Empresas familiares são competitivas no Brasil
Family companies are competitive in Brazil
O Estado de São Paulo (Article in Portuguese-posted with permission)
May 14, 2005,
Economia, page B14

John Davis, especialista e professor da Harvard Business School, afirma que um dos desafios dessas companhias é passar o negócio para a próxima geração.
John Davis, a specialist and professor at the Harvard Business School, says that one challenge these companies face is handing over the business to the next generation.

Do Families and Big Business Mix?
The New York Times
April 24, 2005

The headlines these days show that the relationship between fathers and their offspring at family-dominated companies can be fraught with peril.

The World's Oldest Companies
The Economist
December 16, 2004

Les Hénokiens is a fraternity of companies that are at least 200 years old, have stayed in the control of one family throughout, are financially healthy, modern and are still run by a family member...

Family Business: Passing on the Crown
The Economist
November 4, 2004

More family firms are facing up to their biggest problem: avoiding a crisis as the business passes from one generation to the next.

Moms, sons team up to sell real estate
The Detroit News
September 16, 2004

More women in the workforce is leading to more mother-son business teams. Dr. John A. Davis comments on this trend.

Paternity Tests: Investors Wary when Pop Passes on Biz to Son
New York Post
June 20, 2004

Investors want the next generation to earn their corporate inheritance. A strong successor can and should be groomed early.

When Take-Over Means Handing the Company Down the Generations-Family-Run Businesses: The Issue of Succession Prompts Demand for Education
Financial Times
May 17, 2004

Business schools are establishing courses for family-run companies.  This article highlights Harvard Business School’s executive education program, Families in Business.

Es Difícil Separar la Propiedad de la Gestión
(It is Difficult to Separate Ownership from Management)
Actualidad Económica – Spain (Article in Spanish - Posted by Permission)
April, 2004

An interview with Dr. John A. Davis.

Heinz in a Pickle Over Politics: Company Tries to Distance Itself from Family Heiress
AdWeek Magazine
April, 2004

An interview with Dr. John A. Davis.

Las Empresas de Mayor Éxito Son Las Familiares
(The Companies of Greater Success are the Family Businesses)
La Gaceta – Argentina (Article in Spanish - Posted by Permission)
April 12, 2004

Hay que aprender a gestionar los conflictos personalies en negocios de la familia.  Una discusión con el Dr. John A. Davis, profesor de Harvard Business School.

(It is necessary to learn to manage the personal conflicts in family businesses.  A discussion with Dr. John A. Davis, professor at Harvard Business School.)

La Fuerza de los Clanes Mejora Los Negocios
(The Force of the Families Improves the Business)
La Vanguardia (Article in Spanish - Posted by Permission)
March 14, 2004

Las familias están detrás de la mayoría de las empresas del capitalismo moderno. Pese a los escándalos y conflictos más recientes que han vivido algunas compañías, su estructura peculiar sigue siendo un punto de fuerza para lograr más cohesión en los negocios y resistir al desafío de la globalización.

(Families are behind the majority of companies in modern capitalism. Despite the more recent scandals and conflicts that some companies have lived through, their structure continues to be a force for obtaining more
cohesion in the businesses and for resisting the challenge of globalization.)

The Advantages of Family Ownership
MIT Sloan Management Review
Winter 2003

New research shows that companies owned by founding families have higher profits and valuations.

Structures That Help Families Keep the Peace
Financial Times
November 14, 2003

Governance in family business is more complex than in non-family companies. John A. Davis explores how it should best be done.

Corporate Nepotism Draws Investor Ire; Fireworks Expected at BSkyB Annual Meeting over Appointment of Murdoch Son
The Globe and Mail
November 10, 2003

 Dr. John A. Davis discusses the strengths and weaknesses of nepotism in family businesses.

Family, Inc.
BusinessWeek
November 10, 2003

One-third of the S&P 500 companies have founding families involved in management. And those are usually the best performers.

Family Courses Gain Traction in Biz Schools
Bizjournals.com
October 27, 2003

Educational programs focusing on family business issues are growing in recognition and influence. A look at three representative academic programs, including Harvard Business School's Families in Business executive education program and MBA course, shows the benefits of participating in such courses for family and non-family members of family companies.

Empresa y Familia Bajo el Microscopio
(Family and Business Under the Microscope)
Gestion (Article in Spanish - Posted by Permission)
September-October, 2003

La ecuación "familia + negocios" no es fácil de resolver; sin embargo, algunos especialistas han logrado traducirla en un modelo que promete anticipar y encontrar solución a los problemas más comunes de las empresas familiares­Entravista a John Davis.

(The equation "family + business" is not easy to solve; nevertheless, some specialists have managed to translate it in a model that promises to anticipate and find solutions to the common problems of family businesses­Interview with John Davis.)

Gestion (September/October 2003) www.gestion.com.ar

Em Busca da Eternidade
(In Search of Eternity)
Exame (Article in Portuguese)
June 11, 2003

O que alguns dos maiores grupos familiares brasileiros estão fazendo para perpetuar seus negócios.

(What some of the biggest Brazilian family groups are doing to perpetuate their businesses.)

Legacies That Are Worth Tapping Into
International Herald Tribune
May 31, 2003

New research shows the benefits of family-controlled companies.

The Cain and Abel Problem
The Economist
May 17, 2003

A look into business family discord shows the potential destruction of the business, the family, both, or sometimes neither.

The Family Way
Business Standard
March 11, 2003

Why do family-owned businesses in India hold family values over business requirements? A global study by Grant Thornton explains this and other issues.

Family Values
AdWeek Magazine
February 10, 2003

In the midst of corporate scandals and dishonesty, family businesses are gaining attention, consumer trust and support for their quality, ethics and values. A deeper look at a few prominent American business families shows the advantages of being a family business.

To Get to the Very Top, You Have to be a Daddy's Girl
The Sunday Times
July 7, 2002

The formative influence on most successful business women’s careers is their father’s attitudes more than their mother’s.

Passing on Your Assets: Guidelines on Making Sure Your Heirs Get Their Fair Share
The Wall Street Journal Europe
June 7, 2002

Guidelines for passing wealth, including the family business, to the next generation.

The Raymond Family Business Institute Awards Grant for Harvard Researcher's Book on Family Business Dynasties
April 26, 2002

Back in the Saddle
Entrepreneur Magazine
January 1, 1999

Retired family business founders are discovering a new role as consultants to the business they founded and passed to the next generation. This is a complex role and needs to be delicately managed.

Passing the Torch Cuts Both Ways
Fleet Owner Magazine
August 1, 1998

Very often, trucking businesses are family-owned and family-operated. Providing a glimpse of the advantages and disadvantages of having family employees in this industry, this article highlights how succession in a trucking business can be done right.

Here Come the Wealth Consultants
Town & Country Monthly
March 1, 1997

A new profession has emerged to help solve the enviable problems of the very rich. Dr. John A. Davis is named one of the world’s leading wealth advisors.