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.
- De Agostini: Repurposing the Business & the Family [SG-FECC 2020 case]
- Pentland Group: A Family of Brands [SG-FECC 2020 case]
- Red Collar Group (A): Succession and Strategic Transformation [SG-FECC 2020 case]
- Red Collar Group (B): Succession and Strategic Transformation [SG-FECC 2020 case]
- Ruma’s Fruit and Gift Basket [SG-FECC 2013 case]
- Mid-State Trucking [SG-FECC 2013 case]
- Ed’s Dilemma (For teaching note, please send a note to Dita Sharma)
Family Business Case resources:
- Harvard Business Publishing: Several family business cases (and educator notes) are available through this link.
- 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:
- SG-FECC 2021 Final Case
- SG-FECC 2021 Graduate Winning Team Powerpoint
- SG-FECC 2021 Graduate Winning Team Presentation
- SG-FECC 2024 Final Case
- SG-FECC 2024 UC Berkeley Team Presentation
- SG-FECC 2024 Toronto Metropolitan University Presentation
- SG-FECC 2024 Rotterdam Business School Presentation
- SG-FECC 2024 Grand Valley State University Presentation
- SG-FECC 2024 Bishops University Presentation