18424. THE GRAHAM FAMILY AND THE WASHINGTON POST COMPANY HARVARD BUSINESS CASE STUDY 9498031. This paper provides a case analysis and case solution to a Harvard Business School case study on succession planning and other strategic issues at the family-owned Washington Post Company. The case is set in 1997. The paper considers succession planning from Eugene Meyer through Donald Graham and the changing role of generations (ownership stages); leadership values and competence; communication problems; the challenges and rewards of managing relationships in families and family business conflicts; governance in a family business; the challenges for the Graham family and their media company as they face a rapidly changing business environment; and the role of creativity and innovation in the Washington Post Company. KEYWORDS: case studies succession planning family business newspapers Washington post leadership. APA Style. 24 pages, 23 footnotes, 14 bibliographic sources. 6,323 words.