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  • 14 Jul 2015
  • First Look

First Look: July 14, 2015

regulation of unethical behavior. Publisher's link: https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=49337 May-June 2015 NACD Directorship Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards By: Ludwig, Edwig,... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
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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... View Details
  • 23 Jul 2001
  • Research & Ideas

Sam Walton: Great From the Start

the town. He was an active member of the Rotary Club, a member of the board of deacons of the Presbyterian church... View Details
Keywords: by Richard S. Tedlow; Retail
  • 30 Apr 2024
  • Book

When Managers Set Unrealistic Expectations, Employees Cut Ethical Corners

the individuals assigned to be “guards” became abusive towards the “prisoners,” causing the “prisoners” to experience acute stress and anxiety (Haney, Banks, & Zimbardo, 1973). Role-play research by Professor Scott Armstrong of the... View Details
Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman
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Reapplicants - MBA

Webinars Harvard Business School is reapplicant friendly. Historically, approximately 10% of the MBA class includes individuals who had previously applied to HBS. The focus of a candidate’s evaluation will... 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... 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... View Details
  • 08 Jul 2014
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First Look: July 8

directors appointed in response to demands by activists. Using a sample of 1,969 activism events over the period 2004-2012, we identify 824 activist directors. We find that activists are more likely to gain... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
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Podcast - Business & Environment

climate action. How Public Policy Can Drive Climate Innovation and Business Opportunities: A Conversation with USEPA’s David Cash 30 OCT 2024 | Climate Rising David Cash, the Regional Director of the U.S.... View Details

    James L. Heskett

    James L. Heskett is UPS Foundation Professor Emeritus at the Harvard Business School and author of his latest book, With From Within: Build Organizational Culture for Competitive... View Details

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    South Asia - Global

    Growing Prosperity as well as an HBR Article on The Ordinary Heroes of the Taj. Anjali wears several additional hats. She is a Director on the Board View Details
    • 27 Jun 2005
    • Research & Ideas

    Asian and American Leadership Styles: How Are They Unique?

    action for executives and boards in America than in Asia. But more common in America are firms that are run by professional managers who are replaced by other professional managers, either as a consequence View Details
    Keywords: by D. Quinn Mills
    • 13 Nov 2020
    • News

    Global Ambition

    business as executive director of the board and president of the international division. “HBS opened my eyes to different perspectives that I... View Details
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    Dean Srikant Datar | About

    Carnegie Mellon University and Stanford University, where he received the George Leland Bach Award for Excellence in the Classroom and the Distinguished Teaching Award, respectively. Datar serves on the Board View Details
    • 2008
    • Chapter

    Corporate Honesty and Business Education: A Behavioral Model

    By: Rakesh Khurana and Herbert Gintis
    Since the mid-1970s neoclassical economic theory has dominated business school thinking and teaching in dealing with the nature of human motivation. However valuable in understanding competitive product and financial markets, neoclassical economic theory employs an... View Details
    Keywords: Business Education; Ethics; Managerial Roles; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizational Culture; Business and Shareholder Relations; Mathematical Methods; Behavior
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    Organizational Behavior - Faculty & Research

    School Case 425-035, September 2024. Board Director Dilemmas: The Tradeoffs of Board Selection By: David G. Fubini , Suraj Srinivasan and Patrick... View Details
    • 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
    Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones; Consumer Products; Entertainment & Recreation; Food & Beverage; Manufacturing; Retail
    • 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 View Details
    Keywords: by James Heskett
    • 19 May 2009
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    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... View Details
    Keywords: Martha Lagace
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    Creating Shared Value - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness

    even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success. The Role of Business in Society Evolving Approaches Interview with Peter Brabeck Chairman of the Board View Details