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Value Creation Through Effective Boards
Summary The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a... View Details
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library
Since his appointment as executive director of Baker Library in 1996, Thomas J. Michalak has been closely involved in the ongoing effort to shepherd a venerable institution into the electronic business... View Details
- 04 Sep 2012
- News
P&G Directors Face Own Challenges While Keeping Tabs on McDonald
- Fourth Quarter 2008
- Article
HBS Focus: The Reality of Corporate Boards
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Governance
Lorsch, Jay W. "HBS Focus: The Reality of Corporate Boards." Directors & Boards 33, no. 1 (Fourth Quarter 2008).
Case: The Allergan Board Under Fire (A)
In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in alliance with hedge fund activist Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented arrangement between an acquirer and a hedge... View Details
- 20 Aug 2014
- News
Hertz Investor Fir Tree Urging Board to Replace CEO
- 27 Jun 2024
- News
Admissions Director Q&A: Rupal Gadhia of Harvard Business School
- 23 Mar 2018
- HBS Seminar
Nila Bhakuni, Director of Technology Transfer at Dartmouth College
- 01 Sep 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report
I am thrilled to address you in my new role as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I look forward to using this vehicle to update you regularly on the work View Details
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Alumni Board - Alumni
Volunteer Alumni Board HBS Alumni Board The HBS Alumni Board provides input, expertise, and feedback to the leadership of External Relations and... View Details
- July 2016
- Case
'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company
By: Ian Gow, Suraj Srinivasan and Neeraj Goyal
In November 2014, The Dow Chemical Company was faced with the prospect of a proxy battle with prominent hedge fund and activist investor Third Point Management. The activist had criticized Dow’s recent performance and advocated that the company split itself to maximize... View Details
Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry
Gow, Ian, Suraj Srinivasan, and Neeraj Goyal. "'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company." Harvard Business School Case 117-029, July 2016.
- July 2000
- Supplement
London Symphony Orchestra,The : Perspective of Clive Gillinson, Mananing Director
Hackman, J. Richard, Adam Galinsky, Erin Lehman, and Mary Peipere. "London Symphony Orchestra,The : Perspective of Clive Gillinson, Mananing Director." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 901-801, July 2000.
- 29 May 2013
- News
Talent Management: Boards Give Their Companies an "F"
- May–June 2015
- Article
Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards
By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer
The authors opine that ambitious chief executives (CEOs) of corporations need corporate boards which are also ambitious and accommodative of them. According to the authors good corporate governance and financial performance are the main requirements for good board-CEO... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Performance; Corporate Governance; Management Teams
Ludwig, Edward, Elise Walton, and Michael Beer. "Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards." NACD Directorship 41, no. 3 (May–June 2015): 56–59.
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Making Corporate Boards More Effective
Summary Faced with increasingly complex oversight challenges and demands for greater transparency, how can today's boards do more for their companies? In this board of View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
nominees to the 1999-2000 Board is well under way, you are welcome to "throw your hat in the ring" or recommend someone for the following year by contacting Christine Fairchild, director View Details
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
find new and important ways to add value for our alumni constituency. The Alumni Association Board of Directors meets three times a year on campus, as well as at each annual... View Details
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Board of Directors of the Associates (BDA): 6% Visiting Committee Member: 3% Reunion Fund Volunteer: 69% Reunion Program Volunteer: 32% Class... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
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Board members & executives
How can I construct a list of executives or company board of directors members? BoardEx: screen by company name, individual, committee, gender,... View Details
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Fall at HBS means many things to many people - for the incoming MBA Class of 1999 it means a certain level of discomfort as they take on a seemingly unmanageable case load and find themselves at the... View Details