board activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Oct 2001
News

Helping Hands for HBS

Illustration by Robin Jareaux "Giving back" is an important activity for the vast majority of HBS alumni, and the Class of 1976 is no exception. Among the entities benefiting from the class's expertise and largesse is HBS itself. The... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

14 Aug 2019
Sharpening Your Skills

The Manager's Guide to Leveraging Disruption

on digital platforms./p> Everyone Knows Innovation is Essential to Business Success—Except Your Board of Directors In a recent survey of 5,000 board members, innovation was not ranked high on their list... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Dec 2003
News

Business Answers the Call

have founded schools, and have gotten their companies involved in tutoring and other in-school activities in their local communities. Scores of alumni serve on their local school boards or work with... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

21 Sep 2016
News

Leadership in Motion

Activities such as building a community playground, running neighborhood associations, chairing the Scarsdale planning board, and serving locally as president of the League of Women Voters—all while starting and running her own consulting... View Details

01 Dec 1999
News

Class of 1942 Chair Honors Paul Lawrence, Promotes Leadership

and the management of R&D laboratories. At HBS, he teaches courses in managing organizations, innovation, and international competitiveness. He is a consultant and an instructor in corporate executive education programs around the world. In addition, Tushman has served... View Details

07 Jan 2025
Blog Post

Revolutionizing Wellness: Kate Twist (MBA 2008) Shapes the Future of Consumer Health Brands

Twist stepped down as CEO and into the Board Chair role at Ever/Body. She is now an advisor for other consumer health and wellness founders on strategic growth, fundraising, and organizational design. She also View Details

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Global Leaders

and diverse business issues,” he says. Wahl, an investor based in Oslo, Norway, was cofounder and partner of the private equity firm IK Investment Partners Ltd. from 1989 to 2009. Presently he runs Stromstangen AS, a privately owned investment firm focusing on asset... View Details

01 Dec 2017
News

The Power of Cultural Understanding

and natural gas company in the Middle East. “When I was at HBS it was clearly the world’s leading business school. What it has become even more today is the leading business school for the world,” says Jafar, who has served on the School’s Middle East and North Africa... View Details

01 Oct 2001
News

Philip L. Yeo: The Next Big Thing

also serves as chairman of Singapore's National Science & Technology Board. In addition, he has played an active leadership role over the last two decades as a chairman and board member in some of... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Sep 2004
News

Survey Spotlights HBS Experience

marking a reunion year in 2003 plus graduates of the Class of 2001. The overall response rate was 31 percent. The results of the survey will help the School shape a wide range of programs and activities targeted toward prospective and... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

04 Sep 2019
News

Action Plan: A New ’Cue

passion.” That passion didn’t become a business for Corsello until 2016. The idea had come to him as he drove home from an OPM unit. On the expressway he saw signs for McDonald’s, Burger King, and Wendy’s. Why, he wondered, was there no barbecue option? At home, he... View Details

Keywords: April White

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

shareholders. He believed this required good corporate governance and effective oversight by the board of directors. The case explores the history of AFSCME's shareholder activism on this front and... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

24 May 2023
Blog Post

Get to Know Class Day Speaker Adán Acevedo

former students have invited him to their college graduations and baby showers). As the former co-president of the Harvard Latino Alumni Association, Acevedo actively advocated for Latinx students and alumni, and he currently sits on the... View Details

25 Aug 2003
Research & Ideas

Studying Japan from the Inside

governance system from U.S. companies; banks acted as monitors for Japanese companies, and the boards of Japanese companies had been dominated by insiders. In April this year, however, the commercial code was revised, and now Japanese... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia Churchwell

Profile

Arthur Rock

all about,” Rock said. “It’s about building companies. Success for me is helping to build great companies. That’s how I get my kicks.” For the past half-century, Rock has certainly gotten his kicks. He has been an active champion of... View Details

28 Mar 2023
Blog Post

Novo Nordisk

In January 2023, Professors Willy Shih and Mike Toffel led more than 40 HBS MBA students on site visits to witness the energy transition and innovative sustainable production activities throughout Denmark and the Netherlands, in their new... View Details

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Lehman Archives & Deal Books | Baker Library

of the company but they represent what is extant of this innovative and influential firm. The business records highlight the administrative and financial activities of Lehman Brothers, and include board... View Details

08 Jun 2023
News

Three Alumni Clubs Celebrate Leadership, Community, and History over Dinner

(MBA 1983), chair of the club's Board of Directors, Deborah Farrington (MBA 1976), and HBS Dean Srikant Datar. "There was a special energy this year because we just haven't been together for a while," says Bruce Marcus (MBA 1980), who... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

01 Oct 1996
News

Lasting Impressions

Throughout this period, he was heavily involved in investment activities related to emerging growth companies. He served on that company's board of directors and was a member of its management committee for... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

20 Aug 2014
News

With No Time to Lose

serves on Prize4Life’s board of scientific advisors. Professor Vicki Sato has also served on the Prize4Life board. When they were ready to set up Prize4Life, Kremer and his peers got advice from professors Alan Grossman and Robert Steven... View Details