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26 Oct 2016
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Case Study: How Much Should a New CEO Shake Things Up?

01 Oct 1996
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At HBS Workshop, New CEOs Tune Up for the Top

Last spring, a small, select group of new CEOs and CEO-designates from corporations with revenues of $1 billion or more came to Soldiers Field to participate in the second session of the View Details

Keywords: Jon Prestage

06 Aug 2014
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Constant challenges, no certainties for new CEOs at Market Basket

07 Dec 2014
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The Hardest Job in Airlines: CEO of New Malaysian Air

Keywords: Mueller, Christoph; Air Transportation; Transportation

02 Dec 2020
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Havas New York CEO Laura Maness: Listen, Learn, and Lead

25 Sep 2015
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Q and A with New USA Cycling CEO Derek Bouchard-Hall

Keywords: Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries; Arts, Entertainment

September 2009
Case

CapitaLand Ltd: CEO Selection

By: Thomas J. DeLong, Michael Shih-ta Chen and G.A. Donovan

In September 2007, the Group President of CapitaLand has to select a new CEO for a key subsidiary. The case presents the profiles of three candidates—two internal and one external—and ends with the senior management team debating the candidates' merits. View Details

Keywords: Selection and Staffing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Personal Characteristics

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Purchase

27 Nov 2015
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Three retail CEOs squeezed

09 Jan 2012
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Sizing up the Tech CEOs

20 Apr 2016
Research & Ideas

When CEOs Become Activists

controversial issues like civil rights and climate change? Two, in terms of consumer response, does CEO activism affect customer perceptions about the company? (They recently discussed the paper in the New... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Technology; Publishing

28 Mar 2017
Working Paper Summaries

CEO Behavior and Firm Performance

Keywords: by Oriana Bandiera, Stephen Hansen, Andrea Pratt, and Raffaella Sadun

09 Dec 2022
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Lincoln Center CEO Henry Timms on New Models for Effective Leadership

04 May 2021
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Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly Details His New Book 'the Heart of Business'

24 Jun 2014
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Infosys' New CEO Vishal Sikka May Set up Corporate Venture Arm

29 Nov 2018
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Unilever Names New CEO as Big Brands Regroup, Tackling Consumer Shift

14 Nov 2007
Research & Ideas

Growing CEOs from the Inside

the business but can't lead. That's why the best CEO should be both an insider and an outsider, says Harvard Business School professor Joseph L. Bower in his new book, The CEO... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Employment

02 Jan 2024
What Do You Think?

Do Boomerang CEOs Get a Bad Rap?

(AdobeStock/Vincent) The return of Robert Iger as CEO of Walt Disney followed by a poorer-than-expected company performance has rekindled the debate about whether the decision to bring back formerly successful View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

27 Nov 2012
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Investors Demand CEO Face Time

16 Sep 2002
Research & Ideas

The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs

The cult of the CEO is complex and persistent—and usually not good for business, says HBS professor Rakesh Khurana. Khurana recently fielded questions from HBS Working Knowledge senior editor Martha Lagace in an e-mail interview about his... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

01 Jun 2006
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CEO Compensation Troubles

compensation committee wants to admit that its CEO is below the median. In fact, most want to place their CEO in the upper quartile. As a result, CEOs are like the children of... View Details

Keywords: Jay W. Lorsch; Management of Companies and Enterprises; Management

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