
Italy |
Governance, leadership, professionalization |
The Ambivalent CEO of the Construction Company |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Construction |
Northeast, USA |
Growth's strategies despite of limited resources |
The Cousins Tournament Case |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Electrical systems |
California, USA |
Succession, conflict management, management style, organizational culture |
The Ferre Media Group (Part A),(Pat B) |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
News and cement business |
Puerto Rico |
No abstract/key words available |
The Fojtasek Companies and Heritage partners: March 1995 |
Harvard Business School |
Building materials |
Texas, USA |
No abstract/key words available |
The Fudge Cottage |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Confectionery |
Michigan, USA |
No abstract/key words available |
The Harilela Enterprises: An Indian Family Business in Hong Kong |
Kellogg School of Management |
Hotels |
Hong Kong |
Family ownership, mergers and acquisitions, partnerships, succession, financial strategy |
The Khalil Abdo Group |
Harvard Business School |
Pharmaceuticals |
Egypt |
Valuation of a business, business exit (selling process) |
The New MBA |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Construction Sand and Gravel |
Minnesota, USA |
Ownership, family employment, management, leadership, governance and succession |
The Resort in Pueblo Family |
Cox Family Enterprise Centre |
Hotel |
Arizona, USA |
Family ownership |
The Son-In-Law |
Poza & Daugherty, 2004 |
Food (bakery) |
Pennsylvania, USA |
Succession issues during adverse events |
The Wen Group |
Harvard Business School |
Pharmaceuticals |
Hong Kong |
Crisis management, conflict management, corporate governance, leadership |
W.S. Darley & Co. - Sustaining Family Connections |
Longenecker et al. (2011) |
Fire-fighting and emergency services |
Illinois, USA |
Bringing family e business together, planning for succession |
Westbrook Farm |
NACRA - North American Case Research Association |
Farm |
Indiana, USA |
Investment evaluation, business decision making |
Weston Nurseries Inc. |
Kellogg School of Business |
Florists |
Massachusetts, USA |
Leadership strategy in a family business |
Zobele chemical industries) |
Journal of Business Venturing |
Chemical |
Trento, Italy |
Globalisation of a family firm, ownership and control |