Business Case Studies
Business case studies analyze real-world business scenarios to demonstrate best practices, decision-making, and strategic challenges. Explore family business case studies and examples in our Books and eBooks page, and find more resources in our Business Case Studies guide.
Case Studies About Family Businesses
Below is a curated list of case studies featuring family businesses, available as open access or through BU Libraries. For additional options see the Business Case Studies guide. Cases can also be purchased from case study repositories such as the Harvard Business School Case Collection.
- 16,000 Years of Family Business: The Leadership Model of the Hénokiens - INSEAD PublishingA collection of 40 profiles of long-lived family firms, representing nearly all members of the Hénokiens, a French association of 48 companies that have survived for over two centuries.
- Blood is Not Always Thicker than Water: A Family Business Case Study - DePaul UniversityExplores the challenges and conflicts within a family business, demonstrating that familial ties do not always guarantee smooth operations and decision-making.
- A Botched-Up Succession Plan: A Case Study on Succession Issues at Tata - Indian Business Case Studies Volume VIIIMismanaged Tata succession caused leadership turmoil, strategic missteps, and conflicts, highlighting complexities in corporate governance and succession planning.
- Coppela Fruit Juices Case Study - DatamonitorCopella Fruit Juices, a family-owned premium brand known for quality and local sourcing, navigated Tropicana's acquisition, maintaining brand integrity and market position with corporate support.
- A family-owned publishing multinational: The Salvat company (1869-1988) - DatamonitorThe Salvat company, a family-owned publishing multinational from 1869 to 1988, navigated the challenges of maintaining family control while expanding its global presence in the publishing industry.
- Florax Group: When Unintended Succession Leads to Unfulfilled Promises - Family Business Case Studies Across the WorldExplores the challenges arising from unintended succession, revealing how leadership transitions can disrupt strategic continuity and compromise organizational promises.
- Keep or Sell the Healthcare Family Business: The Case of Promamec in Morocco - ThunderbirdExamines the strategic dilemma faced by a healthcare family business in deciding whether to retain ownership or pursue a sale, balancing financial considerations with familial and organizational legacies.
- Pollo Campero—More Than Chicken in Overhead Bins - Entrepreneurial Family Businesses: A Textbook on Innovation, Governance, and Succession, with Case StudiesPollo Campero, a Guatemalan fried chicken chain, transformed into a leading US franchise, facing global challenges and reclaiming its domestic market amidst a competitive industry shift.
- Prada Case Study: Transforming a Family Business in to a Luxury Goods Powerhouse - MarketlineDetails the transformation of a family business into a dominant force in the luxury goods industry, highlighting strategic shifts and market evolution.
- We Are Market Basket - MIT Sloan School of ManagementChronicles the employee and customer-led protests in 2014 to reinstate CEO Arthur T. Demoulas at the family-owned supermarket chain, highlighting widespread solidarity and stakeholder activism.
