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April 1992
Background Note

Tax Factors: The Executive Point of View

By: Henry B. Reiling

Keywords: Taxation

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Mar 2017
Conference Presentation

The Executive Suite—Negotiations as a PhD Student

By: Hise O. Gibson and Cotton Nessler

July 2018
Case

Designing Executive Compensation at Kongsberg Automotive (A)

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Quinn Pitcher

August 2005 (Revised January 2006)
Teaching Note

Executive Decision Making at General Motors (TN)

By: David A. Garvin

Teaching Note to (9-305-026). View Details

Keywords: Decision Making; Auto Industry

1985
Article

Executive Succession, Strategic Reorientation and Organization Evolution

By: Michael Tushman, B. Virany and E. Romanelli

Keywords: Management Succession; Strategy; Organizations

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25 Nov 2022
News

Does Your Board Need an Executive Chair?

Executive Development Programs Enter the Digital Matrix: Disrupting the Demand Landscape

Executive development programs have entered a period of disruption catalyzed by the digitalization of content, connectivity, and communication and are driven by renewed demand for high-level executive and managerial skills. View Details

01 Dec 2009
News

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
News

Harvard Business School Launches Programs For Real Estate Executives

January 2023
Teaching Note

The Opioid Settlement and Executive Pay at AmerisourceBergen

By: Suraj Srinivasan and Li-Kuan Ni

Teaching Note for HBS Case No 122-014. In 2020, AmerisourceBergen Corporation, a Fortune 50 company in the drug distribution industry, agreed to settle thousands of lawsuits filed nationwide against the company for its opioid distribution practices that critics alleged... View Details

09 Jul 2021
News

“Bad Mergers” and Noncompete Clauses Targeted in Biden Executive Order

September 2022
Case

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

22 Nov 2010
News

Seven Strategy Questions: A Simple Approach for Better Execution

19 Mar 2008
News

Harvard Business School Offers New Executive Education Program in China

November 1993 (Revised September 2018)
Case

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

Keywords: Managerial Roles; Management Teams; Decision Making; Business Plan; Growth and Development Strategy; Global Strategy; Leadership Style; Organizational Culture; Business Subsidiaries; Business Conglomerates; Cost Management; Change Management; Music Industry; Media and Broadcasting Industry; Germany

June 2009
Supplement

Executive Remuneration at Royal Dutch Shell (B)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Kaitlyn Simpson

At the 2009 Shell annual meeting, the majority of shareholders vote against the exclusive pay package. The B case compares the remuneration committee perspective (and their rationale for using discretion to award the bonuses) as well as the shareholder perspective (and... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Corporate Governance; Governance Controls; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Perspective; Energy Industry

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Executive Education | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

nonprofit CEOs and executive directors to lead their organizations effectively, this program provides a conceptual approach to shape the direction, mission, policies, and major programs of nonprofit organizations. Participants explore... View Details

June 2000
Case

Egon Zehnder International: Managing Professionals in an Executive Search Firm

Compares the management of professionals at Egon Zehnder International, a leading executive search firm, and its competitors. Highlights recruitment, rewards, and retention as key dimensions of strategy in professional service firms. View Details

Keywords: Management; Retention; Recruitment; Compensation and Benefits; Service Industry