Publications

February 2021
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—New Year, New Timing

By: Suraj Srinivasan, David G. Fubini and Amram Migdal

This case focuses on a junior partner at a private equity (PE) firm who sits on the board of one of the firm’s portfolio companies. In the case, the board member asks the CEO to accelerate a cost-cutting initiative and looks to a seasoned industry veteran who is also a... View Details

Keywords: Board Directors; Governing and Advisory Boards; Strategy; Decision Making

March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Family Affairs

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case focuses on a new director who must help resolve a disagreement between two generations of leaders in a family business. The case raises questions of the proper role and approach for a director trying to manage a legitimate disagreement between shareholders... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Family Business

March 2020 (Revised September 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Pushing Senior Management

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case explores a new board director who wants more detail from the management team than his fellow directors are willing to press for. New board director Sam Pesca is frustrated that CFO Alex Marotta provides only a minimal two-page financial summary at board... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Teams

March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Incorrigible CEO

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case focuses on a new director who, along with fellow directors, struggles with the inappropriate behavior of an otherwise competent—even brilliant—founder and CEO. This case is part of a series of vignettes that capture different dilemmas faced by directors as... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards

March 2020 (Revised October 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Digging into Detail

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case explores a new board director who asks a detailed question about a footnote in the lengthy board packet distributed to directors by management. The case allows for discussion about the amount of information and level of detail provided by management, the... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards

March 2020 (Revised May 2020)
Case

Board Director Dilemmas—Sharing Expertise

By: David G. Fubini, Suraj Srinivasan and Amram Migdal

This case focuses on a new director who was invited to the board specifically due to her expertise in a technical area. The case allows for discussion of the board director’s appropriate role: to advise and direct management or to ask thoughtful questions about... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Experience and Expertise

31 May 2024
News

Q+A with New Rock Center Director Elise Bates

04 Aug 2014
News

Harvard’s New Social Enterprise Director

Keywords: Social Enterprise Initiative; Educational Services

October 2021
Article

Board Design and Governance Failures at Peer Firms

By: Shelby Gai, J. Yo-Jud Cheng and Andy Wu

Our study introduces board committees as a crucial determinant of board actions. We examine how directors who structurally link different board committees—referred to as multi-committee directors (MCDs)—explain why some board actions are merely symbolic while others... View Details

Keywords: Board Committees; Board Monitoring; New Director Nomination; Peer Financial Restatements; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Performance Effectiveness

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01 Mar 2004
News

Alumni Relations Gets a New Director

In her new role as director of Alumni Relations, Stephanie Goff wants to increase the opportunities for alumni to interact with the School. “We have been known as a reunion planning office, and that’s... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

June 2021
Case

New Director Dilemmas: Social Media Complications

By: John J-H Kim

Keywords: Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Policy; Interests; Organizational Culture; Education Industry

08 Nov 2021
News

New Director Named for Mid-US Research Office

Alicia Dadlani (MBA 2003) has been announced as director of the School’s new Mid-US Research Office. The Mid-US Research Office joins 10 HBS research centers and five regional offices located around the... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Baker Library Gets New Executive Director

Mary Lee Kennedy, the new executive director of Baker Library, can hardly wait for the renovated and expanded facility to reopen next summer. “It is going to be a hub of campus intellectual activity,” says... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Dec 2006
News

Cahill New Associate Director for HBS Clubs

Janet Cahill has joined HBS Alumni Relations as the new associate director for clubs and associations. Cahill, a former sales executive with experience in the public and private sectors, will support club... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

02 Aug 2023
News

Q+A with New Social Enterprise Initiative Faculty Chair Shawn Cole and New Director Amelia Angella

July 2021
Case

New Director Dilemmas: More (and More) Information

By: John J-H Kim

Keywords: Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Policy; Organizational Culture; Interests; Education Industry

July 2021
Case

New Director Dilemmas: Focusing on Special Interests

By: John J-H Kim

Keywords: Educational Policy And Politics; Education; Policy; Organizational Culture; Interests; Education Industry