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- 13 Aug 2020
- News
Why Do Boards Have So Few Black Directors?
- Mar 26 2023
- Testimonial
Exploring New Perspectives on Nonprofit Governance
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
disappointing to board members who witnessed the turnaround Easterbrook had led at the company since his promotion to CEO four years earlier. The board’s investigation found that Easterbrook’s “consensual relationship” wasn’t physical but...
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by James Heskett
- 25 Nov 2022
- News
Does Your Board Need an Executive Chair?
- 13 Apr 2020
- News
10 Questions to Guide Boards Through the Pandemic
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the...
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- June 2005 (Revised May 2006)
- Background Note
Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies
By: John A. Davis
Presents a consolidated list of corporate governance best practices for owner-managers of private companies, including family businesses.
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Davis, John A. "Reminders for Owner-Managers Regarding the Board of Directors of Private Companies." Harvard Business School Background Note 805-154, June 2005. (Revised May 2006.)
- July 1999
- Article
Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning
By: Robert B. Stobaugh, Alan McGettigan and Robert Sigler
Stobaugh, Robert B., Alan McGettigan, and Robert Sigler. "Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning." Director's Monthly (July 1999): 1–4. (For a report on this article, see "Too Many Scientists Can Spoil A Biotech Board," front page, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1999.)
- 15 Jul 2020
- News
Making Corporate Boards More Effective - Virtual
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
extraordinary members of the board, some of whom are transitioning off this year and others who will stay on in an advisory capacity. Ed Hajim (MBA ’64) joined the Alumni Board...
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- 30 Mar 2016
- News
Why It's Time For Boards To Take A Stand On Sustainability
- 17 Dec 2013
- News
What Boards Can Do About Brain Drain
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance
or breakup of the corporation has become inevitable. Thus, the CEO who asserted, "I have a duty to maximize value for my shareholders. I can't let my own sense of right and wrong get in the way," is just plain wrong as a matter...
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by Carla Tishler
- January 2015
- Article
Are Incentives Without Expertise Sufficient? Evidence from Fortune 500 Firms
By: Emilie R. Feldman and Cynthia A. Montgomery
Agency theory predicts that incentives will align agents' interests with those of principals. However, the resource-based view suggests that to be effective, the incentive to deliver must be paired with the ability to deliver. Using Fortune 500 boards as an...
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Keywords:
Board Of Directors;
Corporate Governance;
Incentives;
Expertise;
Motivation and Incentives;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Experience and Expertise;
Agency Theory
Feldman, Emilie R., and Cynthia A. Montgomery. "Are Incentives Without Expertise Sufficient? Evidence from Fortune 500 Firms." Strategic Management Journal 36, no. 1 (January 2015): 113–122.
- 04 Oct 2023
- News
A Tool to Help Boards Measure Cyber Resilience
- 14 Dec 2022
- News
4 Strategies to Secure a Corporate Board Seat
- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Social Issues;
Global Range;
Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- July 2013 (Revised October 2013)
- Supplement
United Rentals (B)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kathleen Durante
In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the Chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals, Inc. (NYSE: URI) was preparing her notes for an upcoming stockholders' meeting. It was a meeting unlike most other meetings she had chaired. Stockholders were about to vote on a...
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Keywords:
Boards Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Chairman;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Governance;
Construction Industry;
North America
Lorsch, Jay W., and Kathleen Durante. "United Rentals (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 414-031, July 2013. (Revised October 2013.)
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Board Leader, and Transitions and Transformations. Long-term goals for this committee include determining which programs resonate with alumni and...
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