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- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
Photo courtesy of HBSASNE Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Association of Southeastern New England (HBSASNE) recently held its first-ever reunion of... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- Career Coach
Betsy Edwards
as the Career & Professional Development liaison with the Social Enterprise Initiative and Healthcare Initiative in support of their MBA and alumni programs. Outside of... View Details
- 10 Dec 2021
- Research & Ideas
Truth Be Told: Unpacking the Risks of Whistleblowing
incentivizes employees to report issues where the penalty is high." Dey: There are a lot of issues that well-meaning managers and boards may not know about. There may be something bad going on in one... View Details
Keywords: by April White
- 13 Jun 2014
- News
The Art of Effecting Change
director at Summit Partners, says her connection to the contemporary art world began casually. The mother of four had taken a break from real estate development (Rouse & Associates, then AEW Capital... View Details
- 03 May 2010
- Research & Ideas
What Is the Future of MBA Education?
situations into mathematical models. The percentage of MBAs that we hire will go down in the next ten years. A director of a leading consulting firm made much the same point:... View Details
- 21 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Excessive Executive Pay: What’s the Solution?
have their director candidates' names included on the ballots sent out by the company (dissident shareholders now must send out their own ballots); puts an end to staggered boards at all companies (boards... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
strong sustainability culture is significantly more likely to assign responsibility to its board of directors for sustainability and to form a separate View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 03 Jun 2019
- Blog Post
9 Lessons from the Class of 2019
members of the AASU board received a threatening and hateful email [from outside the Harvard community], Tyson and Morrow led a community response rooted in unity, empathy, and mutual understanding. First,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
Keepers of the Flame
It's an international celebration of sport and goodwill whose humble beginnings date back two millennia. Today, with the vastly expanded modern Games, putting on the Olympics has become as much of a test... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- November–December 2024
- Article
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely.
To better... View Details
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Keywords: Corporate Governance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing and Advisory Boards
Paine, Lynn S., and Suraj Srinivasan. "How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?" Harvard Business Review 102, no. 6 (November–December 2024): 86–95.
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Overview
Winner of the Harvard Business School outstanding teacher award and research awards from U.S. and international health care and accounting organizations: 2016 “60 of the Most Powerful People in Healthcare in 2016,” Becker’s Hospital Review, January 3, 2017 ; 2014 ... View Details
Nori Gerardo Lietz
Nori Gerardo Lietz is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration in the Finance and Entrepreneurial Management Units. She presently teaches Real Estate Private Equity and Starting a Private Investment Firm.
Nori Gerardo Lietz is the founder of Areté... View Details
- 12 PM – 1 PM EST, 07 Mar 2022
- Virtual Programming
Considering a Career Transition? Connect with HBS
Are you thinking about making a career move? Or, do you want to work with a coach on some aspect of your leadership? Maybe you want to step back and reflect on your purpose, power up your LinkedIn profile, or practice for an upcoming interview. If these aspects of... View Details
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better understand... View Details
- Research Summary
Corporate Governance
The characteristics and structure of boards of directors have important implications for firm performance. Professor Wang has found that firms with well-connected boards whose members have strong network connections provide economic benefits that are not immediately... View Details
- 01 Dec 1997
- News
A Piece of the Action
Alumni Association Executive Council, as a member of the HBS Visiting Committee, and (currently) as a member of the HBS Publishing Corporation's... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
- 2009
- Working Paper
Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank
By: Ashwin Kaja and Eric D. Werker
We test for evidence of corporate misgovernance at the World Bank. Most major decisions at the World Bank are made by its Board of Executive Directors. However, in any given year the majority of the Bank's member countries do not get a chance to serve on this powerful... View Details
Keywords: Developing Countries and Economies; Banks and Banking; Financing and Loans; International Finance; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards
Kaja, Ashwin, and Eric D. Werker. "Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 09-108, March 2009.
F. Warren McFarlan
Professor McFarlan earned his AB from Harvard University in 1959, and his MBA and DBA from the Harvard Business School in 1961 and 1965 respectively. He has had a significant role in introducing materials on Management Information Systems to all major programs at... View Details
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Doriot could not take the job, as he was still employed by the Army. So in the interim, the directors named him chairman of the board of... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante