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The case is about Birkenstock, the renowned German shoemaker, and two turning points in
its 248-year history: the owner’s decision to bring in a professional CEO in 2012, and the sale
of a majority stake to a French-American investment firm in 2021.
Reference 6814
Published 19 May 2023
Length 7 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
Industry Textiles
The case is about Birkenstock, the renowned German shoemaker, and two turning points in
its 248-year history: the owner’s decision to bring in a professional CEO in 2012, and the sale
of a majority stake to a French-American investment firm in 2021.
The case is an example of how a family can control a large conglomerate – TECO Electric & Machinery, a Taiwanese engineering business – yet with almost no ownership stake.
Reference 6766
Published 18 Oct 2022
Length 11 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
The case is an example of how a family can control a large conglomerate – TECO Electric & Machinery, a Taiwanese engineering business – yet with almost no ownership stake.
The case study is about the Japanese carmaker Suzuki. The 100-year company was founded at the peak of Japan’s silk-production industry in the early 20th century. Michio Suzuki (1887-1982), a gifted inventor, started tinkering with weaving looms and in 1920 founded the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company in the coastal village of Hamamatsu.
Reference 6765
Published 19 Oct 2022
Length 24 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
The case study is about the Japanese carmaker Suzuki. The 100-year company was founded at the peak of Japan’s silk-production industry in the early 20th century. Michio Suzuki (1887-1982), a gifted inventor, started tinkering with weaving looms and in 1920 founded the Suzuki Loom Manufacturing Company in the coastal village of Hamamatsu.
The case covers the ongoing Wang family dispute over the inheritance of YC Wang, the billionaire founder of Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan’s most prominent industrial conglomerates, who died in 2008 at the age of 91 without leaving a will.
Reference 6613
Published 19 Feb 2021
Length 15 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
Industry Chemicals
The case covers the ongoing Wang family dispute over the inheritance of YC Wang, the billionaire founder of Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan’s most prominent industrial conglomerates, who died in 2008 at the age of 91 without leaving a will.
The case covers the ongoing Wang family dispute over the inheritance of YC Wang, the billionaire founder of Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan’s most prominent industrial conglomerates, who died in 2008 at the age of 91 without leaving a will.
Reference 6613
Published 06 Oct 2021
Length 13 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
Industry Chemicals
The case covers the ongoing Wang family dispute over the inheritance of YC Wang, the billionaire founder of Formosa Plastics Group, one of Taiwan’s most prominent industrial conglomerates, who died in 2008 at the age of 91 without leaving a will.
This is a collection of 40 profiles of long-lived family firms representing all but eight members of the Hénokiens, a French association whose 48 members have survived for more than two centuries. Of the 40 members featured in this collection, the oldest is a hostel in Japan named Hoshi Ryokan, which has been in business for 1,300 years and has been operated by same family for 46 generations.
Reference 6503
Published 27 May 2019
Length 35 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Global
This is a collection of 40 profiles of long-lived family firms representing all but eight members of the Hénokiens, a French association whose 48 members have survived for more than two centuries. Of the 40 members featured in this collection, the oldest is a hostel in Japan named Hoshi Ryokan, which has been in business for 1,300 years and has been operated by same family for 46 generations.
The case highlights a bloodless succession coup that was over within weeks following the death of the founder of one of the largest conglomerates in Taiwan. In January 2016, Chairman Chang Yung-fa, 88, founder of Evergreen Group, died, leaving a handwritten testament disinheriting his three sons from his first deceased wife.
Reference 6386
Published 26 Mar 2018
Length 14 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Transportation/Trucking/Railroad
The case highlights a bloodless succession coup that was over within weeks following the death of the founder of one of the largest conglomerates in Taiwan. In January 2016, Chairman Chang Yung-fa, 88, founder of Evergreen Group, died, leaving a handwritten testament disinheriting his three sons from his first deceased wife.
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
Reference 6350
Published 27 Nov 2017
Length 16 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
Reference 6350
Published 27 Nov 2017
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
Reference 6350
Published 27 Nov 2017
Length 9 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Telecommunications, Consumer Electronics
This three-part case covers the history of Samsung from its origins as a small trucking company to one of Korea’s largest conglomerates. Part A, “Drivers of Success, Family Assets and Business Strategy”, charts the growth of Korea’s the export-led economy after the end of Japanese occupation in 1945, driven by a handful of family-owned ‘chaebols’.
The case is about a small family-owned business making fine bone china in South Korea, whose founder was driven by a sense of filial piety, one of the principles of Confucianism. This emphasizes respect for parents, elders and children, and the idea that they will be taken care of in times of need.
Reference 6324
Published 25 Sep 2017
Length 6 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region Asia
Industry Furniture
The case is about a small family-owned business making fine bone china in South Korea, whose founder was driven by a sense of filial piety, one of the principles of Confucianism. This emphasizes respect for parents, elders and children, and the idea that they will be taken care of in times of need.
This is not your typical family business case and that is what makes it such a rich teaching tool and learning experience.
Reference 6307
Published 28 May 2018
Length 10 page(s)
Topic Family Business
Region North America
Industry Philanthropy
This is not your typical family business case and that is what makes it such a rich teaching tool and learning experience.