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Expand the Menu? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
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Strategy Migration in a Changing Climate
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Why Privatization Is Not Enough
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Strategy Tools for a Shifting Landscape
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A Crisis Playbook for Family Businesses
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Transferring Power in The Family Business
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The Global Logic of Strategic Alliances
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Dakota Industrial Co. Ltd: Sustainable Garment Manufacturing in a Fast-Fashion World
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Mariwala's Family Entrepreneurship Challenges (B)
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The Baminica Power Plant Project: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Learned
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The Sustainability Sweet Spot at Jiu Zhen Nan Taiwan Pastry
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Fisk Alloy Wire and Percon
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Cataumet Boats, Inc.
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Cross Country Group: A Piece of the Rock (B)
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Parker-Spencer: The Legal Form of Joint Ventures
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HOMI Foundation: Expanding a Non-profit Family Hospital for Children
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Ramcides: Growing Pains for a Family-Run Business in an Emerging Market
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Ho Tak Kee Book Co. Ltd. - A Third Generation at a Crossroads (A)
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Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise: A Hong From the Cold
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A Green Forest Grows in Brooklyn: Joint Venturing with the Chinese
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Assessing and Enhancing Individual Power in the Family Business System
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J. Perez Foods (A)
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Bhiwar Enterprises
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Junkkari Oy: Growing the Wood-Chipper Business
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Balaji Wafers: Taking the Pepsi Challenge
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Qualtrics: Bootstrapping Growth
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Dakota Industrial Co. Ltd: Sustainable Garment Manufacturing in a Fast-Fashion World
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details This case explains how Dakota, a medium-sized garment maker headquartered in Hong Kong, built its sustainability program while serving a US$3 trillion... -
Expand the Menu? (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Strategy & Execution Magazine ArticleYolk-ay, a United Arab Emirates restaurant chain specializing in traditional Indian egg dishes, recently opened its eighth location in 10 years--but turnover... -
Dealing with the Unique Work-Life Challenges of Family Businesses
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleSetting boundaries is especially tricky. -
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Mariwala's Family Entrepreneurship Challenges (B)
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The Baminica Power Plant Project: What Went Wrong and What Can Be Learned
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The Sustainability Sweet Spot at Jiu Zhen Nan Taiwan Pastry
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What's It Worth?: A General Manager's Guide to Valuation
Finance & Accounting Magazine ArticleBehind every major resource-allocation decision a company makes lies some calculation of what that move is worth. So it is not surprising that valuation... -
How to Build Upon the Legacy of Your Family Business - and Make It Your Own
Organizational Development Digital ArticleReframe your company's past in a way that creates advantages for the present.