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Supplement to the (A) case. The case describes the events that took place in the run-up to the 2018 Annual General Meeting, the voting outcome, key perspectives on success factors, and the challenges that The Weir Group faced in the near future. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Human Resources; Management; Executive Compensation; Europe; United Kingdom; Scotland

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From HBSP: " In a world of stiffening competition, business strategy is more crucial than ever. Yet most organizations struggle in this area--not with formulating strategy but with executing it, or putting their... View Details

03 Oct 2016
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Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Vortex: I. Disrupting the Demand Landscape

Keywords: by Mihnea Moldoveanu and Das Narayandas; Education

14 Oct 2022
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Baker Library Update: Q+A with Executive Director Ken Peterson

01 Jul 2009
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Harvard Business School Offers Custom Program for Multicultural Executives

August 2009
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Managing Your Own Human Capital: Executive Interview Exercise (2009)

By: Boris Groysberg and Robin Abrahams

This note contains instructions for an exercise in which students interview C-level executives on how they have managed their careers. View Details

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Personal Development and Career; Strategic Planning; Personal Characteristics

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01 Dec 2009
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Japan Research Center Names New Executive Director

In August, Nobuo Sato (MBA ’82) assumed his duties as executive director of the Japan Research Center (JRC) in Tokyo. Sato’s business career has spanned three decades, most recently encompassing fifteen years at Egon Zehnder... View Details

Keywords: Finance

21 Sep 2009
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Harvard Business School Launches Programs For Real Estate Executives

18 Feb 2022
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Why Really Smart Executives Do Really Stupid Things

September 2022
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Blake Sports: Evolution of the CEO and the Executive Team

By: Boris Groysberg and Katherine Connolly Baden

Cameron (Cam) Barker, CEO and Founder of Blake Sports Apparel, sat in his office at his company’s headquarters in Birmingham, England, feeling stunned and disappointed. Only a few minutes prior, he had wrapped up a meeting with CFO James Ryan, a highly-respected star... View Details

Keywords: Leadership And Managing People; Leadership Skills; Team Dynamics; Team Effectiveness; Team Leadership; Team Management; Leadership Style; Leadership; Management; Management Skills; Management Style; Talent and Talent Management; Groups and Teams; United Kingdom

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24–26 Aug 2016
Reunion

HBS Executive Education Global Alumni Leadership Summit

This special two-day summit is designed exclusively for members of our HBS alumni community. We hope that you will take part in the global conversation, and look forward to welcoming you back on campus for the celebration. View Details

November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
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Rudi Gassner and the Executive Committee of BMG International (A)

By: Linda Hill and Katherine Seger Weber

Explores the roles of CEO Rudi Gassner and the 9-person executive committee in leading BMG International. BMG International is the international music subsidiary of Bertlesmann, a German company that is the second-largest media conglomerate in the world. Describes a... View Details