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    Matthew C. Weinzierl

    Matt Weinzierl is Senior Associate Dean and Chair of the MBA Program at Harvard Business School, where he is the Joseph and Jacqueline Elbling Professor of Business Administration in the Business, Government, and the International Economy Unit, and a Research... View Details

    Keywords: aerospace

      Nitin Nohria

      Nitin Nohria served as the tenth dean of Harvard Business School from 2010-2020. He previously served as co-chair of the Leadership Initiative, Senior Associate Dean of Faculty Development, and Head of the Organizational Behavior unit.

      As Dean, building on... View Details

      Keywords: accounting industry; arts; biotechnology; emerging market private equity; energy; executive search; financial services; green technology; health care; high technology; industrial goods; information technology industry; infrastructure industry; investment banking industry; legal services; management consulting; manufacturing; oil ＆ gas; petroleum; pharmaceuticals; professional services

        Linda A. Hill

        Linda A. Hill is the Wallace Brett Donham Professor of Business Administration at the Harvard Business School and Faculty Chair of the Leadership Initiative. Hill is regarded as one of the top experts on leadership and innovation. Hill is... View Details

          Paul W. Marshall

          MBA Class of 1960 Professor of Management, Paul W. Marshall, is affiliated with the Entrepreneurial Management Unit and teaches The Entrepreneurial Manager in the Turnaround Environment. This Elective Curriculum course focuses on the role of... View Details

          Keywords: aerospace; banking; brokerage; computer; consulting; defense; management consulting; manufacturing; metals; professional services; retail financial services; retailing; steel
          • August 15, 2014
          • Article

          Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?

          By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
          This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders... View Details
          Keywords: Family Ownership; Personal Characteristics; Family and Family Relationships; Management Practices and Processes
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          • 20 Apr 2009
          • Research & Ideas

          Misgovernance at the World Bank

          Getting a seat at the table often makes all the difference in the world. New research from Harvard Business School suggests that this idea holds true literally at the World Bank, where the 24 countries serving on the Board of Executive... View Details
          Keywords: by Martha Lagace
          • 20 Apr 2009
          • Working Paper Summaries

          Corporate Misgovernance at the World Bank

          Keywords: by Ashwin Kaja & Eric Werker

            Tarun Khanna

            Tarun Khanna is the Jorge Paulo Lemann Professor at the Harvard Business School. For almost three decades, he has studied entrepreneurship as a means to social and economic development in emerging markets. At HBS since 1993, after obtaining degrees from Princeton... View Details

            • April 2025 (Revised June 2025)
            • Case

            Governing Sustainability in a Shifting Context (A)

            By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
            In early 2025, boards of directors had to rethink corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts amid rapidly-shifting social, legal, regulatory, and economic forces. While just a few years earlier, calls to address racial justice and climate change reached into... View Details
            Keywords: Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Leadership; Business or Company Management; Mission and Purpose; Social Media; Race; Environmental Sustainability; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Lawfulness; Lawsuits and Litigation; Measurement and Metrics; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Business and Shareholder Relations; Social Issues; Retail Industry; Food and Beverage Industry; Banking Industry; United States
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              Robert C. Merton

              Robert C. Merton is the School of Management Distinguished Professor of Finance at the MIT Sloan School of Management.

              Merton is University Professor Emeritus at Harvard University and was the George Fisher Baker Professor of... View Details

              Keywords: banking; brokerage; financial services; insurance industry; investment banking industry; retail financial services

                W. Carl Kester

                Carl Kester is a Baker Foundation Professor and the George Fisher Baker Jr. Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at Harvard Business School. He is a member of the Finance Unit. He served as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs (2006-2010), Chairman of the... View Details

                Keywords: asset management; banking; education industry; financial services; investment banking industry; pharmaceuticals; private equity (LBO funds)
                • 13 May 2014
                • First Look

                First Look: May 13

                http://hbr.org/2014/05/making-freemium-work/ar/1 August 2013 Directors & Boards Dynamics of the Board Interview By: McGarvie, Blythe Abstract—You want candidates who meet... View Details
                Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
                • 13 Dec 2011
                • First Look

                First Look: Dec. 13

                  PublicationsAdding Bricks to Clicks: Predicting the Patterns of Cross-Channel Elasticities over Time Authors:Jill Avery, Thomas J. Steenburgh, John Deighton, and Mary Caravella Publication:Journal of Marketing (forthcoming) Abstract In this paper, we propose a... View Details
                Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
                • 24 Oct 2005
                • Research & Ideas

                Building an IT Governance Committee

                In a recent Harvard Business Review article, authors Richard Nolan and Warren McFarlan explored the role of the board of directors in IT governance—and how most "fall into the default mode of applying a set of tacit or explicit rules... View Details
                Keywords: by Richard Nolan & Warren McFarlan

                  David A. Thomas

                  David Thomas is H. Naylor Fitzhugh Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School.  His research addresses issues related to executive development, cultural diversity in organizations, leadership and organizational change.  He recently served as a... View Details

                  Keywords: biotechnology; consulting; consumer products; education industry; financial services; media
                  • 23 Jul 2001
                  • Research & Ideas

                  Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places

                  him and one of its board members? Understanding the dynamics of the CEO search process, as well as the ways in which chief executive turnover influences corporate performance, has been the goal of recent... View Details
                  Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Employment

                    Robert H. Hayes

                    Robert Hayes is the Philip Caldwell Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus, at the Harvard Business School. Prior to his appointment to the Harvard Faculty in 1966, he worked for I.B.M. and McKinsey & Company. He received his Ph.D. degree in 1966 from... View Details
                    • 05 Nov 2009
                    • Research & Ideas

                    A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?

                    100 academic-housed whole-body donation programs (University of Florida State Anatomical Board 2004) and a dozen for-profit or non-profit entrepreneurial ventures. Though welcomed by some specimen users, entrepreneurial ventures often... View Details
                    Keywords: by Michel Anteby; Health
                    • 09 Sep 2024
                    • HBS Case

                    McDonald’s and the Post #MeToo Rules of Sex in the Workplace

                    behemoth’s corporate culture as it collided with the #MeToo movement’s spotlight on sexual relationships and power in the workplace. And as new information about Easterbrook’s romantic relationship with other employees emerged, it became clear to the company’s View Details
                    Keywords: by Avery Forman; Food & Beverage
                    • 16 Jun 2015
                    • Blog Post

                    Military Alumna Reflects on Time at HBS

                    welcomed me to campus. Together we crossed the Lars Anderson Bridge over the Charles to hear Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein speak in the John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum. The discussion in the Forum was dynamic and the energy was contagious.... View Details