Essays on Family Business

H.L. Reed’s is a family owned business and operated by the grandson of founder. Its sales performance drop to 940 suits in 1989, 35% decrease compare to 1985. The slow response to H.L.Reed’s declining sales could be contributed to below reasons. Issues with family business...

The Seattle Times Company has been a family-owned business for over 100 years. From the original founder Alden Blethen to his great grandson Frank Blethen, the family has retained majority control of the newspaper until present day. This Harvard Business School case details the long...

This dispute continues to haunt the two brother and various stakeholders in the Dhirubhai Ambani left behind legacy. In the current context, the ultimate irony is that after Dhirubhai’s death, it was Anil who had proposed Mukesh’s name as chairman, unanimously accepted by the board....