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- September 21, 2018
- Article
Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn't It?
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg
Corporate directors and executives alike recognize that today’s pace of change continues to accelerate and that firms need to innovate to stay ahead. But are boards doing enough to support innovation, as they should? We conducted a survey of over 5,000 board members... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Innovation; Technology; Innovation and Invention; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business Strategy
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg. "Innovation Should Be a Top Priority for Boards. So Why Isn't It?" Harvard Business Review (website) (September 21, 2018).
- August 23, 2016
- Article
7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Boris Groysberg
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, and Boris Groysberg. "7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards." Harvard Business Review (website) (August 23, 2016).
- June 2014 (Revised March 2017)
- Teaching Note
Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
In 2011, Telecom, the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies. In connection with this split, Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley worked with the chairman of Telecom New Zealand, Wayne Boyd, to create two new boards of... View Details
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Sanford C. Bernstein: The Fork in the Road (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Teaching Note for [404001] and [409008]. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- July 2008
- Teaching Note
Teena Lerner: Dividing the Pie at Rx Capital (TN) (A) and (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Teaching Note for [406088] and [406112]. View Details
Keywords: Financial Services Industry
- April 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (TN) (A), (B), & (C)
By: Laura Morgan Roberts and Boris Groysberg
Keywords: Business Ventures
- February 2007 (Revised April 2010)
- Teaching Note
Recruitment of a Star (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Geoff Eckman Marietta
Keywords: Selection and Staffing
- February 2007 (Revised April 2007)
- Teaching Note
10 Uncommon Values®: Optimizing the Stock-Selection Process (TN)
By: Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy
- January 2005 (Revised October 2005)
- Supplement
Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (C): Definition of Success over Time
By: Boris Groysberg and Laura Morgan Roberts
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Keywords: Entertainment and Recreation Industry
Groysberg, Boris, and Laura Morgan Roberts. "Leading the Josie Esquivel Franchise (C): Definition of Success over Time." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-072, January 2005. (Revised October 2005.)
- October 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Supplement
Sonoco Products Company (B): The Hybrid Model
By: David A. Thomas, Boris Groysberg and Cate Reavis
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Thomas, David A., Boris Groysberg, and Cate Reavis. "Sonoco Products Company (B): The Hybrid Model." Harvard Business School Supplement 405-010, October 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- April 2006
- Article
Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?
By: Amanda Paige Cowen, Boris Groysberg and Paul Healy
Keywords: Business Ventures
Cowen, Amanda Paige, Boris Groysberg, and Paul Healy. "Which Types of Analyst Firms Are More Optimistic?" Journal of Accounting & Economics 41, nos. 1-2 (April 2006): 119–146. (Winner of Emerald Management Reviews. Citation of Excellence.)
- August 9, 2021
- Article
OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent
By: Rawi Abdelal, Katherine Connolly Baden and Boris Groysberg
Abdelal, Rawi, Katherine Connolly Baden, and Boris Groysberg. "OneTen: Creating a New Pathway for Black Talent." Harvard Business School Working Knowledge (August 9, 2021).
- September 2007 (Revised January 2008)
- Teaching Note
Prudential Securities (TN)
By: Paul M. Healy, Boris Groysberg and Geoff Marietta
- April 2005
- Supplement
Furman Selz LLC (B)
By: Nancy D. Beaulieu, Boris Groysberg and Kyle Doherty
Supplements the (A) case. View Details
Beaulieu, Nancy D., Boris Groysberg, and Kyle Doherty. "Furman Selz LLC (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 905-067, April 2005.
- October 2004 (Revised September 2005)
- Case
Sonoco Products Company (A): Building a World-Class HR Organization
By: David A. Thomas, Boris Groysberg and Cate Reavis
Describes the steps the vice-president of human resources takes in revamping an HR function that was noncooperative and, at times, competitive and introducing the company to the notion of HR as a strategic business partner. Explores changes made to the company's... View Details
Keywords: Human Resources; Compensation and Benefits; Management Succession; Measurement and Metrics; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Performance; Partners and Partnerships; Business Strategy
Thomas, David A., Boris Groysberg, and Cate Reavis. "Sonoco Products Company (A): Building a World-Class HR Organization." Harvard Business School Case 405-009, October 2004. (Revised September 2005.)
- August 13, 2020
- Article
Why Do Boards Have So Few Black Directors?
By: J. Yo-Jud Cheng, Boris Groysberg and Paul M. Healy
Cheng, J. Yo-Jud, Boris Groysberg, and Paul M. Healy. "Why Do Boards Have So Few Black Directors?" Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (August 13, 2020).
- December 8, 2023
- Article
What Makes a Company Great at Producing Leaders?
By: Sarah Abbott, Robin Abrahams and Boris Groysberg
GE is well known as an “academy company”—a talent incubator that exports effective leaders to other organizations and even industries. To better understand which companies are top talent incubators today, the authors worked with the Official Board, a firm that provides... View Details
Keywords: Personal Development and Career; Talent and Talent Management; Training; Organizational Culture
Abbott, Sarah, Robin Abrahams, and Boris Groysberg. "What Makes a Company Great at Producing Leaders?" Harvard Business Review (website) (December 8, 2023).
- June 2024
- Background Note
Do Companies Overvalue External Talent?
By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams
When looking to fill a position above entry level, companies have two choices: transfer/promote an internal candidate, or hire from the outside. Anecdote and research alike show that external hires are usually offered a higher starting salary than internal candidates. View Details
Groysberg, Boris, and Robin Abrahams. "Do Companies Overvalue External Talent?" Harvard Business School Background Note 424-068, June 2024.
- June 8, 2022
- Article
How to Have Better Dreams and Better Sleep
By: Robin Abrahams and Boris Groysberg
Increasingly, leaders are coming to understand the importance of sleep for physical and mental wellbeing—but nightmares and bad dreams destroy sleep quality. The good news? It's more possible than most people realize to reduce nightmares and have better dreams. View Details
Abrahams, Robin, and Boris Groysberg. "How to Have Better Dreams and Better Sleep." Newsweek (June 8, 2022).
- September 2022
- Article
How HBR Has Covered Women and Business: From Articles on 'Successful Wives of Successful Executives' to 'Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers'
By: Colleen Ammerman and Boris Groysberg
Over the course of its century-long history, HBR has evolved significantly in its coverage of women and business. At first the magazine barely acknowledged the existence of women in the workforce, but in the 1950s it began to pay attention to the roles women were... View Details
Ammerman, Colleen, and Boris Groysberg. "How HBR Has Covered Women and Business: From Articles on 'Successful Wives of Successful Executives' to 'Women Rising: The Unseen Barriers'." Special Issue on 100 Years of HBR. Harvard Business Review: The Big Idea (September 2022).