PREPARATION RESOURCES

Preparation Resources

To better help you prepare for the Schlesinger Global Family Enterprise Case Competition, we have provided the practice cases below as well as several resources which you may find helpful in your preparations.

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Family Business Case resources:

  • Harvard Business Publishing: Several family business cases (and educator notes) are available for purchase.
  • North American Case Research Association – various family business cases available for purchase.
  • In the Journal of Family Business Strategy, a published case study on CimberSterling, a family-owned airline from Denmark, that looks at how they dealt with increasing competitive and environmental pressures is available for purchase.
  • Analyzing Family Business Cases: Tools and Techniques by Pramodita Sharma

2021 & 2024 Finals Round Cases and Presentations: