HBS Boardroom - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Mar 2013
Research & Ideas

How CEOs Sustain Higher-Ambition Goals

At a recent Harvard Business School conference, dozens of CEOs committed to the idea of working toward "higher-ambition" goals that go beyond just short-term shareholder value. Inspired by the book Higher Ambition: How Great Leaders Create Economic and Social Value, by... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

06 Sep 2017
What Do You Think?

Summing Up: What Are the Limits of CEO Activism?

There is a level beyond economic consequences—one involving values. Bill George, one of my colleagues at HBS and the former CEO of Medtronic, has suggested at least one criterion that could suggest such limits. He has said, “Today’s CEOs... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

20 Jan 2017
Research & Ideas

Here’s How Businessman Trump Is Likely to Approach the Presidency

Donald J. Trump brings business experience to the White House. Source: BasSlabbers Donald John Trump, the 45th president of the United States, will be the first to go straight from the boardroom to the Oval Office without any political... View Details

Keywords: by Christina Pazzanese

13 Apr 2016
Research Event

What Does 'Diversity' Really Mean?

Administration at HBS, and HBS Associate Professor Amy Cuddy. Billed as “Talking the Walk: Possibilities for Change Through Dialogue, Expression, and Narrative,” the symposium focused on communication, as speakers reflected on how the... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman

09 Sep 2024
HBS Case

McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

boardroom in 2019, moved to the Delaware Court of Chancery in 2021, and ultimately led to a Securities and Exchange Commission sanction in 2023, which attracted HBS Baker Foundation Professor Lynn S. Paine... View Details

Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage

04 Dec 2007
First Look

First Look: December 4, 2007

Company (A): The Rise and Fall of M. Douglas Ivester," HBS case #9-800-355. It eliminates some background detail and the financial data and exhibits. As with the original case, it chronicles the appointment of Douglas Ivester as CEO... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

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