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- 30 Oct 2017
- News
How The Most (And Least) Successful CEOs Spend Their Workdays
- 12 Mar 2018
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: Why BlackRock CEO Larry Fink Is Not a Socialist
Cecilie Arcurs BlackRock CEO Larry Fink’s recent letter to all CEOs in the S&P 500 has reignited the never-ending debate of “shareholders versus stakeholders.” Titled “A Sense of Purpose,” Fink’s letter... View Details
- October 5, 2011
- Article
CEOs Need to See Through Walls
By: Mark R. Kramer
Kramer, Mark R. "CEOs Need to See Through Walls." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 5, 2011). (Part of the HBR Online Forum “The CEO's Role in Fixing the System.")
- August 19, 2017
- Other Article
Continue the Revolt that CEOs Launched
By: Ethan Rouen
Rouen, Ethan. "Continue the Revolt that CEOs Launched." Boston Globe (August 19, 2017).
- 17 Mar 2009
- News
The CEO Poll: The Great Recession
- 19 Oct 2012
- News
CEOs Dress Their Companies to Impress
- 09 Oct 2009
- News
Who can fill the CEO seat?
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
Google’s Alphabet Has a CEO Problem
- 08 May 2013
- News
Next Wal-Mart CEO Faces Challenges Sam Walton Never Saw
- 24 Feb 2021
- News
"Moderna" Case Discussion with CEO Stéphane Bancel
- August 1983
- Supplement
Connecticut General Corp.: CEO Compensation, Video
Vancil, Richard F. "Connecticut General Corp.: CEO Compensation, Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 884-503, August 1983.
- May 1992 (Revised May 1993)
- Supplement
Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (B)
Summarizes Carlzon's new focus externally on building alliances and acquiring travel service companies. Describes the financial problems resulting from the recession and the Gulf War crisis. Designed as an in-class handout to highlight the long-term management... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Financial Crisis; Problems and Challenges; Planning; Leadership; Alliances; Strategy; Air Transportation Industry
Bartlett, Christopher A. "Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 392-150, May 1992. (Revised May 1993.)
- September 2002
- Article
The Curse of the Superstar CEO
By: Rakesh Khurana
Keywords: Management
Khurana, Rakesh. "The Curse of the Superstar CEO." Harvard Business Review 80, no. 9 (September 2002).
- 22 Jul 2024
- Podcast
Explaining The Success Of First-Time CEOs
How is it that so many searchers become successful CEOs, even when many have never run a company before and may not have the relevant industry experience? Personal characteristics count for a lot, but so too do company attributes. Sticky customers, for example, are... View Details
- 13 Mar 2014
- News
When Companies Should—and Shouldn’t—Hire Outside CEOs
- October 25, 2023
- Article
How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business
By: Christina R. Wing and Rohit K. Gera
One of the challenges for a family-owned business is the transition to a non-family member as CEO — a transition most multigenerational businesses eventually face. Onboarding the new CEO is one piece of this challenge. To help make the onboarding successful, use a... View Details
Wing, Christina R., and Rohit K. Gera. "How to Bring an Outside CEO into the Family Business." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 25, 2023).
- 14 Sep 2017
- News
Google Engineer Deserved to be Fired by the CEO
- 2011
- Working Paper
CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them
By: Kevin J. Murphy and Michael C. Jensen
Almost all CEO and executive bonus plans have serious design flaws that limit their benefits dramatically. Such poorly designed executive bonus plans destroy value by providing incentives to manipulate the timing of earnings, mislead the board about organizational... View Details
Keywords: Business Earnings; Competency and Skills; Cost of Capital; Executive Compensation; Risk Management; Performance Evaluation; Projects; Motivation and Incentives; Value
Murphy, Kevin J., and Michael C. Jensen. "CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-022, October 2011.
- November 2003 (Revised March 2004)
- Supplement
GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO
CEO Jeff Immelt, ex-CEO Jack Welch, and HR Chief Bill Conaty discuss how GE has made talent development a source of sustainable competitive advantage. Immelt describes GE's deeply embedded philosophy around its people and how it has allowed the company to add value... View Details
Keywords: Business Conglomerates; Talent and Talent Management; Human Resources; Business or Company Management; Performance Capacity; Performance Effectiveness; Competitive Advantage; System; Value
Bartlett, Christopher A. "GE's Talent Machine: The Making of a CEO." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 304-804, November 2003. (Revised March 2004.)
- 30 Apr 2013
- News