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Family-owned firm Brunata, an engineering business and major player in Denmark’s heat consumption market, faces a leadership crisis after the retirement of its charismatic founder. Although his four children have worked in the company, none ultimately have the right stuff to lead, notably the eldest son who is removed by his father three years after taking over the top job.
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Reference 6213
Published 30 Jul 2018
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Building Materials, Machinery
Family-owned firm Brunata, an engineering business and major player in Denmark’s heat consumption market, faces a leadership crisis after the retirement of its charismatic founder. Although his four children have worked in the company, none ultimately have the right stuff to lead, notably the eldest son who is removed by his father three years after taking over the top job.
Family-owned firm Brunata, an engineering business and major player in Denmark’s heat consumption market, faces a leadership crisis after the retirement of its charismatic founder. Although his four children have worked in the company, none ultimately have the right stuff to lead, notably the eldest son who is removed by his father three years after taking over the top job.
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Reference 6213
Published 30 Jul 2018
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Building Materials, Machinery
Family-owned firm Brunata, an engineering business and major player in Denmark’s heat consumption market, faces a leadership crisis after the retirement of its charismatic founder. Although his four children have worked in the company, none ultimately have the right stuff to lead, notably the eldest son who is removed by his father three years after taking over the top job.
The first of this two-part case, “Principled Capitalism”, analyses the unique values-based leadership practised for 186 years by the Cadbury owners, particularly how its strongly Quaker-inspired leaders developed a unique socially-engaged form of capitalism. Through the history of the Cadbury family, it describes the global development of the chocolate industry.
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Reference 5986
Published 27 Jul 2015
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Food and Beverages Production
The first of this two-part case, “Principled Capitalism”, analyses the unique values-based leadership practised for 186 years by the Cadbury owners, particularly how its strongly Quaker-inspired leaders developed a unique socially-engaged form of capitalism. Through the history of the Cadbury family, it describes the global development of the chocolate industry.
The first of this two-part case, “Principled Capitalism”, analyses the unique values-based leadership practised for 186 years by the Cadbury owners, particularly how its strongly Quaker-inspired leaders developed a unique socially-engaged form of capitalism. Through the history of the Cadbury family, it describes the global development of the chocolate industry.
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Reference 5986
Published 27 Jul 2015
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Food and Beverages Production
The first of this two-part case, “Principled Capitalism”, analyses the unique values-based leadership practised for 186 years by the Cadbury owners, particularly how its strongly Quaker-inspired leaders developed a unique socially-engaged form of capitalism. Through the history of the Cadbury family, it describes the global development of the chocolate industry.
The Mulliez family owns one of the largest retail empires in the world. From its origins in northern France, its members have launched more than 20 different retail enterprises including Auchan (supermarkets), Boulanger (electronic devices), Decathlon (sports stores), Phildar (hosiery and yarn) and many other well-known brands.
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Reference 5944
Published 29 Jun 2015
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Philanthropy, Retail
The Mulliez family owns one of the largest retail empires in the world. From its origins in northern France, its members have launched more than 20 different retail enterprises including Auchan (supermarkets), Boulanger (electronic devices), Decathlon (sports stores), Phildar (hosiery and yarn) and many other well-known brands.
The case charts the history of MöllerGroup, a longstanding family business in Germany, which designs, manufactures and markets components for the global automotive industry and construction parts for industrial applications. It makes functional parts for mechanical engineering, automotive technology and other sectors.
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Reference 5645
Published 22 Jul 2016
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Plastics, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Construction
The case charts the history of MöllerGroup, a longstanding family business in Germany, which designs, manufactures and markets components for the global automotive industry and construction parts for industrial applications. It makes functional parts for mechanical engineering, automotive technology and other sectors.
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
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Reference 5499
Published 18 Feb 2008
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
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Reference 5499
Published 01 Dec 2008
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
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Reference 5499
Published 19 May 2009
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
The case describes the way in which members of a family owning a business try to put together a family meeting to discuss the future of the enterprise.
Trouble begins in this Tuscany family business as repercussions of traumas suffered by first and second generation family members affect the third generation. The Baldinis had always worked together in their olive groves to produce the finest quality olive oil, but now, old wounds of which younger family members were barely aware, threatened the future of the business.
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Reference 5279
Published 01 Jul 2005
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Trouble begins in this Tuscany family business as repercussions of traumas suffered by first and second generation family members affect the third generation. The Baldinis had always worked together in their olive groves to produce the finest quality olive oil, but now, old wounds of which younger family members were barely aware, threatened the future of the business.
Describes the evolution, expansion and internationalisation of a family-owned company in the area of retail and services. It looks at the role of the family and, particularly, its driving force, Anton Dreesman.
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Reference 218
Published 11 Jan 1992
Topic Family Business
Region Europe
Industry Retail
Describes the evolution, expansion and internationalisation of a family-owned company in the area of retail and services. It looks at the role of the family and, particularly, its driving force, Anton Dreesman.