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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).
- 04 Oct 2023
- News
A Tool to Help Boards Measure Cyber Resilience
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
Why It's Time For Boards To Take A Stand On Sustainability
- 01 Oct 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
As the newly elected president of the HBS Alumni Association, I am very excited at the prospect of leading this important organization and representing your interests to the School over the course of my two-year term. I would like to express my appreciation to Monty... View Details
- 01 Apr 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Writing this letter in early spring, I want to provide a midyear update on Alumni Board activities and point out some exciting new developments that will have a direct impact on you. As you know, this year the View Details
- 14 Dec 2022
- News
4 Strategies to Secure a Corporate Board Seat
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
alumni who are working to make a successful transition. The second program, Strengthening Your Role as a Nonprofit Board Leader, was available to all returning classes, and we believe it could become de rigueur for our graduates who are... View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The summer months have been productive ones for the HBSAA Board of Directors. The Executive Committee met in New York in July and discussed assignments for the upcoming year. The following committees were identified: Continuing Education... View Details
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Shanghai. As we look forward to those upcoming events with anticipation, let me give you a quick status report on the important, ongoing work that our Alumni Board committees are undertaking this year. The Communications Committee,... View Details
- September 2013
- Case
United Rentals (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Kathleen Durante and Emily McTague
In December 1997 United Rentals (URI) went public on the NYSE. Ten years later, during the peak of the economic meltdown, the company's performance was in decline. United Rentals had experienced its share of problems in the prior years and was still struggling to... View Details
Keywords: Board Of Directors; Board Dynamics; Accounting Fraud; Governance; Board Committees; Merger; Corporate Governance; Construction Industry; United States
Lorsch, Jay W., Kathleen Durante, and Emily McTague. "United Rentals (A)." Harvard Business School Case 414-043, September 2013.
- 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
- 01 Apr 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
and the networking opportunities will be limitless. I hope to see you there. I will continue to update you on Board activi-ties in future issues of the Bulletin. In the meantime, I encourage you to maintain our vital network and stay... View Details
- 01 Jun 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
taking advantage of these conferences, which first took shape in their present form at a 1990 HBSAA Board of Directors' meeting hosted by the Paris club. That program was so interesting that other clubs began asking how they might sponsor... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- Nov 06 2018
- Testimonial
Learning From a Wealth of Corporate Board Experience
- June 2024
- Case
VC Journey Vignette (A): Board Formation and Onboarding
By: Jeffrey J. Bussgang and Jackie Grant
Bussgang, Jeffrey J., and Jackie Grant. "VC Journey Vignette (A): Board Formation and Onboarding." Harvard Business School Case 824-205, June 2024.
- May – June 1990
- Article
Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards
Keywords: Governance
Sahlman, William A. "Why Sane People Shouldn't Serve on Public Boards." Art. 90312. Harvard Business Review 68, no. 3 (May–June 1990).
- 22 Sep 2015
- HBS Seminar
U.K. Sinha, Securities and Exchange Board of India
- 01 Dec 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
As HBS graduates, our contacts with each other and with the School are among the strongest and most enduring assets of our Harvard Business School education. Alumni connectedness is a vital mutual concern for the School and the Alumni Association. Dean Clark has urged... View Details
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
a board member, I’ve unfortunately had to confront these issues. The McDonald’s board faced these issues in October 2019. The company’s CEO at the time, Steve Easterbrook, was found to have “engaged in a... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 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.