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Advising the Family Firm: Opening Pandora's Box (A)
Vanessa M. Strike; Dennis MaCase IVEY-9B18M047-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyIn January 2018, a family business advising team entered a seemingly straightforward contract with members of the Graham family, who were planning to transition their business to the next generation. The first and second generations, who founded and grew their business into a portfolio of 50 grocery store franchises across the eastern United States, were concerned about the capacity and interest of the next generation in continuing the success of...Starting at €8.20
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Advising the Family Firm: Opening Pandora's Box (B)
Vanessa M. Strike; Dennis MaCase IVEY-9B18M048-EEntrepreneurship, StrategyThis supplementary case set follows a family business advisory team over the course of roughly three months, as they develop an action plan to guide the succession of the family business to the next generation. The cases elucidate the harm that an inexperienced advising team can unintentionally inflict and cover issues of family firm advising, transition planning, and family dynamics.This case is intended to be used with "Advising The Family Firm...Starting at €5.74
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Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (A)
Gino, Francesca; DeCelles, Katherine; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-918001-ELeadership and People ManagementFaced with a persistent robbery problem at his convenience store company, Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac's of Central Canada, looked to standardize safety measures and devise a new way of preventing employee injury. But as a 32-year old with just one year on the job, Sportun had to tailor his message for change carefully to his colleagues, many of whom had worked for Mac's for decades. The case provides an overview of t...Starting at €8.20
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Loss Prevention at Mac's Convenience Stores (B)
Gino, Francesca; DeCelles, Katherine; Hull, OliviaCase HBS-918002-ELeadership and People ManagementSupplement to 918-001. The case describes the inventive approaches to retail crime prevention that Sean Sportun, security and loss prevention manager at Mac's Convenience Stores, implemented between 2007 and 2017.Starting at €5.74