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- 09 Dec 2002
- Research & Ideas
Unilever—A Case Study
Organization Unilever was an organizational curiosity in that, since 1929, it has been headed by two separate British and Dutch companies—Unilever Ltd. (PLC after 1981), and Unilever N.V.—with different sets of shareholders but identical View Details
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Faculty & Research | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
Behind (A) By: Lynn S. Paine, Herman B. "Dutch" Leonard, Max Hancock and David Lane March 2025 (Revised March 2025) | Faculty Research In September 2021, the board of directors for the nonprofit No One Left... View Details
- 19 May 2009
- First Look
First Look: May 19, 2009
Nations Clean Development Mechanism Executive Board to China, for use of Arcadia's rice varieties, since they enabled farmers to reduce nitrogen fertilizer use, in turn lowering greenhouse gas emissions. But the company's proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 12 Nov 2001
- Research & Ideas
The Three Components of Family Governance
family informed about these. Help the family reach decisions and speak with one voice about its goals. Keep the board of directors informed about family views about the company and maintain a dialogue with... View Details
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Leadership - Faculty & Research
Preble, and Dave Habeeb. "Lisa Su and AMD (A)." Harvard Business School Multimedia/Video Case 425-704, April 2025. Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A) By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz April 2025 (Revised May 2025) | Case | Faculty Research In early... View Details
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Mark Giragosian
care firm focused on artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic products. He is also working with a mentor on continuing his career in health care investing after graduation. In the meantime, he continues to maintain his connections to the dance world by serving on the... View Details
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Organizational Behavior Curriculum - Faculty & Research
career management. MBA Elective Curriculum (SECOND YEAR) Course Title Faculty Name Term Quarter Credits Authentic Leader Development Robin Ely , Monique Burns Thompson Spring 2026 Q3Q4 3.0 Corporate Governance and Boards of View Details
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Business & Environment - Faculty & Research
Teresa da Silva Lopes, Paul Duguid, and Robert Fredona, 8–29. London, United Kingdom: Routledge, 2025. Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A) By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz April 2025 (Revised May 2025) | Case | Faculty Research In early 2025, View Details
- 16 Feb 2023
- HBS Case
ESG Activists Met the Moment at ExxonMobil, But Did They Succeed?
The impact-investment hedge fund Engine No. 1 made a big splash in May 2021 when it managed to get three nominees elected to the ExxonMobil board of directors. It was an open effort to prod the oil giant toward renewable energy and test whether activist investing could... View Details
- 09 May 2017
- What Do You Think?
Should Management Be Primarily Responsible to Shareholders?
managers and directors be maximizing returns to shareholders? What do YOU think? References: Joseph L. Bower and Lynn S. Paine, The Error at the Heart of Corporate Leadership: Most CEOs and Boards Believe... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 20 Oct 2015
- First Look
October 20, 2015
prominent feature of the corporate landscape, escaping some of their earlier approbation as corporate raiders or, even worse, "greenmailers." Activism covered a range of approaches—from proxy votes and demands for Board seats,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 05 Feb 2008
- First Look
First Look: February 5, 2008
which can be large in some cases. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/08-054.pdf The Small World of Investing: Board Connections and Mutual Fund Returns Authors:Lauren Cohen, Andrea Frazzini, and Christopher Malloy... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
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HBS Alumni Conference: Accelerating Climate Solutions - Alumni
Administration Jim Matheson Senior Lecturer of Business Administration Lynn Schenk Director of Business & Environment Initiative George Serafeim Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration Peter Tufano Baker Foundation... View Details
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Skydeck - Alumni
1970) had just stepped off his last board when he was called on for a different sort of service: revitalizing the oldest African American-owned business in north Minneapolis Onboarding 2022 Alumni Achievement Award recipient Tosh Barron... View Details
- 01 Sep 2023
- News
In My Humble Opinion: Futures Investor
overlap between those two pursuits. But over the last 15 years, Roosevelt, now a managing director at Barclays, says he has seen “a remarkable convergence” of his career as an investment banker and his deeply held passion—inherited from... View Details
- 01 Jun 2023
- HBS Case
A Nike Executive Hid His Criminal Past to Turn His Life Around. What If He Didn't Have To?
Jordan brand and served as president of the Portland Trail Blazers NBA team? Probably not, says HBS Professor Francesca Gino, who coauthored the case with HBS Senior Lecturer Hise Gibson and HBS Professor Frances X. Frei, as well as Alicia Dadlani, View Details
- 12 May 2021
- Book
The Hard Truth About Being a CEO
Click to watch. David Fubini has never been a CEO of a major corporation, but during his 34-year career as a senior director at consulting firm McKinsey, he had ample opportunity to work closely with and observe CEOs and leaders of all... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
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Alumni Engagement | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
2002) and Amelia Angella (MBA 2001) Is nonprofit board service right for you? How do you find a nonprofit board that is a good fit for your values, interests, and skills? In this interactive session, HBS... View Details
- 30 Nov 2021
- In Practice
What's the Role of Business in Confronting Climate Change?
The 26th annual United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties, also known as COP26, ended with a hard-fought pact that called on businesses and governments to meet their climate change goals faster. The event followed an August report by the Intergovernmental... View Details
Keywords: by Lynn Schenk and Dina Gerdeman
- 19 Aug 2008
- First Look
First Look: August 19, 2008
duty of oversight of the WTA as a whole. In order to make women's tennis more popular and profitable, Scott must find a way to get the board of directors to resolve their differences and work together for... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne