Publications
Publications
- October 1997
- HBS Case Collection
Family Firms in the Newspaper Industry
Abstract
Changes in newspaper publishing, specifically the introduction of new technology and concurrent changes in tax policy, which led to a consolidation of the industry are described. Also describes the transformation of family firms into public corporations in response to these changes and incentives to grow.
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Citation
Barnes, Louis B., and Peter K. Botticelli. "Family Firms in the Newspaper Industry." Harvard Business School Background Note 898-075, October 1997.