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- 12 May 2022
- News
Onboarding
undertaking something much more serious, leading Xerox’s entry into the Chinese market and fearlessly chastising the company’s chairman for publicizing its activities in the press. Always up for a new challenge, she also began serving on... View Details
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This lists media reports covering my firm dollarDEX Investments or me (or my colleagues), or columns written by me (or my colleagues). There are all... View Details
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Rich Schneider
activities such as board assignments or retirement. Work Experience: Arthur D. Little (consultant), Braxton Associates (founder and partner), Deloitte Consulting (senior partner), Sage Partners (partner),... View Details
- 20 May 2019
- Research & Ideas
Activist CEOs Are Rising Up—and Their Customers Are Listening
When former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz announced earlier this year he was thinking about running for president of the United States, it wasn’t a new idea. Past CEOs seeking the White House have included Carly Fiorina, Ross Perot, Herman Cain, Steve Forbes, Mitt... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 2008
- News
Lesson from the Fall
Skilling’s conduct will reopen discussions of what was the real offense committed by Skilling. The answer to this question is important because many of Skilling’s allegedly fraudulent activities fall into the “shadowed space” or... View Details
- 17 Nov 2015
- Lessons from the Classroom
How Activist Investors Became Respectable
widespread, the type of criticism activists levy seems less out of place. Glass Lewis and Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) both backed Peltz’s campaign for a board seat at DuPont this year, for example. Leveraging the growth of... View Details
- 28 Apr 2003
- Research & Ideas
Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform
owners and actively engage with boards. To start, in the nomination and election process, shareholders could signal their support (endorsement, neutrality, or nonendorsement) for candidates the board puts... View Details
- 15 Apr 2014
- News
Bertarelli Foundation Gift Names Deans' Health & Life Sciences Challenge Prize
center focused on health, biotechnology, and life sciences and based in Geneva. Bertarelli has been active at both HBS and Harvard Medical School (HMS). At HBS, he has served as a member of the Board of... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
Working Behind the Scenes — Alan F. Horn (MBA 1971)
the advisory boards of two museums, including the Autry Museum of West Heritage in Los Angeles. For Horn, these social and cultural activities, as well as his active involvement in raising two young... View Details
Keywords: Thomas Frick
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
When You Speak, This Group Listens
serve. The Alumni Board gives us a unique opportunity to interact with highly committed alumni as well as faculty and staff at the School. Plus, we have a lot of fun in the process! The Alumni Board is one... View Details
- 01 Jun 2009
- News
Setting the Legislative Agenda
The Congressional Oversight Panel identified eight specific areas most urgently in need of reform and addressed each with recommendations: Identify and regulate financial institutions that pose systemic risk. Limit excessive leverage in American financial institutions.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Connecting with Clubs
had worked well for me! To return some of the value I’d received from the club network, I chose to get actively involved, serving two terms as president and many years on the board of the Toronto club. This... View Details
- 11 Jul 2012
- Research & Ideas
Book Excerpt: ’The Future of Boards’
adversity, boards become more active by definition," one director said. "But what one has to ask is: Should they be more active when things are good, to make sure that the... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Lorsch
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
Many executives believe that leadership development is a job for the HR department. This may be the single biggest misconception they can have. As corporations have broken down work into manageable activities and then consolidated... View Details
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
James McKenney Remembered
full professor in 1968 and was named the John G. McLean Professor of Business Administration in 1989. He retired from the active faculty in 1996. McKenney introduced the first computer-based simulation exercise, the Business Game, to the... View Details
Keywords: Information
Rudina Seseri
Rudina Seseri is Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, leading the firm’s investments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) enabled enterprise software as a service (SaaS), cloud, Information Technology (IT) software, and vertical markets. Rudina has led... View Details
Keywords: Software/App;#75;#Venture Capital
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GuideStar Pro | Baker Library
GuideStar Pro Information about the missions, programs, and finances of IRS-recognized organizations. Read More Includes public charities, private foundations, and nonprofit trade associations. GuideStar also provides grant activity of... View Details
- 17 Jul 2000
- What Do You Think?
Where Is the Microsoft Board?
or compensation are either non-existent or academic. And the founder and largest shareholder is very active in governance matters. Then the public offering occurs. Regulation or law requires changes in behavior. Outside members of the... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
How the Ron Brown Award Was Born
establish and administer the award. "The President hoped that such an award would elevate and honor issues of leadership in citizenship as the Baldrige awards have done for leadership in quality," Cavanagh says. Conference Board president... View Details
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Henri A. Termeer Papers | Baker Library
biotech, pharmaceutical, and life sciences industry, publicity, photographs, audiovisual materials, and memorabilia. These papers also document Termeer’s professional activities serving in leadership of various organizations and the View Details