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  • April 1994 (Revised May 1995)
  • Case

Laura Ashley (A): A New CEO Takes Charge

By: Richard L. Nolan
In a turnaround situation, a new CEO must take actions in the short term to gain control and exercise executive leadership and lay groundwork to formulate a long-term strategy to rebuild a viable business. View Details
Keywords: Organizational Change and Adaptation; Change Management; Management Teams; Business Strategy; Consumer Products Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry
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  • 12 Mar 2018
  • News

Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist

  • 8 Feb 2022
  • Interview

Episode 109: Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly

By: Hubert Joly and Adam Mendler
A former Fortune 100 CEO, Hubert Joly was the leader of America's largest consumer electronics retailer. As CEO of Best Buy, Hubert led the company’s turnaround by implementing a distinct leadership philosophy and contrarian strategic decisions. Hubert joins Adam to... View Details
Keywords: Leadership Philosophy; Leadership; Personal Development and Career
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  • May 2006 (Revised February 2012)
  • Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs (Abridged)

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony J. Mayo and Mark Benson
General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details
Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style
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  • Article

Should the CEO be the Chairman?

By: Jay W. Lorsch and A. Zelleke
Keywords: Management
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  • 29 Apr 2012
  • News

Foreign CEOs face challenges in Japan

  • 02 Apr 2013
  • News

Apple's CEO Apologizes to the Chinese

  • 10 Jan 2009
  • News

Health Insurance CEOs Get Big Raises

  • September 24, 2014
  • Article

The Climate Needs Aggressive CEO Leadership

By: Auden Schendler and Michael W. Toffel
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  • 26 Nov 2021
  • News

Today’s CEOs Need Hands-On Digital Skills

  • 01 Jan 2009
  • News

Shareholder Value Must Top CEOs Agenda

Keywords: Gregory T. Carrott, Stuart E. Jackson
  • 27 Oct 2010
  • News

Vanguard CEO on Being Stubborn, Adaptive

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • May 2018
  • Article

Managing the Family Firm: Evidence from CEOs at Work

By: Oriana Bandiera, Renata Lemos, Andrea Prat and Raffaella Sadun
We present evidence on the labor supply of CEOs and on whether family and professional CEOs differ on this dimension. We do so through a new survey instrument that allows us to codify CEOs’ diaries in a detailed and comparable fashion and to build a bottom-up measure... View Details
Keywords: Performance Productivity; Family Ownership; Management
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  • 17 Apr 2015
  • News

This CEO Blind Spot Is Costing Shareholders Billions

  • 06 Jun 2023
  • Cold Call Podcast

The Opioid Crisis, CEO Pay, and Shareholder Activism

Keywords: Re: Suraj Srinivasan; Health; Pharmaceutical; Distribution
  • September 13, 2023
  • Article

The Myth of the CEO as Ultimate Decision Maker

By: Nitin Nohria
Chief executives are responsible for guiding corporations, so the role inevitably requires making many decisions. But people overestimate the level of personal involvement CEOs have in this process. Instead of making decisions, CEOs tend to shape decisions, by... View Details
Keywords: Problem Solving; Delegation; Leadership Style; Decision Making; Time Management; Power and Influence
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  • April 2025
  • Case

Setting a CEO Agenda: Ole Rosgaard at Greif

By: Krishna Palepu and Kerry Herman
Since taking over as CEO of industrial packaging giant Greif, Ole Rosgaard has focused on growing the company and improving the perception of its value by the capital markets. He and his senior leadership team have made inroads to this end, including adjusting the... View Details
Keywords: Leadership; Valuation; Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Culture; Industrial Products Industry; North America; Europe
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  • 06 Sep 2017
  • What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

CEOs face difficult choices when deciding to speak out under the company's brand. Credit:  fizkes Summing Up: Should Boards Specify Limits on CEO Activism? Opinions about suitable View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
  • May 16 2023
  • Testimonial

From Chief Retail Banking Officer to CEO

  • 03 Jul 2018
  • What Do You Think?

Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?

Madrolly When Should a Board Encourage a Triple Bottom Line Philosophy? Respondents to this month’s column provided a resounding “no” to the question of whether CEO Satya Nadella should accede to the wishes of a vocal minority of... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Computer; Technology