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A well-known lingerie retailer in Colombia, Leonisa is a family-owned company that barely survived a second-generation succession crisis. Brothers Joaquín and Julio Ernesto Urrea founded the firm in 1956, and over 50 years built one of the most recognizable brands in Latin America.
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Reference 6285
Published 29 May 2017
Topic Family Business
Region South America
Industry Apparel and Fashion
A well-known lingerie retailer in Colombia, Leonisa is a family-owned company that barely survived a second-generation succession crisis. Brothers Joaquín and Julio Ernesto Urrea founded the firm in 1956, and over 50 years built one of the most recognizable brands in Latin America.
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 case highlights the infighting within a Thai family who own and operate a fresh-food market stall business in Bangkok. The case explores the depths to which the Thammawattana dynasty sank in order to keep control of a profitable cash-in-hand business that had made the matriarch, Suwapee Thammawattana, a billionaire by the time of her death at age 65.
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Reference 6195
Published 24 Mar 2016
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Food and Beverages Production, Tobacco
The case highlights the infighting within a Thai family who own and operate a fresh-food market stall business in Bangkok. The case explores the depths to which the Thammawattana dynasty sank in order to keep control of a profitable cash-in-hand business that had made the matriarch, Suwapee Thammawattana, a billionaire by the time of her death at age 65.
Struggling Sibling Partners deals with the difficulty of creating a sense of fairness in family business relationships. The case explores the challenges of leading and governing a family business equally owned by three siblings. It is used as an introduction to the concept of Fair Process, at the core of INSEAD's work with family businesses.
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Reference 6006
Published 25 Nov 2013
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Struggling Sibling Partners deals with the difficulty of creating a sense of fairness in family business relationships. The case explores the challenges of leading and governing a family business equally owned by three siblings. It is used as an introduction to the concept of Fair Process, at the core of INSEAD's work with family businesses.
Succession patterns in Asia are heavily influenced by Confucian values and traditions. Liu Bai's father's authoritarian style of management was typical of Chinese families, but his critical and demanding manner made it impossible for Bai to work with him, even in the Asian context.
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Reference 6005
Published 25 Nov 2013
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Succession patterns in Asia are heavily influenced by Confucian values and traditions. Liu Bai's father's authoritarian style of management was typical of Chinese families, but his critical and demanding manner made it impossible for Bai to work with him, even in the Asian context.
Andrew Whiteside and his five siblings, owners of a family business, have staged a semi-annual family meeting to review business results with all blood relatives over 21. With the next meeting coming up, many different perspectives and emotions are starting to appear within the senior and next generation.
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Reference 5506
Published 21 Mar 2008
Topic Family Business
Region Global
Andrew Whiteside and his five siblings, owners of a family business, have staged a semi-annual family meeting to review business results with all blood relatives over 21. With the next meeting coming up, many different perspectives and emotions are starting to appear within the senior and next generation.
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.
This case and teaching note explore one of Singapore's early entrepreneurs and the family business empire he created. Eu Tong Sen started from humble beginnings as tin miner, and over the next 50 years built a family firm that included mining, rubber plantations, real estate and banking.
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Reference 5263
Published 03 Jan 2006
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
This case and teaching note explore one of Singapore's early entrepreneurs and the family business empire he created. Eu Tong Sen started from humble beginnings as tin miner, and over the next 50 years built a family firm that included mining, rubber plantations, real estate and banking.
As a multi-generational family business with a 100 year history in industrial engineering, the Nash Engineering Company had turned many challenges into opportunities. But in the late 1990s, the market for their products collapsed. The family and executive managers were faced with several options. Should they try to continue as a stand-alone organization?
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Reference 5223
Published 01 Dec 2004
Topic Family Business
Region North America
As a multi-generational family business with a 100 year history in industrial engineering, the Nash Engineering Company had turned many challenges into opportunities. But in the late 1990s, the market for their products collapsed. The family and executive managers were faced with several options. Should they try to continue as a stand-alone organization?
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Reference 5223
Published 30 Sep 2006
Topic Family Business
Region North America
Harry McNeely Sr started a storage and transport company with his brother-in-law in 1916. Whereas his sons, Don & Harry Jr, were taken into the company, Harry Sr made provision for his two daughters to be financially independent but gave them no stake in the family business.
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Reference 5208
Published 31 Jan 2009
Topic Family Business
Region North America
Harry McNeely Sr started a storage and transport company with his brother-in-law in 1916. Whereas his sons, Don & Harry Jr, were taken into the company, Harry Sr made provision for his two daughters to be financially independent but gave them no stake in the family business.