IMD's selection of case studies on family business
J.M. Huber Corporation: Leadership succession in the face of two economic crises
In 2017, J.M. Huber, one of the largest and oldest family-held companies in the US, had sales of US$2.3 billion and 4,000 employees.
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Family Business - Corporate Governance - Sustainability
By Professor Sameh Abadir and Marta Widz April 2022
Dachser (A): Intelligent Logistics
Dachser stayed loyal to both its core business – intelligent logistics – and to Kempten, a picturesque town of 70,000+ inhabitants.
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Supply Chain - Sustainability - Strategy - Operations - Family Business
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Marta Widz and Marc Chauvet January 2022
Dachser (B): Putting intelligent logistics to the test
This brief B case dives into how the governance model withstood the COVID-19 crisis.
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Family Business - Sustainability - Supply Chain - Strategy - Operations
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Marta Widz
January 2022
Brown-Forman: Nothing better in the market
London, UK, July 2020. G. Garvin Brown IV, the chairman of Brown-Forman Corporation and 5th generation family shareholder, was preparing to celebrate
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Family Business - Diversity and Equity and Inclusion - Strategy - Sustainability - Value Creation
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Marta Widz and Marc Chauvet December 2021Award winner
THE SIKA TAKEOVER BATTLE
The longest corporate takeover battle in the history of Switzerland. Sika, a Swiss chemicals manufacturer, against Saint-Gobain, a French conglomerate.
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Family Business - Board - Conflict Resolution
By Professor Peter Vogel and Anouk Lavoie Orlick April 2021
Lee Kum Kee’s five generations of growth (Abridged)
This overview case summarizes the story and development of the LKK food and health products company, from its origins to a thriving multinational firm.
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Strategy - Family Business
By Professor Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez and Philip Whiteley
December 2019
Lee Kum Kee Co. Ltd (D): Governance reforms start to show rewards as the fifth generation matures
This case asks whether reforms were starting to bear fruit, what challenges await the fifth generation, and what future reforms may be needed
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Strategy - Family Business - Sustainability
By Professor Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez and Philip Whiteley
December 2019
Estafeta: From fragmented ownership to developing commitment as responsible owners facing challenges in an uncertain business environment in Mexico
This case focuses how the second-generation family members discuss together and develop the governance structure to handle the ownership alignment.
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Strategy - Family Business - Entrepreneurship
By Professor Denise H. Kenyon-Rouvinez, Oscar Howell-Fernández and Jung Eung Park
October 2019
De Agostini: Repurposing the business & the family
The third-generation family leader Marco Drago set the family firm on a radical new course to capture the latest digitalization wave.
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Family Business - Strategy
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Marta Widz and Guido Corbetta
June 2019
GMA Garnet: Partnering for environmental mining
How the Jebsen & Jessen Family Enterprise`s overarching legacy contribute to the success of GMA Garnet
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Family Business - Sustainability - Strategy
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Marta Widz May 2019
Award-winning and Best-selling Case Studies on Family Business
Brown-Forman: Nothing better in the market
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux, Marta Widz and Marc Chauvet
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Family Business - Diversity and Equity and Inclusion - Strategy - Sustainability - Value Creation December 2021Award winner
Pentland Group: A family of brands
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Marta Widz IMD Global Family Business Center
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Strategy - Family Business - Sustainability Award winner
Ayala Corporation: One family's contribution to nation building
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Anne-Catrin Glemser
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Family Business - Corporate Governance - Entrepreneurship - Communication - Sustainability Award winner
J.M. Huber: A family of solutions
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Anne-Catrin Glemser
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Strategy - Family Business Award winner
Trustedfamily: By families, for families, forever… (video case)
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux
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Family Business - General Management Award winner
Bavaria and the Swinkels family: Brewing a sticky brand
By Professor Benoit F. Leleux and Executive in Residence Jan Van der Kaaij
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Family Business - Corporate Governance - Strategy - General Management Award winner
Transforming the global fishing industry: The Marine Stewardship Council at full sail?
By Emeritus Professor Ulrich Steger, Alexander Nick, Oliver Salzmann and Aileen Ionescu-Somers
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Sustainability - Strategy - Marketing - Family Business - Ethics Award winner
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