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Robert F. White
Bob White is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School where he teaches courses in the MBA program (Required and Elective curricula) and the Executive Education program. Courses taught include Entrepreneurial... View Details
- 29 Oct 2006
- Research & Ideas
The History and Influence of Andy Grove
own words, "I was scared to death. It was terrifying. I literally had nightmares. I was supposed to be director of engineering, but there were so few of us that they made... View Details
- 02 Jan 2012
- Research & Ideas
Most Popular Articles of 2011
strong sustainability culture is significantly more likely to assign responsibility to its board of directors for sustainability and to form a separate View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 05 Jul 2023
- News
GCC Alumni Celebrate Grand Opening of New Club Center
officials and regional business leaders, in addition to HBS alumni. The program featured inaugural remarks by His Excellency Abdullah Bin Touq Al Marri, UAE Minister of Economy. Other speakers included: Lootah; Zaher Al Munajjed (MBA... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 17 Aug 2006
- Working Paper Summaries
Corporate Governance and Networks: Bankers in the Corporate Networks of Brazil, Mexico, and the United States circa 1910
Keywords: by Aldo Musacchio
- April 1995 (Revised August 1995)
- Case
Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)
By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ramona Hilgenkamp
Mounting financial losses and increasing public scrutiny present many challenges to the board of directors of a large nonprofit health insurer. This case series presents chronologically the increasing problems of the company. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Governance; Financial Condition; Organizational Culture; Problems and Challenges; Nonprofit Organizations; Insurance Industry
Herzlinger, Regina E., and Ramona Hilgenkamp. "Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield (A)." Harvard Business School Case 195-216, April 1995. (Revised August 1995.)
- May 1987
- Supplement
Disctech, Inc., Video
Focuses on 1) the roles of management, auditors, and the board of directors in making judgments about accounting reserves and 2) the task of "controlling" top management. View Details
Merchant, Kenneth A. "Disctech, Inc., Video." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 887-530, May 1987.
- September 1997
- Case
Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Prompilai Khunaphante
In November 1996, the board of directors of Thailand's Siam Cement Group approves a policy spelling out the extent to which code of ethics shall be applied in joint venture and contractor relationships. View Details
Keywords: Joint Ventures; Policy; Ethics; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Governing and Advisory Boards; Construction Industry; Thailand
Paine, Lynn S., and Prompilai Khunaphante. "Siam Cement Group, The: Corporate Philosophy (C)." Harvard Business School Case 398-020, September 1997.
- 16 Jan 2018
- News
Celebrating the Impact of Nonprofits
Theatre Company; Deborah Perry, from the YWCA of Rhode Island; and Karen Santilli, from Crossroads RI, shared their perspectives on the program and agreed it was “the most outstanding executive experience” View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
- 09 Apr 2008
- Research & Ideas
The Matchmaker of the Modern Economy
Doriot could not take the job, as he was still employed by the Army. So in the interim, the directors named him chairman of the board of... View Details
Keywords: by Spencer E. Ante
- 05 Jul 2006
- Op-Ed
Corporate Governance Activists are Headed in the Wrong Direction
votes cast in order to be elected. Contrast that, these activists warn, with the prevailing procedure that puts a candidate on a board with just a plurality of votes. They claim that under these conditions,... View Details
Keywords: by Joseph Hinsey
- 07 Aug 2019
- News
“The Star of the North”
1994), director of strategy services Joanne Kudrna (MBA 1981), and partner Shelly Bauerly Kopel—and they will tell you Granite Equity looks for companies that value employee wellness (they want their people... View Details
Keywords: Maureen Harmon
David B. Yoffie
Professor David B. Yoffie is a Baker Foundation Professor and the Max and Doris Starr Professor of International Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. A member of the HBS faculty since 1981, Professor Yoffie received his... View Details
- February 2023
- Supplement
Peloton Interactive (B)
By: Suraj Srinivasan, Lynn S. Paine and David Lane
Supplements “Peloton Interactive (A)” (HBS No. 323-005), describing company restructuring and changes to management and the board of directors between February 8 and early October 2022. View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth Management; Investment Activism; Leadership; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Sports Industry; United States
Srinivasan, Suraj, Lynn S. Paine, and David Lane. "Peloton Interactive (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 323-046, February 2023.
- 16 Nov 2017
- News
The Business of Social Justice
Brooks immersed herself in HBS, resurrecting the inactive role of historian of the African-American Student Union. She also joined the Harbus Foundation and the Management Consulting and Social Enterprise... View Details
Keywords: Jennifer Myers
- February 1991 (Revised June 1993)
- Case
Ross Perot and General Motors
By: Jay W. Lorsch
In December, 1986 the General Motors Board of Directors must decide whether to accept the buyout agreement between GM and Ross Perot, a director of GM and its largest stockholder. The agreement called for GM to purchase all of Perot's GM shares in exchange for his... View Details
Keywords: Leveraged Buyouts; Mergers and Acquisitions; Stock Shares; Resignation and Termination; Business or Company Management; Agreements and Arrangements
Lorsch, Jay W. "Ross Perot and General Motors." Harvard Business School Case 491-027, February 1991. (Revised June 1993.)
- September 2024
- Article
Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences
By: Ian D. Gow, Sa-Pyung Sean Shin and Suraj Srinivasan
This paper examines determinants and consequences of hedge fund activism, focusing on activist directors, i.e., directors appointed in response to activist demands. Using a sample of 3,259 activism events from 2004 to 2016, we identify 1,623 activist directors.... View Details
Gow, Ian D., Sa-Pyung Sean Shin, and Suraj Srinivasan. "Activist Directors: Determinants and Consequences." Review of Accounting Studies 29, no. 3 (September 2024): 2578–2616.
- 28 Feb 2019
- News
New Program Will Develop Leaders of Innovative Ventures
firm based in Boston, where he served in a wide range of roles, including managing partner and Executive Committee member. He also served as board director View Details
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
observes Willis Emmons (HBS MBA '85, PhDBE '89), director of the C. Roland Christensen Center for Teaching and Learning at HBS. "We welcomed 38 new faculty to the School this year and hope to have a... View Details