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- 13 Jan 2021
- Research & Ideas
How 'Small C' Change Can Beat Large-Scale Rebuilding
Even as COVID vaccines begin early deployment, pressure on leaders continues to mount to engage in “Big C” change: rapid course corrections through job cuts, recruiting a fresh management team, and redesigning roles and responsibilities... View Details
- 12 Feb 2021
- News
How Dunkin’ Donuts Took Over the World
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Courtesy Bob Rosenberg Dan Morrell: In 1963, Bob Rosenberg’s (MBA 1963) father asked him to become CEO of Universal Food Systems—which included a... View Details
Keywords: brands; leadership; management; strategy; operations; career; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade
- 30 May 2023
- News
Finding PRIDE
School and in the world of business. Here, in honor of Pride Month, we hear about the role the student club played in the lives of some of those who belonged over the years. 1970s “I was scared to death that someone would figure out where... View Details
- 17 Jul 2012
- First Look
First Look: July 17
institutional theory, managers, and policymakers. What Good Are Shareholders? Authors:Justin Fox and Jay W. Lorsch Publication:Harvard Business Review 90, nos. 7-8 (July-August 2012) Abstract The article looks at the role outside... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
value-creating activity. It would be unfortunate if boards focused only on compliance and didn't engage in functions that create value. —Robert S. Kaplan The board role is significantly different than that of the CEO, who is charged with... View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 18 Sep 2019
- Op-Ed
WeWork—The IPO That Shouldn’t?
at least for a few months. Why the seeming vitriol around WeWork and Neumann? [Editor's note: Neumann resigned as CEO on September 24.) After all, the company has posted stellar top-line growth. And this is not the first company to go... View Details
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HBS OnBoard | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School
through the ideas in his book Effective Fundraising: The Trustee’s Role and Beyond. Purpose-Driven Board Leadership June 15, 2021 A conversation with Professor Kash Rangan and Anne Wallestead, CEO of... View Details
- 28 Sep 2010
- First Look
First Look: September 28, 2010
incentivized boards of directors may have played a role in protecting the interests of outside investors. Technology Diffusion and Postwar Growth Authors:Diego Comin and Bart Hobijn Publication:NBER Macroeconomics Annual (forthcoming)... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
critical role in global society. In the lead-up to COP26, the Business & Environment Initiative asked HBS alumni business leaders from a wide range of sectors and disciplines what they see as the role of... View Details
- 01 Apr 2022
- Blog Post
The Africa Business Conference at HBS: Reimagining the Road Ahead
Women, on Day 1 of the Conference. As a leader in government, civil society, the private sector, and in the struggle to end apartheid in South Africa, PMN was a truly inspiring keynote. She called on us to think critically about our role... View Details
- 15 Oct 2001
- Research & Ideas
What You Don’t Know About Making Decisions
listening. —David Garvin and Michael Roberto Some questions open up discussion; others narrow it and end deliberations. Contrarian hypothetical questions usually trigger healthy debate. A manager who worked for former American Express CEO... View Details
Keywords: by David A. Garvin & Michael A. Roberto
- 21 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 21
characterizes the financial world. They also overlook the role of natural selection. To be sure, natural selection in the financial world is not exactly analogous to the processes first described by Darwin and elaborated on by modern... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Feb 2001
- News
Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals
development, administrative and organizational challenges, and strategic governance issues facing the School, the BDA plays an important role in offering both counsel and support. According to BDA chairman Raymond V. Gilmartin (MBA '68),... View Details
- 03 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Recent Grad Reflections: From Being Cold Called to Becoming a Case Protagonist
case protagonist. From prominent CEOs to brave innovators, I had always viewed protagonists as inspiring role models and held great reverence for their storied careers and the impact they had made in their... View Details
- 20 May 2014
- Research & Ideas
Managing the Family Business: Survival’s Secret Sauce
ingredients: Growth, talent and unity. It should be your mantra if you want multigenerational success. Other Articles In This Series Managing the Family Business: It Takes a Village Managing the Family Business: Leadership Roles Managing... View Details
- 14 Mar 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research, March 14
role of small entrepreneurs in the co-creation of the industry. Making extensive use of oral history, the article explores the role of tour companies in drawing affluent Western ecotourists to the country,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 18 Nov 2013
- Research & Ideas
Pulpit Bullies: Why Dominating Leaders Kill Teams
Reinforcing The Message The researchers expanded on that point in the last study, in which participants were asked to play the role of a management team tasked with advising the CEO on which CFO candidate to... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 03 Apr 2012
- First Look
First Look: April 3
Misztal, and Michael KhayyatHarvard Business School Case 912-013 In October 2008, Andrzej Klesyk, CEO of Poland's largest insurer PZU, reflected on possible ways of resolving a decade-long cross-border shareholder conflict at his company.... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 06 Jan 2016
- What Do You Think?
Why Do Leaders Get Their Timing Wrong?
include openness and honesty. "Live them rigorously, and fire people who won’t, regardless of level, role or title.” Clearly, both dysfunctional strategies and cultures can help explain poor timing in implementing plans and... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas, October 24, 2017
managers’ contest, but the SEC does not allow exclusion, 21% go on to win shareholder or firm support suggesting that managers often seek to exclude legitimate shareholder interests from their proxy statements. Our analysis illuminates the View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne