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Joseph L. Bower
JOSEPH L. BOWER, Donald K. David Professor Emeritus, has been a leader in general management at Harvard Business School for 51 years. He also served on the faculty of the Harvard Kennedy School during its first decade. He has served in many administrative roles... View Details
- 03 Feb 2012
- HBS Seminar
Dr. Regina Dugan, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
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Organizational Behavior - Doctoral
of corporate boards of directors Organizational mission and its effect on commitment and effort Psychological tendencies and collaboration with dissimilar others Program Requirements Profiles Justine Murray... View Details
- March 2024
- Case
Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble (A)
By: N. Louis Shipley and Stacy Straaberg
In late March 2018, Teamworks CEO Zach Maurides learned Q1 2018 sales were at risk for a large forecasting miss. Founded in 2004, Teamworks’s software application assisted support staff in messaging, scheduling, and sharing documents with collegiate and professional... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Technological Innovation; Sports; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North Carolina
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Senior Executive Program—Africa
Growing family businesses Nonprofit organizations Government agencies, especially those working closely with the private sector Participants might include CEOs, CFOs, business line heads, or other senior members of a company's executive team, as well as View Details
- March 2024
- Supplement
Teamworks: Tackling a Forecasting Fumble (B)
By: N. Louis Shipley, Stacy Straaberg and Tom Quinn
In late March 2018, Teamworks CEO Zach Maurides learned Q1 2018 sales were at risk for a large forecasting miss. Founded in 2004, Teamworks’s software application assisted support staff in messaging, scheduling, and sharing documents with collegiate and professional... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Communication Strategy; Decisions; Forecasting and Prediction; Business Cycles; Technological Innovation; Sports; Growth and Development Strategy; Resource Allocation; Marketing; Sales; Business Strategy; Expansion; Valuation; Sports Industry; Technology Industry; United States; North Carolina
- March 2013
- Teaching Note
Nestlé: Agricultural Material Sourcing Within the Concept of Creating Shared Value (CSV) (TN)
By: Ray A. Goldberg and Matthew Preble
In December 2012, Hans Jöhr, Nestlé's head of corporate agriculture, was preparing to meet with the company's board of directors to discuss its vision for the future related to sustainable agriculture. Nestlé's continued success depended on its ability to access the... View Details
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Mergers and Acquisitions
Mergers and Acquisition program is of particular interest to: Senior executives in the C-Suite Directors of public and private companies Board chairs and directors Heads of... View Details
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Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni
Women & Tech 10:30–11:15 a.m. EST Faculty Moderator: Tsedal Neeley , Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration Alumni Speakers: Carolyn Everson (MBA 1999) , Board Director, Private Equity Senior Advisor, The Coca Cola Company,... View Details
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
managing director at The Carlyle Group, Attwood has directed the firm's private equity investments in the telecommunications and media industries globally since 2000. He presently serves on the boards of... View Details
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Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and Beyond
Part of the fear and misunderstanding of state capitalism in the post-Berlin Wall era stems from the fact that most observers see state-owned enterprises (SOEs) as inefficient soviet companies. In Reinventing State Capitalism: Leviathan in Business, Brazil and... View Details
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Business & Environment
governance looks like in practice, the authors interviewed 20 directors who hold leadership positions on the boards of S&P 500 companies. Drawing from those interviews and other research, they identify eight... View Details
- 02 Jan 2024
- What Do You Think?
Do Boomerang CEOs Get a Bad Rap?
A boomerang CEO typically can be reinstalled quickly and can hit the ground running, providing a timely solution to a problem. The CEO is a known entity to members of the board of directors who have to make... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 08 Apr 2008
- First Look
First Look: April 8, 2008
Publication:Harvard Business Review 86, no. 4 (April 2008): 104-111 Abstract These days, boards are working overtime to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley and other governance requirements meant to protect shareholders from executive wrongdoing.... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 22 Feb 2017
- HBS Seminar
Juliet Schor, Boston College
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Reapplicants - MBA
Application Process Reapplicants Connect with Us Sign up College Students Who Are We Looking For? Class Profile Application Process 2+2 Program International Applicants Reapplicants Policies Need-based Application Fee Waiver Application Dates Events Direct from the... View Details
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Families in Business
Formulate strategies for growing the company and strengthening competitive advantage Create a strong board of directors Develop succession plans and successfully navigate leadership transitions Discuss... View Details
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Accounting & Management - Faculty & Research
practice, the authors interviewed 20 directors who hold leadership positions on the boards of S&P 500 companies. Drawing from those interviews and other research, they identify eight hallmarks of meaningful... View Details
- 28 Sep 2009
- Research & Ideas
Improving Accountability at the World Bank
House of Representatives on September 10, 2009. The subject of the hearing: "The World Bank's Disclosure Policy Review, and the Role of Democratic Participatory Processes in Achieving Successful Development Outcomes." [Webcast] "The challenges of... View Details
Keywords: by Alnoor Ebrahim
Paul A. Gompers
Paul Gompers, Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School, specializes in research on financial issues related to start-up, high growth, and newly public companies. Professor Gompers has an appointment in both the View Details