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- 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
- 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
- 01 Oct 1996
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
The September cohort of the Class of 1998 has arrived on campus, and with the new academic year starts a fresh term for the HBSAA Board of Directors. Since the Board represents over 60,000 HBS alumni, I... View Details
Keywords: Cathy Connett
- 01 Oct 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Fall at HBS means many things to many people - for the incoming MBA Class of 1999 it means a certain level of discomfort as they take on a seemingly unmanageable case load and find themselves at the receiving end of their first cold-call. For the HBS Alumni Association... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It's been a busy autumn at HBS. In September, the School successfully launched its first-ever capital campaign (see coverage). A few weeks later, the fall reunions were very well attended. The Alumni Board then held a productive meeting... View Details
- January–February 1993
- Article
Crisis Prevention: How to Gear Up Your Board
By: W. J. Salmon
Keywords: Crisis Management
Salmon, W. J. "Crisis Prevention: How to Gear Up Your Board." Harvard Business Review 71, no. 1 (January–February 1993): 68–75.
- Article
Board Member: To Be or Not To Be?
By: Blythe J. McGarvie
McGarvie, Blythe J. "Board Member: To Be or Not To Be?" Shattered: Breaking the Glass Ceiling (June 2006).
- First Quarter, winter 2006
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors
By: Herman B. Leonard and V. Kasturi Rangan
Leonard, Herman B., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors." Directors & Boards 3, no. 4 (First Quarter, winter 2006).
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
- 13 Jun 2013
- News
The Crucial Edge That Makes A Board Exceptional
- 18 Nov 2008
- News
Atos Origin Board Fires Chief Germond, Hires Breton
- 01 Oct 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
As you read this, the HBS campus will again be bustling with students as well as with alumni returning for fall reunions. During the summer break, the Board of Directors remained active, holding its annual executive committee meeting in... View Details
- 01 Jun 1997
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
the connectedness of alumni to the School and to each other. While the HBS alumni network is very good when utilized, our Board of Directors has been working toward strengthening ties between the School and two important alumni... View Details
- 01 Jun 1999
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
organizers are assembling a first-rate roster of participants. I look forward to seeing many of you there! Our global conferences are just one spoke in the wheel of alumni connectedness. Developed by the Alumni Board nearly fifteen years... View Details
- 01 Dec 1998
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
It has been a busy fall here at HBS! Reunions went off without a hitch in early October (be sure to note the photos on page 14), the Alumni Board had a productive meeting on October 16 and 17, and record numbers of alumni volunteers plan... View Details
- 30 Mar 2016
- News
Why It's Time For Boards To Take A Stand On Sustainability
- 01 Jun 2000
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
B. Clark, and perhaps even learning a few things at a faculty presentation. These reunions afford graduates a unique opportunity every five years -- to celebrate the past and glimpse the future. In the days prior to the reunions, the Alumni View Details
Keywords: Edmund A. Hajim (MBA 1964)
- 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.
- 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).