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  • 30 Jan 2012
  • News

The Perils of High CFO Incentive Pay

  • Program

Succeeding as a Strategic CFO

Summary As capital markets and organizational strategies have evolved, so has the role of the chief financial officer (CFO). Today's CFOs are not just gatekeepers of a company's financial information; they serve as key strategic partners... View Details
  • May 22 2019
  • Interview

A New Role for CFOs

  • 17 Feb 2010
  • News

Harrah's CFO Plans a Recovery

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment
  • 11 Jan 2013
  • News

A CFO Questions Business Values

Keywords: Telecommunications; Information
  • 24 Sep 2008
  • Working Paper Summaries

CEO and CFO Career Penalties to Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts

Keywords: by Rick Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal & Suraj Srinivasan
  • 02 Aug 2022
  • News

PayPal Names Blake Jorgensen as CFO

Photo via Wall Street Journal and PayPal Photo via Wall Street Journal and PayPal Former Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgensen (MBA 1988) has been named the new CFO at PayPal, the Wall Street Journal reported... View Details
  • 16 Oct 2020
  • News

Adrian Mitchell Named Macy's New CFO

Keywords: Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management
  • Article

On Balance: A CFO Interview

By: Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton
Keywords: Management; Balance and Stability
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Kaplan, Robert S., and David P. Norton. "On Balance: A CFO Interview." CFO 17, no. 2 (February 2001): 72–78.
  • 01 Apr 2011
  • News

A Three-Step Plan for CFOs

  • 2008
  • Working Paper

CEO and CFO Career Penalties to Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts

By: Rick Mergenthaler, Shiva Rajgopal and Suraj Srinivasan
We find that missing the quarterly analyst consensus earnings forecast is associated with career penalties in the form of a reduced bonus, smaller equity grants, and a greater chance of forced dismissal for both CEOs and CFOs during the period 1993-2004. These results... View Details
Keywords: Earnings Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Compensation and Benefits; Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career
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Mergenthaler, Rick, Shiva Rajgopal, and Suraj Srinivasan. "CEO and CFO Career Penalties to Missing Quarterly Analysts Forecasts." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-014, August 2008. (Revised June 2009.)
  • March 2024
  • Module Note

Navigating the Future: Managing Financial Forecasts

By: Mark Egan
This module note guides instructors on delivering a course module that focuses on understanding, developing, and using financial forecasts from a chief financial officer’s (CFO) perspective. The cases in the module equip students with an understanding of the techniques... View Details
Keywords: CFO; Forecasting; Corporate Finance; Forecasting and Prediction; Financial Management; Revenue; United States
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Egan, Mark. "Navigating the Future: Managing Financial Forecasts." Harvard Business School Module Note 224-075, March 2024.
  • 17 Apr 2012
  • News

The CFO as a Game Player

  • March 2005 (Revised August 2006)
  • Case

Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO

By: Malcolm P. Baker and Lauren Barley
Mike Lawrie, the newly appointed CEO of Siebel Systems, considers a combination of growth and spending cuts to turn around the struggling software company. Focuses on the role of the chief financial officer, Ken Goldman, in corporate governance and compliance under... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Leading Change; Entrepreneurship; Job Design and Levels; Corporate Governance; Financial Strategy; Management Teams; Corporate Finance; Business and Shareholder Relations; Information Technology Industry
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Baker, Malcolm P., and Lauren Barley. "Siebel Systems: The Role of the CFO." Harvard Business School Case 205-068, March 2005. (Revised August 2006.)
  • 14 Jun 2018
  • News

Dhivya Suryadevara Named GM’s Next CFO

and in GM’s investment in Lyft. Furthermore, according to Fortune, when Suryadevara joins the c-suite in September, she will be part of a growing class of female chief financial executives. With 64 CFOs in the Fortune 500, women account... View Details
Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing
  • 22 Dec 2014
  • News

Wall Street Journal Honors Macy's CFO

Keywords: Retail Trade
  • Web

HBS - Financials | From the CFO

2021 Annual Report From The Dean Financials PDF Downloads Archive Financials 5 Year Summary From the CFO Financial Highlights Statement of Activity & Cash Flows Consolidated Balance Sheet Supplemental Financial Information Financials 5... View Details
  • News

Earnings Misses Mean Big Career Risks for CFOs

  • 04 Nov 2015
  • News

Google's VP of Finance Will Be Tesla's New CFO

Keywords: Motor Vehicle and Parts Dealers; Retail Trade
  • 01 Jan 2021
  • News

How to Talk to Your CFO About Sustainability

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