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- July 2004
- Supplement
Harold Morton: Joining a Board
A trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren. "Harold Morton: Joining a Board." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 305-703, July 2004.
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
All Aboard for Board Members
Since Alumni Career Services launched its board of directors résumé database a year ago, it has grown to more than 1,000 names of HBS graduates interested in serving on public or private boards. Initially, only executive search firms... View Details
Keywords: Educational Services
- 01 Sep 2004
- News
Alumni Board Wraps Up Year
As autumn approaches and the HBS Alumni Board prepares for a new year of activity, I want to bring you up-to-date on the group’s most recent accomplishments. But first, it’s important to acknowledge the role this dedicated group of... View Details
- 19 May 2020
- Video
Board Governance During the COVID-19 Crisis Session 2
- June 2009 (Revised January 2011)
- Case
Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board
By: Krishna G. Palepu, Suraj Srinivasan and James Weber
After 15 years of great performance, Target's faltering performance during an economic downturn led an activist shareholder to initiate a proxy fight. Target Corporation, the second largest discount store retailer in the U.S., had competed successfully against industry... View Details
Keywords: Financial Crisis; Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Value; Retail Industry
Palepu, Krishna G., Suraj Srinivasan, and James Weber. "Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board." Harvard Business School Case 109-010, June 2009. (Revised January 2011.)
- Mar 22 2018
- Testimonial
Shaping the Future of Corporate Boards
- March 2015
- Teaching Note
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
By: Julie Battilana and Felicia Khan
- 2014
- Working Paper
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards
By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer
Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to strategy and leadership. These "higher-ambition CEOs" are driven by a sense of purpose that goes beyond achieving financial success. They aspire to build organizations that succeed in... View Details
Ludwig, Edward, Elise Walton, and Michael Beer. "Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 15-052, December 2014.
- December 1979
- Case
Xerox Corp. Systems Review Board
Buchanan, Jack R., and Rodney Pearson. "Xerox Corp. Systems Review Board." Harvard Business School Case 180-071, December 1979.
- 19 Jan 2011
- Research & Ideas
Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value
Public company shareholders have long complained that corporate boards don't always act in the best interest of their investors. But does the addition of a shareholder-sponsored board member increase the... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
Hertz Investor Fir Tree Urging Board to Replace CEO
- July–August 1996
- Article
The Board As a Change Agent
By: J. W. Lorsch
Lorsch, J. W. "The Board As a Change Agent." Corporate Board (July–August 1996).
- 31 May 2013
- News
York joins Harvard Board of Overseers
- 03 Jan 2014
- News
When CEOs Face a Board With a Past
- 23 May 2013
- Working Paper Summaries
Board Games: Timing of Independent Directors’ Dissent in China
Keywords: by Juan Ma & Tarun Khanna
- 2021
- White Paper
Report on Racial Inclusion in the Boardroom: A Workshop Convened by Harvard Business School's Leadership Initiative and Board Leadership Project
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Inclusion; Organization Culture; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Equity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Race; Fairness; Organizational Culture
Cash, James I., Linda A. Hill, Hubert Joly, Lynn S. Paine, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Report on Racial Inclusion in the Boardroom: A Workshop Convened by Harvard Business School's Leadership Initiative and Board Leadership Project." White Paper, Harvard Business School, Boston, MA, June 2021.
- 19 May 2020
- Video
Board Governance During the COVID-19 Crisis Session 1
- 01 Mar 2004
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors
Fischer I am happy to report that the HBSAA Board of Directors is off to another great start. This dynamic group of more than forty alumni — including class secretaries, club presidents, and other devoted volunteers — has outlined a... View Details
- 29 May 2013
- News
Talent Management: Boards Give Their Companies an "F"
- Mar 07 2017
- Testimonial