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- 05 Nov 2007
- What Do You Think?
Why Is Succession So Badly Managed?
effort into succession ." C.J. Cullinane pointed out that "if the style or background of a capable insider does not mesh with the CEO, (insiders) seldom get to a position where the Board View Details
Keywords: Re: James L. Heskett
- 18 Jul 2006
- First Look
First Look: July 18, 2006
labor-management trust, product liability, foreign child labor, business e-ethics, the oil industry and climate control, and more. A new appendix, "Corporate Self-Assessment and Improvement," provides a corporate self-assessment tool for senior management and... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 27 Feb 2006
- Research & Ideas
Take Responsibility for Rising Stars
accountable for the resulting weak talent pool. In A.T. Kearney's 2004 survey on the effectiveness of corporate governance, participating board directors universally... View Details
- 01 Nov 2016
- First Look
First Look - November 1, 2016
Globalization By: Kerr, William R. Abstract—No abstract available. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=51810 The Structure of Board Committees By: Chen, Kevin D., and Andy Wu... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 5
firm's pre-acquisition board of directors remain on the board of the combined firm after the merger. This also... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Nov 2003
- What Do You Think?
Can Investors Have Too Much Accounting Transparency?
guidelines being put forth in several member countries of the E.U. in response to accounting improprieties at Ahold and other European companies. Among other things, Sarbanes-Oxley seeks more independent View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 21 Dec 2009
- Research & Ideas
Good Banks, Bad Banks, and Government’s Role as Fixer
be responsible for monitoring its activities. However, most outside directors of mega banks are not financial experts, do not spend enough time on board matters, and do not... View Details
- 03 Jul 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should CEO Satya Nadella Cancel Microsoft’s Contract with ICE?
directors needs to be thinking about it as well. Triple bottom line is coming whether all shareholders like it or not.” When should a board encourage a triple bottom line philosophy? What do you think?... View Details
- 27 Apr 2021
- Research & Ideas
New Research: Surviving Bankruptcy, Useful Economics, and Retirement
Healthcare costs for employees of Onex’s portfolio companies were continuing to rise above the consumer price index, reflecting broader trends across employer-sponsored health insurance in the US.” Board... View Details
- 20 May 2008
- First Look
First Look: May 20, 2008
Friendly and also owned a larger percentage of another restaurant company, was shifting expenses between the businesses in a way detrimental to Friendly shareholders, but personally advantageous to the CEO. Further, Blake believed that... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 25 Aug 2009
- First Look
First Look: August 25
and find that directors implementing MV shareholder proposals experience a one-fifth reduction in the likelihood of losing their board seat as well as other directorships. Are... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 10 Apr 2007
- First Look
First Look: April 10, 2007
anchoring, and loss aversion is key to generating returns on the investment side and educating clients on the advisory side. Purchase this case: http://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/b01/en/common/item_detail.jhtml?id=207084 Board View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 29 Apr 2002
- Research & Ideas
Star Power! How to Win in Professional Services
new strategic initiative without the buy-in of the senior stars who will have to lead and fund the effort.— Jay W. Lorsch and Thomas J. Tierney Finally, there's the important matter of who decides the CEO's... View Details
Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch & Thomas J. Tierney
- 26 Nov 2013
- First Look
First Look: November 26
414-031 United Rentals (B) In April 2012, Jenne Britell, the chairman of the board of directors of United Rentals,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 19 May 2008
- Research & Ideas
Connecting School Ties and Stock Recommendations
there we hand-collected past education of analysts and matched these to past education of board members and senior officers of firms. These... View Details
- 15 Sep 2009
- First Look
First Look: September 15
characteristics and director networks are also associated with deal generation. We find that a company that has a director who has had LBO experience through prior board... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 11 Nov 2014
- First Look
First Look: November 11
company's desire to preserve its partner's control over decision rights. Why did Hong Kong deny Alibaba's requests to list dual-class shares or to allow its partners to nominate a majority of the board View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Aug 2006
- First Look
First Look: August 15, 2006
financial markets change the interaction between banks and corporations? This paper compares the importance of interlocking boards of directors... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 08 Jan 2001
- Research & Ideas
Can Japan Compete? [Part Two]
business unit. The reward system needs to be based on unit and individual performance, where performance is measured in terms of profitability. And in order for both of those things to happen, there needs to... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace & Hilah Geer
- 09 Aug 2016
- First Look
August 9, 2016
lead to it, consequences for customers and for Target, and the company's response. Additionally, the case discusses the role of management and the board of View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne