Background Note | HBS Case Collection | 2007 (Revised from original 2006 version)

Governance of the Business Family

by John A. Davis

Abstract

Explains the purposes, processes, standards, plans, and agreements that together help to govern (or steer) a family that owns a family business.

Keywords: Family Business; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Family Ownership;

Citation:

Davis, John A. "Governance of the Business Family." Harvard Business School Background Note 807-020, July 2007. (Revised from original August 2006 version.)