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  • 24 Oct 2019
  • Video

Anu Aga

Anu Aga, former Chair of the engineering and energy company Thermax in India, describes the difficult decision to reconstitute the company’s Board of Directors and her belief in the need to keep the roles of... View Details

    Dwight B. Crane

    Mr. Crane was a member of the Finance Faculty at Harvard Business School for a number of years, working primarily in the field of financial institutions and corporate governance.  He taught in the MBA and executive education programs at the School, most recently... View Details

    • 24 May 2013
    • News

    P&G Looks for Steve Jobs-Like Sequel by Recalling ex-CEO

    • 14 Jan 2013
    • News

    Few Women on Boards: Is There a Fix?

    • 09 Sep 2009
    • Working Paper Summaries

    Perspectives from the Boardroom--2009

    Keywords: by Jay W. Lorsch, Joseph L. Bower, Clayton S. Rose & Suraj Srinivasan
    • November 2000 (Revised April 2004)
    • Case

    Airbus A3XX: Developing the World's Largest Commercial Jet (A)

    By: Benjamin C. Esty and Michael Kane
    In July 2000, Airbus Industries' supervisory board is on the verge of approving a $13 billion investment for the development of a new super jumbo jet known as the A3XX that would seat from 550 to 1,000 passengers. Having secured approximately 20 orders for the new jet,... View Details
    Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Investment; Forecasting and Prediction; Capital Budgeting; Valuation; Government and Politics; Demand and Consumers; Product Development; Product Positioning; Air Transportation Industry; Manufacturing Industry
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    • August 2000
    • Case

    Mannesmann AG

    By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick
    Explores the functioning of a German supervisory board in the context of a takeover bid made by a British company. View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Governance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Germany; United Kingdom
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    • 09 Jul 2013
    • Research & Ideas

    Catching Up With Boards--Jay Lorsch

    When most people think of a company's organization chart, they put the chief executive officer at the top of the pyramid. But those with an interest in corporate governance know that's not correct. After all, the CEO reports to the board... View Details
    Keywords: by Jim Aisner
    • October 2008
    • Article

    Evaluating the CEO

    By: Stephen P. Kaufman
    This article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. After Kaufman became a CEO, he was struck by how perfunctory the board was in its... View Details
    Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leadership; Managerial Roles; Performance Evaluation; Motivation and Incentives
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      Meg Rithmire

      Meg Rithmire is the James E. Robison Professor in the Business, Government, and International Economy Unit. Professor Rithmire holds a PhD in Government from Harvard University, and her primary expertise is in the comparative political economy of development with a... View Details

      Keywords: real estate
      • August 2023
      • Case

      Kariyer.net: Recruiting AI

      By: Shunyuan Zhang, Fares Khrais and Namrata Arora
      In 2017, Fatih Uysal (AMP 2021) became CEO of Kariyer.net. By then, the business was already the industry leading online job board in Turkey. However, faced with stalling growth, a turbulent macroenvironment, and growing competition from international players, Uysal... View Details
      Keywords: Online Technology; Marketing; Websites; Artificial Intelligence; Innovation; Two-sided Platforms; Internet and the Web; Product Launch; Product Positioning; Job Search; Employment; Transformation; Volatility; Innovation and Invention; Disruptive Innovation; Management Practices and Processes; Business Growth and Maturation; Competitive Strategy; Business Startups; Talent and Talent Management; Cost vs Benefits; Macroeconomics; Corporate Entrepreneurship; Emerging Markets; Digital Platforms; Employment Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Middle East; Turkey
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        How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?

        During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better... View Details

        • October 6, 2020
        • Article

        COVID-19 Is Rewriting the Rules of Corporate Governance

        By: Lynn S. Paine
        Boards are facing a complex new reality as a result of COVID-19. The new environment is characterized by pressures and demands from various stakeholder groups, heightened expectations for societal engagement and corporate citizenship, and radical uncertainty about the... View Details
        Keywords: Health Pandemics; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards
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        • November–December 2024
        • Article

        How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?

        By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj Srinivasan
        During the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely.
        To better... View Details
        Keywords: Corporate Governance; Climate Change; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Governing and Advisory Boards
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          Mark N. Roberge

          Mark Roberge is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at the Harvard Business School.  He teaches Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing in the second-year MBA program in the Fall term and The Entrepreneurial Manager and Startup Bootcamp in the... View Details

            William C. Vrattos

            Bill Vrattos is a Senior Lecturer at the Harvard Business School, where he teaches Investment Strategies, a course on public market investing in the elective curriculum. He also co-teaches Private Equity Projects and Ecosystems, where he mentors student groups on... View Details

            • December 2003 (Revised August 2004)
            • Case

            Circon (A) (Abridged)

            By: Brian J. Hall, Christopher Rose and Guhan Subramanian
            In 1996, U.S. Surgical launched a hostile takeover bid against Circon Corp. CEO Richard Auhll recruited an old HBS friend, George Cloutier, to the Circon board to help him defend the company. Circon's primary defenses include a "poison pill" and a staggered board and... View Details
            Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Trust; Relationships; Acquisition; Business and Shareholder Relations; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry; United States
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              John D. Dionne

              John D. Dionne has been a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School since 2014 and is a recently retired Senior Managing Director and Senior Advisor to Blackstone. He is also Managing Partner of Franconia Capital, a... View Details

              • Aug 08 2019
              • Brochure

              Corporate Director Certificate Brochure

              • 13 Oct 2008
              • News

              Bill George: Where Were the Boards?