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      • November 2020 (Revised February 2021)
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      Integrating Beam Suntory (A)

      By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
      The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion purchase price, and relied on...  View Details
      Keywords: family Business; Communication; Borrowing And Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing And Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; ownership; Relationships; Conflict And Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food And Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
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      Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (A)." Harvard Business School Case 421-003, November 2020. (Revised February 2021.)
      • November 2020
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      Integrating Beam Suntory (B)

      By: David G. Fubini, Rawi Abdelal and David Lane
      Supplements (A) case: The spring 2014 acquisition of U.S. alcoholic spirits maker Beam Inc. by Japan’s Suntory Holdings vaulted Suntory from 15th to third-largest international spirits company in the world. Yet Suntory had borrowed nearly the entire $16 billion...  View Details
      Keywords: family Business; Communication; Borrowing And Debt; Globalization; Corporate Governance; Governing And Advisory Boards; Retention; Leadership; Supply Chain; Organizational Structure; ownership; Relationships; Conflict And Resolution; Integration; Value Creation; Food And Beverage Industry; Japan; United States; Chicago
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      Fubini, David G., Rawi Abdelal, and David Lane. "Integrating Beam Suntory (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 421-004, November 2020.
      • September 2020 (Revised October 2020)
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      Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury

      By: Gary P. Pisano and Federica Gabrieli
      Riccardo Cortese and Federico Pinna were the CEOs of Briscola—Pizza Society, a restaurant chain they had founded in 2014 with a clear ambition: create a distinctive international pizza chain that would combine a fast-casual format with the devotion to quality that...  View Details
      Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Growth And Development Strategy; Expansion; Geographic Location; Business Model; ownership Type; Food And Beverage Industry; Europe; Italy
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      Pisano, Gary P., and Federica Gabrieli. "Briscola—Pizza Society: Scaling Affordable Luxury." Harvard Business School Case 621-031, September 2020. (Revised October 2020.)
      • September 2020
      • Case

      Keeping It in the Family at the Hayden Saw Company

      By: V.G. Narayanan and John Masko
      In 2019, Board Chair and third-generation shareholder Helen Fullerton was preparing for a meeting to discuss Ohio-based Hayden Saw Company’s (Hayden) future as a family business. As the company entered its fifth decade, the Hayden family was dealing with three distinct...  View Details
      Keywords: family Business; Corporate Governance; family ownership; Business And Shareholder Relations; family And family Relationships; Governing And Advisory Boards; Construction Industry; Ohio; United States
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      Narayanan, V.G., and John Masko. "Keeping It in the Family at the Hayden Saw Company." Harvard Business School Case 121-026, September 2020.
      • July 2020 (Revised November 2020)
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      Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads

      By: Christina R. Wing and John Masko
      For decades, Gera Developments (Gera) was a boutique family-owned real estate development firm in Pune, India. But since 2000, managing director Rohit Gera had turned the company into a dynamic innovator in housing solutions for urban Indian families. Over the 2010s,...  View Details
      Keywords: Buildings And Facilities; Business Growth And Maturation; Construction; Geographic Location; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms And Management; Housing; Leadership Style; Management Succession; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Culture; family ownership; family And family Relationships; Urban Development; Customization And Personalization; Real Estate Industry; Maharashtra; India; United States
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      Wing, Christina R., and John Masko. "Gera Developments: Leadership at a Crossroads." Harvard Business School Case 621-018, July 2020. (Revised November 2020.)
      • July 2020 (Revised January 2021)
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      Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil

      By: Geoffrey Jones and Yazeed Al-Rashed
      This case describes the business career of Calouste Gulbenkian, a skilled intermediary who was able to secure 5 per cent of a vast oil concession covering much of the Middle East that was signed in 1928. Gulbenkian was an ethnic Armenian born in the Ottoman Empire,...  View Details
      Keywords: Oil; Globalization; Energy Sources; History; Biography; Energy Industry; Turkey; Central Asia; Middle East
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      Jones, Geoffrey, and Yazeed Al-Rashed. "Mr. Five Percent: Calouste Gulbenkian and the Origins of Global Oil." Harvard Business School Case 321-003, July 2020. (Revised January 2021.)
      • August 2019
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      Family Matters: Governance at the Zamil Group

      By: Christina R. Wing, Suraj Srinivasan and Esel Çekin
      This case focuses on a large Saudi Arabian industrial conglomerate and family business Zamil Group’s corporate and family governance journey. The 12 sons of the founder led and grew the group successfully after taking over from their father in 1961. The secret to their...  View Details
      Keywords: family Business; Governance; Organizational Structure; Values And Beliefs; Steel Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Middle East; Saudi Arabia; Bahrain
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      Wing, Christina R., Suraj Srinivasan, and Esel Çekin. "Family Matters: Governance at the Zamil Group." Harvard Business School Case 620-009, August 2019.
      • December 2018
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      Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

      By: Joseph B. Fuller, Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer and Tonia Labruyere
      When Stefan Oschmann became CEO and chairman of the executive board of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, in 2016, the company had started its transformation from a mid-tier traditional German industry player to a global modern science and technology player. The...  View Details
      Keywords: Corporate Governance With Family Ownership; Transformation; Change Management; Restructuring; Corporate Governance; family ownership
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      Fuller, Joseph B., Amy C. Edmondson, Daniela Beyersdorfer, and Tonia Labruyere. "Corporate Transformation at Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany." Harvard Business School Case 319-072, December 2018.
      • December 2018
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      CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations

      By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Elena Corsi
      Rodolfo, Marco, and Edoardo De Benedetti had received from their father his controlling shares in COFIDE, a publicly listed holding company that held 45.8% of CIR Group, another publicly listed holding. The latter held majority shares in GEDI, Italy’s largest print...  View Details
      Keywords: Succession Planning; Transferring Shares; Wealth Management; Holding Structures; family ownership; ownership Stake; Management Succession; Governing And Advisory Boards; Policy; Media And Broadcasting Industry; Health Industry; Italy
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      Cohen, Lauren, Christopher J. Malloy, and Elena Corsi. "CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations." Harvard Business School Case 219-060, December 2018.
      • May 2018
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      Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work

      By: Oriana Bandiera, Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
      We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether family and professional CEOs differ on this dimension. We do so through a new survey instrument that allows us to codify CEOs’ diaries in a detailed and comparable fashion and to build a bottom-up measure...  View Details
      Keywords: Performance Productivity; family ownership; Management
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      Bandiera, Oriana, Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat, and Raffaella Sadun. "Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work." Review of Financial Studies 31, no. 5 (May 2018): 1605–1653. (Lead article.)
      • April 2018
      • Exercise

      Stoy Foods: Role Information for Danijela Stoyanovic

      By: John Beshears
      In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Succession; Sale Of Business; Negotiation; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; family Business; Business Exit Or Shutdown; Negotiation; Perspective; Agreements And Arrangements
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      Beshears, John. "Stoy Foods: Role Information for Danijela Stoyanovic." Harvard Business School Exercise 918-044, April 2018.
      • April 2018
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      Stoy Foods: Role Information for Katrina Stoyanovic

      By: John Beshears
      In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Succession; Sale Of Business; Negotiation; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; family Business; Business Exit Or Shutdown; Negotiation; ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements And Arrangements
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      Beshears, John. "Stoy Foods: Role Information for Katrina Stoyanovic." Harvard Business School Exercise 918-045, April 2018.
      • April 2018
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      Stoy Foods: Role Information for Milan Stoyanovic

      By: John Beshears
      In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Succession; Sale Of Business; Negotiation; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; family Business; Business Exit Or Shutdown; Negotiation; ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements And Arrangements
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      Beshears, John. "Stoy Foods: Role Information for Milan Stoyanovic." Harvard Business School Exercise 918-046, April 2018.
      • April 2018
      • Exercise

      Stoy Foods: Role Information for Petja Stoyanovic

      By: John Beshears
      In this simulation exercise, four family members must negotiate over the future of the family business. Should the business be sold to a strategic buyer, or should the family retain control? If the business is sold, how should the proceeds of the sale be distributed...  View Details
      Keywords: Family Business; Succession; Sale Of Business; Negotiation; Understanding Interests; Value Creation; family Business; Business Exit Or Shutdown; Negotiation; ownership Stake; Perspective; Agreements And Arrangements
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      Beshears, John. "Stoy Foods: Role Information for Petja Stoyanovic." Harvard Business School Exercise 918-047, April 2018.
      • September 2017 (Revised January 2019)
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      FJ Management Inc.

      By: Lynda M. Applegate and Matthew G. Preble
      In late 2015, Crystal Call Maggelet, president and CEO of FJ Management, is working with her investment committee to help set the company’s strategic direction. Maggelet, daughter of the company’s founder, has led FJ Management since 2009 when she stepped in as CEO...  View Details
      Keywords: Turnaround; Company History; family Business; Transformation; Volatility; Change Management; Entrepreneurship; Ethics; Moral Sensibility; Values And Beliefs; Cash Flow; Insolvency And Bankruptcy; Financial Liquidity; Financial Management; Governance; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Leadership; Leading Change; Crisis Management; Negotiation; Organizational Change And Adaptation; family ownership; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Business Strategy; Energy Industry; Travel Industry; Retail Industry; Service Industry; Utah
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      Applegate, Lynda M., and Matthew G. Preble. "FJ Management Inc." Harvard Business School Case 818-028, September 2017. (Revised January 2019.)
      • May 2017
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      Pho Hoa Dorchester

      By: Leonard A. Schlesinger, Michael Raiche and Roger Zhu
      Pho Hoa is a traditional, family-owned Vietnamese restaurant in Dorchester, Massachusetts that opened in 1992. As he approached retirement in recent years, the founder/owner has scaled down his involvement in the day-to-day operations, leading to a number of...  View Details
      Keywords: Pho Hoa; Tam Le; Small Business; Restaurants; Dorchester; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Organization; family Business; Change Management; Transition; Diasporas; Cash Flow; Food; Employment; Wages; Working Conditions; Leading Change; Business Processes; Organizational Culture; Organizational Change And Adaptation; Organizational Structure; ownership Stake; Franchise ownership; family And family Relationships; Food And Beverage Industry; Viet Nam; Massachusetts; Boston; Eastern United States
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      Schlesinger, Leonard A., Michael Raiche, and Roger Zhu. "Pho Hoa Dorchester." Harvard Business School Case 317-121, May 2017.
      • February 2017
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      JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again

      By: John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
      In 2016, JCDecaux was number one in the world in outdoor advertising. This was a far cry from the situation in 2003; at that time, JCDecaux had been unseated by Clear Channel from the number-one spot that it had held for decades, and it was fighting for second place...  View Details
      Keywords: Jcdecaux; Clear Channel Outdoor; Outfront Media; Lamar Advertising Company; Jean-françois Decaux; Jean-charles Decaux; Outdoor Advertising; Street Furniture; Airports; Billboards; Bicycles; Digital Devices; Digital Marketing; Bidding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Acquisition; Mergers And Acquisitions; Business Growth And Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; family Business; For-profit Firms; Joint Ventures; Design; Price; Profit; Revenue; Geographic Location; Geographic Scope; Global Range; Globalization; Global Strategy; Globalized Firms And Management; Multinational Firms And Management; Globalized Markets And Industries; Government Legislation; Business History; Human Resources; Laws And Statutes; Business Or Company Management; Goals And Objectives; Growth And Development Strategy; Growth Management; Marketing; Brands And Branding; Marketing Channels; Marketing Strategy; Product Marketing; Demand And Consumers; Supply And Industry; Operations; Distribution; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product; Product Design; Production; Organizational Structure; Property; Public ownership; Renting Or Rental; Problems And Challenges; Business And Community Relations; Business And Government Relations; family And family Relationships; Sales; Situation Or Environment; Luxury; Strategy; Business Strategy; Commercialization; Competition; Competitive Advantage; Competitive Strategy; Consolidation; Corporate Strategy; Customization And Personalization; Expansion; Segmentation; Mobile Technology; Wireless Technology; Air Transportation; Bicycle Transportation; Rail Transportation; Transportation Networks; Advertising Industry; France; Paris
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      Wells, John R., and Gabriel Ellsworth. "JCDecaux, 2016: Global Leader ... Again." Harvard Business School Supplement 717-441, February 2017.
      • December 2016 (Revised December 2017)
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      Faber-Castell

      By: Ryan Raffaelli and Christine Snively
      By 2016, Count Anton-Wolfgang von Faber-Castell had led the 255-year-old pencil manufacturer Faber-Castell through waves of technological change. The pocket calculator decimated Faber-Castell’s slide rule business in the 1970s, and computer aided design technology...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership Style; Leading Change; family ownership; Manufacturing Industry; Germany
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      Raffaelli, Ryan, and Christine Snively. "Faber-Castell." Harvard Business School Case 417-010, December 2016. (Revised December 2017.)
      • November 2015 (Revised February 2016)
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      Lipman: Vertical Integration in Fresh Tomatoes

      By: José B. Alvarez and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Lipman, the largest open field fresh tomato grower and marketer in the United States, has been successfully pursuing an aggressive strategy of acquisitions over the last several years. End-market consolidation in the retail space has driven vertical integration in the...  View Details
      Keywords: Vertical Integration; Agribusiness; Tomatoes; Fresh Produce; Vertical Integration; Agribusiness; Agriculture And Agribusiness Industry; United States; Cuba; Central America
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      Alvarez, José B., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Lipman: Vertical Integration in Fresh Tomatoes." Harvard Business School Case 516-053, November 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
      • October 2015 (Revised September 2016)
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      The Transformation of Mudo

      By: Anthony J. Mayo, Esel Çekin and Çiğdem Çelik
      After 16 years in management consulting, Barış Karakullukçu left to become the CEO of Mudo in 2012, one of the best-known names in Turkey's retail industry. She was tasked with leading Mudo's transition from a family business to a more institutionalized, corporate...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Family Business; Leading Change; Transformation; Management Challenges; Emerging Market; Retail; Second-generation; Operational Efficiency; Performance Management; Corporate Culture; Growth; Leading Change; family Business; Organizational Culture; Emerging Markets; family ownership; Transformation; Performance Improvement; Growth And Development Strategy; Retail Industry; Turkey
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      Mayo, Anthony J., Esel Çekin, and Çiğdem Çelik. "The Transformation of Mudo." Harvard Business School Case 416-015, October 2015. (Revised September 2016.)
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