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- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Board Leader, and Transitions and Transformations. Long-term goals for this committee include determining which programs resonate with alumni and... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
disappointing to board members who witnessed the turnaround Easterbrook had led at the company since his promotion to CEO four years earlier. The board’s investigation found that Easterbrook’s “consensual relationship” wasn’t physical but... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 14 Jun 2024
- News
Highlights from the Spring 2024 Alumni Board Meeting
Harvard Business School hosted its annual spring Alumni Board Meeting in late May, bringing together its members for a two-day event that included interactive sessions with faculty and HBS leadership on the School and its programs, updates on Board working groups, and... View Details
- 1999
- Chapter
Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
Sahlman, William A. "Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards." Chap. 24 in The Entrepreneurial Venture. 2nd ed. by William A. Sahlman, Howard H. Stevenson, Michael J Roberts, and Amar V. Bhide, 441–449. Harvard Business School Press, 1999.
- 02 Jun 2021
- News
What Corporate Boards Can Learn from Boeing’s Mistakes
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Alumni Board Goes Global to Pick New President
explain that there are three stages in life: twenty years devoted to learning; twenty years devoted to earning; and twenty years devoted to serving. That advice really stuck with us.” “Becoming a board... View Details
- 04 Oct 2023
- News
A Tool to Help Boards Measure Cyber Resilience
- 06 Aug 2014
- News
Boards can get better at expecting the unexpected
- 14 Dec 2022
- News
4 Strategies to Secure a Corporate Board Seat
- 2014
- Chapter
Promoting Corporate Sustainability through Integrated Reporting: The Role of Investment Fiduciaries and the Responsibilities of the Corporate Board
By: Robert G. Eccles, J. Herron and George Serafeim
This book is a comprehensive reference work exploring recent changes and future trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries. A wide range of contributors offer new perspectives on dynamics that drive the current emphasis on short-term... View Details
Keywords: Governance; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Institutional Investing; Financial Services Industry
Eccles, Robert G., J. Herron, and George Serafeim. "Promoting Corporate Sustainability through Integrated Reporting: The Role of Investment Fiduciaries and the Responsibilities of the Corporate Board." Chap. 31 in Cambridge Handbook of Institutional Investment and Fiduciary Duty, edited by James P. Hawley, Andreas G.F. Hoepner, Keith L. Johnson, Joakim Sandberg, and Edward J. Waitzer, 403–415. Cambridge University Press, 2014.
- 19 Aug 2014
- News
What exactly is the Market Basket board doing?
- July 2020
- Background Note
Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway
By: Aiyesha Dey
The issue of gender diversity on boards has received increased attention in U.S markets over the past few years. In 2018, California introduced a law which required boards of U.S-listed firms with headquarters in California to include at least one female director by... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Decisions; Gender; Diversity; Governing and Advisory Boards; Norway; United States
Dey, Aiyesha. "Gender Diversity on Boards: Views from Norway." Harvard Business School Background Note 120-065, July 2020.
- 01 Jun 2003
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Writing this letter in early spring, I am mindful of the events that have unfolded recently in the Middle East. My thoughts and those of each board member go out to everyone who is touched by these... View Details
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
distinguished group of South African business and government leaders speak about the challenges facing their dynamic continent? Be sure to note the dates for the next conference, June 13-16, 2000, in Berlin,... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
alumni, twelve HBS professors, and a distinguished group of Asian business and government officials focused on the June 30 transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of... View Details
- 16 Feb 2016
- News
The Political Issues Board Directors Care Most About
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
(MBA '64), the Nominating Committee worked hard to winnow down a list of close to 180 able and enthusiastic prospective candidates. The board continues to be a strong and vital... View Details
- 01 Feb 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
"Governing for Nonprofit Excellence: Critical Issues for Board Leadership." This was a terrific opportunity to sample one of the short program offerings of Executive Education. As with so many HBS experiences, I came away with a wealth of... View Details