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Volunteer - Alumni
Volunteer Alumni support the School and the global alumni community by volunteering in a wide range of important roles, from reunion planning to fundraising to writing Class Notes. Alumni Board members on campus for their annual spring... View Details
- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
Organization Unilever was an organizational curiosity in that, since 1929, it has been headed by two separate British and Dutch companies—Unilever Ltd. (PLC after 1981), and Unilever N.V.—with different sets of shareholders but identical View Details
- 29 Jan 2008
- First Look
First Look: January 29, 2008
skills, (2) broad perspective, (3) teaming skills, (4) expanded social network, and (5) boundary-spanning skills. We conclude with a discussion of the implications of our ideas for conducting future team research. Board of Directors'... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2023
- News
Curb Appeal
work ethic—“they didn’t care what we did, but everyone had to work hard,” she says—and her mother offered a model of public service, serving as chancellor of the Board of Regents, New York State’s governing body for education. But when... View Details
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Mark Giragosian
than in other schools I’ve visited,” says Mark. “I can choose my priorities: I can go home for lunch, participate in various activities on campus, go to Bible study with my wife, and spend time with my family in the evenings.” This... View Details
- 18 Apr 2023
- Research & Ideas
The Best Person to Lead Your Company Doesn't Work There—Yet
within their own ranks. “What you really do need is knowledge of that specific industry, whether it's pharmaceutical or manufacturing or hospitality or rocket science.” The findings suggest an active market for CEOs, who are lured to... View Details
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
penalties for failing to meet the analyst consensus estimate are higher for firms that give quarterly earnings guidance and in the post-SOX period. Our evidence suggests that (i) boards appear to react directly to managers' ability to... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
HBS OnBoard To inspire and support alumni serving on nonprofit boards The OnBoard program was created to develop alumni leadership skills critical for modern governance. OnBoard consists of virtual synchronous sessions on current issues,... View Details
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HBS - The year in Review
innovation and action through activities such as the popular Climate Rising podcast, reaching thousands of listeners around the world. Campus Sustainability Metrics 16 projects have earned LEED certification, the globally recognized... View Details
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Questioning, Listening & Responding - Christensen Center for Teaching & Learning
Teaching by the Case Method Questioning, Listening & Responding Preparing to Teach Leading in the Classroom Pre-Class Arrival Diversity and Inclusion Openings Cold Calling Questioning, Listening & Responding Transitions Closings Timing Participation Engagement View Details
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
children should attend these meetings. One family says that children should attend when they are able to feed themselves; most families start bringing the younger generation into meetings at around age 16. For the young children, families should still consider... View Details
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Klarman Hall | About
the Name Beth & Seth Klarman Seth Klarman (MBA 1982) is the CEO and portfolio manager of the Boston-based Baupost Group, one of the most successful investment partnerships in the world. Beth Klarman is President of the Klarman Family Foundation. Both Klarmans are... View Details
- 29 Nov 2022
- Research & Ideas
Is There a Method to Musk’s Madness on Twitter?
things or at least convince everyone that things are under control? Wu: It’s essential that he continue to actively engage with all stakeholders here. In the short term, calming the advertisers down is going to be very important, and Musk... View Details
- 05 Jul 2023
- News
GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center
Clubs News Clubs News The HBS Club of the Gulf Cooperation Council recently marked the grand opening of "The House"—a new permanent club headquarters and collaborative space located in Dubai and open to all HBS alumni living in or visiting the Gulf region. According to... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 01 Mar 2024
- News
Game On
categories. Take, for starters, the food and beverage model: Like any bowling alley, Top Golf, or the Kansas City–based Chicken N Pickle (with NFL investors Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce), these establishments lure people in with an View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
including adjusting the company’s portfolio mix to higher-margin businesses and affirming and strengthening Greif’s strong culture. In partnership with the company’s board chair, Rosgaard worked to make changes to the View Details
- December 2018
- Case
CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations
By: Lauren Cohen, Christopher J. Malloy and Elena Corsi
Rodolfo, Marco, and Edoardo De Benedetti had received from their father his controlling shares in COFIDE, a publicly listed holding company that held 45.8% of CIR Group, another publicly listed holding. The latter held majority shares in GEDI, Italy’s largest print... View Details
Keywords: Succession Planning; Transferring Shares; Wealth Management; Holding Structures; Family Ownership; Ownership Stake; Management Succession; Governing and Advisory Boards; Policy; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Health Industry; Italy
Cohen, Lauren, Christopher J. Malloy, and Elena Corsi. "CIR Group: Passing Wealth through the Generations." Harvard Business School Case 219-060, December 2018.
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
prominent feature of the corporate landscape, escaping some of their earlier approbation as corporate raiders or, even worse, "greenmailers." Activism covered a range of approaches—from proxy votes and demands for View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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Arthur Rock Center for Entrepreneurship | About
office branch, and a barbershop, was repurposed several times as faculty and administrative office space before its extensive renovation and rededication as the hub of the School’s entrepreneurial education activities in 2003. Today, the... View Details
- 15 Feb 2011
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 15
(forthcoming) Abstract Researchers have documented many cases in which individuals rationalize their regrettable actions. Four experiments examine situations in which participants go beyond merely explaining away their misconduct to View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne