Governing And Advisory Boards - Publications - Faculty & Research

No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath—a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in... View Details

Keywords: Investment Activism; Governing and Advisory Boards; Decision Making

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03 Jan 2018
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In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

Sam agreed: "This should be standard business practice." He asked, "Why do these boards not have a member who truly understands Compliance/Governance?" John would go even further. "Yes to a compliance officer This... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

January 2015
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Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards. An Interview with Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley

By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott

In 2011, Telecom, the largest telecom provider in New Zealand, was being divided into two publicly traded companies. In connection with this split, Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley worked with the chairman of Telecom, Wayne Boyd, to create two new boards of directors for... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Women's Empowerment; Governance; Leadership; Selection and Staffing; Organizational Structure; Decision Making; Human Resources; Diversity; Telecommunications Industry; New Zealand

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Expanding Perspectives Across Board Leadership - Alumni

candidates; Fostering discussions about diversity in the boardroom and effective governance; Distributing relevant content and resources and highlighting HBS alumni in the... View Details

April 2024
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An Integrative Model of Hybrid Governance: The Role of Boards in Helping Sustain Organizational Hybridity

By: Anne-Claire Pache, Julie Battilana and Channing Spencer

Hybrid organizations must sustainably attend to multiple goals embedded in different institutional spheres. Past research has highlighted the value for hybrids in recruiting board members representing different logics to avoid attentional drifts; yet, diverse boards... View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business or Company Management; Organizational Structure

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27 Mar 2013
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Wells Fargo Investment Unit Paid Board Member’s Son $1.4 Million

Mar 28 2018
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Accessing a World of Knowledge About Boards

October 2010
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Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)

By: Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan

Teaching Note for 109010. View Details

Keywords: Business Strategy; Problems and Challenges; Governing and Advisory Boards; Conflict and Resolution; Voting; Investment Activism

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Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

Summary As the focus on corporate governance and oversight has grown, so has the complexity of regulatory challenges facing audit committees. This corporate governance strategy... View Details

11 Sep 2018
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Bringing Government Up to Code

government starting with people who need it the most, and the way that we approach that is through the intersection of government and technology.... View Details

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Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910

The Women Who Become Board Members

Boards Need Real Diversity, Not Tokenism

The Future of Boards: Meeting the Governance Challenges of the 21st Century

Root Out Boardroom Dysfunction

How Boards Can Help Build Trusted Companies

Can Political Pressure Save The Market Basket Board From Itself?

Why There Aren't Women On Boards -- And Why There Should Be

7 Charts Show How Political Affiliation Shapes U.S. Boards

Top Boards Do These 4 Things Differently

Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards. An Interview with Sarah Naudé and Matt Stanley

Expanding Perspectives Across Board Leadership - Alumni

An Integrative Model of Hybrid Governance: The Role of Boards in Helping Sustain Organizational Hybridity

Wells Fargo Investment Unit Paid Board Member’s Son $1.4 Million

Accessing a World of Knowledge About Boards

Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)

Audit Committees in a New Era of Governance

Bringing Government Up to Code