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- December 2, 2021
- Article
Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly: Empowering Workers to Create ‘Magic’
By: Hubert Joly and Adi Ignatius
Hubert Joly was behind an amazing turnaround at Best Buy. While everybody was saying he should lay people off to solve the company’s problems, Joly instead listened to the people working for him and found solutions that didn’t involve people losing their jobs.... View Details
Keywords: Purpose; Meaningful Work; Employee Empowerment; Mission and Purpose; Employees; Organizational Culture; Leadership
Joly, Hubert, and Adi Ignatius. "Former Best Buy CEO Hubert Joly: Empowering Workers to Create ‘Magic’." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 2, 2021). (Interview with Adi Ignatius, with embedded video.)
- August 22, 2019
- Article
CEOs Say Their Aim Is Inclusive Prosperity. Do They Mean It?
By: Lynn S. Paine
Earlier this week, the Business Roundtable issued a statement on corporate purpose. It is noteworthy both for its endorsement of inclusive prosperity as an ideal and for its rejection of maximizing shareholder returns as the sole corporate objective. However, the real... View Details
Paine, Lynn S. "CEOs Say Their Aim Is Inclusive Prosperity. Do They Mean It?" Harvard Business Review (website) (August 22, 2019).
- December 5, 2010
- Article
Gregg Steinhafel Has Faced Up to Many Challenges as Target CEO
By: Bill George
George, Bill. "Gregg Steinhafel Has Faced Up to Many Challenges as Target CEO." Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (December 5, 2010).
- June 2002
- Article
The Effects of CEO Equity Ownership and Diversification on Risk Taking
Eisenmann, Thomas R. "The Effects of CEO Equity Ownership and Diversification on Risk Taking." Strategic Management Journal 23, no. 6 (June 2002): 513–534.
- 12 Nov 2014
- News
How important is a CEO to a company's success? It depends.
- 24 Jun 2014
- News
Infosys' New CEO Vishal Sikka May Set up Corporate Venture Arm
- 03 Jul 2024
- News
The Top Qualities Boeing’s Next CEO Needs Most? Courage and Humility
- 16 Sep 2011
- News
AIG Restores Name in TV Ad, Fulfilling CEO Call on Comeback
- 13 Feb 2018
- News
How One Second Act CEO Brought Sunnier Days To Sesame Street
- 2020
- Working Paper
Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19
By: Bhavya Mohan, Serena Hagerty and Michael Norton
Two experiments, including one incentive compatible study, examine the impact of cutting pay for executives versus employees in response to COVID-19 on consumer behavior. Study 1 explores the effect of announcing cuts or no cuts to CEO and employee pay, and shows that... View Details
Keywords: Employee Furloughs; CEO Pay Cuts; Pay Ratios; Purchase Intention; Health Pandemics; Employees; Wages; Executive Compensation; Consumer Behavior
Mohan, Bhavya, Serena Hagerty, and Michael Norton. "Consumers Punish Firms That Cut Employee Pay in Response to COVID-19." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 21-020, August 2020.
- 13 Nov 2003
- Keynote Speech
The CEO's Role in Fostering Corporate Responsibility." Presenter. "G100 CEO Academy
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 2001
- Working Paper
When Does Leadership Matter? The Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership
By: Noam Wasserman, Bharat Anand and Nitin Nohria
Wasserman, Noam, Bharat Anand, and Nitin Nohria. "When Does Leadership Matter? The Contingent Opportunities View of CEO Leadership." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 01-063, January 2001. ((Later published as Ch. 2 in The Handbook of Leadership Theory and Practice, 2010.))
- 26 Feb 2024
- Podcast
Global CEO of Chanel Leena Nair: Building the Courage to Lead
Despite the decades of progress women have made in the workplace, they remain underrepresented in leadership positions at companies across the globe. Leena Nair, CEO of Chanel, is working to change that. Reflecting on her journey from rural India to London, Leena... View Details
- 24 Oct 2022
- Podcast
Unilever CEO Alan Jope Maintains a Long History of Doing Good
Alan Jope of Unilever leads a company with a historical commitment to doing good. This massive company sells more than 400 brands. It started back in 1885 with a bar of beauty soap. Jope says navigating with a deep purpose makes his company stronger and more... View Details
- 19 Jun 2010
- News