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  • 01 Sep 2006
  • News

East to West

(“Shiggi”) Yawata moves Sumida toward a U.S.-inspired “committee system” for its board of directors — the first Japanese company to do so. The case was a collaborative project undertaken by Professor Lynn Paine and Japan Research Office... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management
  • 20 Apr 2016
  • News

Steps to Success

those classes,” she says. A return to consulting, for marketing firm Mavens & Moguls—run by her sister-in-law, Paige Arnof-Fenn (MBA 1991)—led Ruhr to join the volunteer board of the American Refugee View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 17 Apr 2023
  • Blog Post

Climate Stories Episode #14: Bonita Stewart (MBA 1983) – A Career Devoted to Creating the Future

to either eliminating virgin wool entirely or ensuring it is Responsible Wool Standard certified in the near future.” Deckers’ Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Tom Garcia works closely with the board View Details
  • 25 Aug 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

similar to the U.S. system where outside directors and three committees (nomination, compensation, and audit) are established, and the other is the traditional Japanese system where boards are dominated by... View Details
Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell
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Lessons in Economics | Baker Library | Bloomberg Center | Harvard Business School

Roger M. Blough, chairman of the board and chief executive officer of U.S. Steel, was the chief spokesperson for the corporation in 1962, when U.S. Steel raised its prices by 3.5 percent. President John F. Kennedy called the move “a... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2001
  • News

Industry-Related Clubs Offer Alumni a New Resource

have the volunteer labor of a great steering committee and board to help us reach this goal," comments Young. In addition to connecting alumni with each other, both clubs help foster a better relationship... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services
  • 22 Jun 2009
  • Research & Ideas

“Too Big To Fail”: Reining In Large Financial Firms

Thirty (G30) issued a reform blueprint that endorsed the idea. Paul Volcker, former chairman of the Federal Reserve and now a top economic adviser to President Obama, led the committee that wrote the report. G30 members included Treasury... View Details
Keywords: by Roger Thompson; Banking; Financial Services
  • 24 Oct 2024
  • Blog Post

Trailblazing Success with Global Reach and Impact: Scott Wallinger (AMP 82, 1979)

customers, and helping to guide my organization through major changes. Looking back, I’m proud of the role I played in building such a successful company in my field, and I’m equally proud of the personal life I built with my family. I’m also grateful to have chaired... View Details
  • 23 Feb 2011
  • First Look

First Look: Feb. 23

Rohm and Haas board decided how to move forward after its largest shareholder chose to sell all of its shares in the company. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/411001-PDF-ENG The Dow Acquisition of Rohm and Haas (B)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 01 Mar 2018
  • News

Turning Point: One Step at a Time

work just as well. Luckily this meant I had plenty of places to hide. I found a tree a few hundred feet beyond the starting line and ducked for cover. Then I spritzed myself with water to ensure that I was appropriately sweaty and jogged out for the last lap. It... View Details
Keywords: Christina Wallace (MBA 2010)
  • 22 Jul 2021
  • News

Mentoring Fashion Startups in Singapore; Rising Star Accolades for Mid-Career Women

to share knowledge and experience, and contribute to the development of Singapore’s startup ecosystem,” says HBSCS board member Prashant Pundrik (PLDA 9), who developed the War Room concept with fellow board... View Details
Keywords: Margie Kelley
  • 05 May 2003
  • Research & Ideas

Sharing the Responsibility of Corporate Governance

the board of directors to ensure a clear line of communications. Just as the audit committee meets privately with the internal auditors so should it meet with the general counsel. Q: Can ethical decision... View Details
Keywords: by Carla Tishler
  • 01 Jun 2001
  • News

Merrill Lynch's Stan O'Neal

O’Neal says he sometimes finds time to “play a bad game of golf.” He is a member of the HBS Visiting Committee and sits on the boards of the Ronald McDonald House, the National Urban League, and Nasdaq.... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young; Merrill Lynch; Finance; Health, Social Assistance; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services
  • 01 Dec 1997
  • News

A Piece of the Action

have encouraged the School to get more deeply involved in understanding the unique nature of this community," noted Dean Clark at a CRC steering committee meeting held in October. "We really need to be plugged in to the area in order to... View Details
Keywords: Susan Young
  • 02 Nov 2020
  • What Do You Think?

Is Antitrust Just a Quaint Notion in the Digital Age?

billion in sales and a dominant share of the office supply superstore industry—but only a 6 to 8 percent share of the overall office products market. I remember it well. I was the member of Office Depot’s board acting as the liaison to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett; Retail; Technology; Telecommunications; Communications; Consumer Products; Service
  • 05 Apr 2018
  • News

A Philanthropic Eye Reframes African American Abstract Art

firm that provides strategic consulting services for private equity and venture funds. Also a former member of the Obama administration’s Committee on the Arts and Humanities, she serves as a trustee of the Getty Trust and the Art... View Details
Keywords: Jill Radsken
  • 01 Jan 2005
  • News

Rahul Bajaj, MBA 1964

Indian Industry, which represents over 5,000 companies from India's private and public sectors. In that role in 1994-95, he chaired a blue-ribbon committee of twenty CEOs who wrote India's first report on the principles of good corporate... View Details
  • 01 Oct 2002
  • News

Books

time identifying the reasons for underperformance. Such scrutiny would presumably help establish qualifications for a new leader. Instead, Khurana discovered, the candidate list, assembled primarily by board members, is implicitly limited... View Details
  • 27 Sep 2004
  • Research & Ideas

IBM Finds Profit in Diversity

results became as critical in this domain as it was for all business goals. Gerstner also modeled desired behaviors in his interactions with his direct reports. One of them told me this story: During a board of directors dinner, I had to... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Thomas
  • 01 Feb 2008
  • What Do You Think?

How Sustainable Is Sustainability in a For-Profit Organization?

made in the context of significant trade-offs among these criteria that may lie ahead. Will this prompt a continuation of the proliferation of board committees on sustainability or its first cousin, risk? If... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
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