CEO succession - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Nov 2015
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If CEOs Care About the Long Term, Why Don’t They Talk About It?

01 Aug 1998
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A Roaring Success in the Windy City

the second?" Johnson shared this and other tales of "active patience" with an audience of some six hundred HBS alumni at the 1998 HBS Global Alumni Conference held in Chicago June 16-19. A lifelong entrepreneur and philanthropist, the founder of Ebony and Jet... View Details

12 Jun 2017
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Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO

Longtime GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) announced his retirement Monday, set to take effect on August 1. John Flannery, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare, was named Immelt’s successor. The announcement, the company noted, came... View Details

04 Dec 2013
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10 Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO

02 Nov 2012
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Ford's Mark Fields promoted, could become CEO

Keywords: Transportation

24 Apr 2014
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Setting the standards higher for safety and success

Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989), former CEO of Anglo American PLC, talks about the impact of her decision to make mining safety the company's highest goal. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 Dec 1999
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African-American Alumni Conference Considers Success and the Bottom Line

Jackson, Sr.; John H. Johnson of Johnson Publishing; Robert Johnson, CEO of Black Entertainment Television; and Stuart Alden Taylor (MBA '87), senior managing director at Bear Stearns. Interactive sessions explored private equity deal... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

01 Apr 2001
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Beyond the Rim: New Paths to Success in Asia

support, establishing contacts with leading CEOs in the region, and sharing expertise that comes from living and working in the Asian environment on a daily basis.” Under McFarlan’s guidance, seven new cases were prepared for the Tsinghua... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes and Deborah Blagg; David Lane; Educational Services

11 Mar 2020
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How Companies Can Keep CEO Behavior In Check

16 Apr 2015
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How Bill Gates, Andy Grove, and Steve Jobs Found Success Without Business Training

16 Dec 2013
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Ford 'Lifers' Get Second Chance as CEO Readies Exit

Keywords: Ford Motors; automotive industry; Mark Fields; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

25 Apr 2014
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The measure of business success is in how you add value

Adrian Beer (OPM 31, 2002), CEO of GrupoBeer, says success in business means adding value for your clients. (Published April 2014) View Details

01 May 2014
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Ford Names Fields Its Next CEO as Heir to Mulally’s Turnaround

Keywords: Mark Fields; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

08 Feb 2021
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We asked a Harvard Business School professor to analyze Jeff Bezos' departure letter. Here's where it was successful

14 Jan 2014
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Spreading the Seeds of Entrepreneurship

seeds of entrepreneurship among rural youth in America's heartland. Schultz is the founder and CEO of Agracel, an industrial development firm that focuses on rural America. Since 1986, Agracel, based in Effingham, Illinois, has completed... View Details

Keywords: CEO (Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities); Educational Services; Agriculture; Manufacturing