CEO Activism - Publications - Faculty & Research

07 Apr 2009
First Look

First Look: April 7, 2009

2006, reflected together on how far the company had come over the past two years. Both recalled meetings in which top executives simply read out activity reports to help prepare a previous CEO for a largely... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

01 Sep 2006
News

Notebook

Name: Sasha Novakovich (MBA ’99), President & CEO Company: GetConnected, Inc. (founded 1999) Size: $20M annual revenue, 100 employees Location: Boston, MA Web: www.getconnected.com Elevator pitch: GetConnected processes voice, data, and... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Telecommunications; Information

23 Apr 2019
First Look

New Research and Ideas, April 23, 2019

process of learning from experience. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=55991 forthcoming Organization & Environment Assessing the Impact of CEO Activism By: Chatterji,... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2003
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Books

Revival of the Fittest by Donald N. Sull (Harvard Business School Press) Your company has been outperforming competitors for years, your charismatic CEO was just featured on the cover of a national business magazine, and your city boasts... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Dec 2007
News

A View from the Top

really great cultures,” said Donna Dubinsky (MBA ’81), cofounder and CEO of Numenta and former CEO of Palm Computing and Handspring. “That’s what pulled us through the hard times and made us more resilient... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services; Management

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Investment Strategies - Course Catalog

bonds outstanding. Every day, public markets set prices for CEOs and CFOs, financial institutions, and investors, all seeking to raise and invest money in a way that drives the economy forward. A public exit - whether through an initial... View Details

03 Oct 2017
First Look

First Look at Research and Ideas, October 3, 2017

and Julie Battilana Abstract—This paper examines the critical role of gender in the commercialization of social ventures. We argue that cultural beliefs about what is perceived to be appropriate work for each gender influence how founders of social ventures incorporate... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

01 Feb 2000
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HBS Honored for Addressing Business and Societal Issues

a statement urging more business schools to focus on those areas. "The ability to integrate these considerations into business activities is a competitive advantage," the CEOs wrote. "Critical to success in... View Details

01 Jun 2010
News

HBS Seeks Deeper Ties with China

most the value of the School’s expanding slate of activities in the region, now enhanced by the Harvard Center Shanghai. Following the day-long “Harvard and China” research symposium, which marked the official opening of the center on... View Details

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Online Digital Marketing Strategy Course | HBS Online

Pattern Brands CEO Asmita Dubey, L'Oreal CMO Changes in Distribution Show Hide Details Concepts DTC Brands: Fad or Disruption? DTC Brands: Innovations and Challenges, Part I DTC Brands: Innovations and Challenges, Part II Incumbent... View Details

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Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report

Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership Lex Schroeder Author tag Board Diversity As active members of Harvard Business School’s Board Diversity Network, Lara Druyan (MBA 1994) and Ann Lucena (MBA 2012) want more alumni,... View Details

28 Aug 2017
Research & Ideas

Should Industry Competitors Cooperate More to Solve World Problems?

collaborations become effective, an increasing number of companies will be able to engage in activities that create a more positive social impact. Professor Rebecca Henderson is writing a fascinating book on this topic, which is inspired... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Manufacturing; Agriculture & Agribusiness; Mining

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Dean Srikant Datar’s 2023 Commencement Remarks | About

play a part in addressing them. As you begin the next phase in your leadership journey, I ask you to join me in reflecting on three behaviors that I hope might be helpful to you as you go about this great task. They are Active Listening ,... View Details

26 Sep 2023
Blog Post

Climate Week NYC 2023

Climate Week in NYC makes my head spin. But I’ve decided that, at this moment, head-spinning is a good thing. There is just so much activity at the intersection of business, policy, creativity, and society more broadly when it comes to... View Details

04 Mar 2013
Lessons from the Classroom

Lessons from Running GM’s OnStar

OnStar as president and CEO for 14 years. A major subsidiary of General Motors, OnStar provides in-vehicle security, navigation, remote diagnostic, and emergency services to more than 6 million subscribers. Now a senior lecturer at HBS,... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Auto

09 Jun 2015
News

Building change from the ground up

Karim Khoja (AMP 156, 1999) is CEO of Roshan, Afghanistan’s leading telecom provider, with nearly 6 million active subscribers. Before the company began operations in 2003, phone calls were a luxury that few... View Details

01 Oct 1996
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Lasting Impressions

hit," notes Joe O'Donnell, a former varsity catcher at Harvard College and now chairman and CEO of Boston Concessions Group, Inc. "At the time, the ball just barely cleared the fence, but 25 years later you remember it sailing out of the... View Details

Keywords: Deborah E. Blagg

14 Jul 2015
First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

previously untested cheating-as-stress-reduction hypothesis, we predicted a dose-response relationship between cheating and reductions in cortisol and negative affect. Taken together, this research marks the first foray into the possibility that endocrine system View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

14 Nov 2007
First Look

First Look: November 14, 2007

along with a camera and other features. By September 2007, just 74 days after the June launch of the iPhone, Apple and its mobile carrier partner AT&T Mobility had sold one million units. When Apple CEO Steve Jobs introduced the... View Details