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  • October 2003 (Revised November 2004)
  • Case

Joe Bachelder: Executive Pay Negotiator

By: Jason R. Barro, Brian J. Hall and Aaron Zimmerman
Joe Bachelder was the leading executive pay negotiator in the United States, securing generous contracts for CEOs and executives at Fortune 500 companies. The CEO of Victor Sports Co. resigned, and the board offered the job to Charles Suarez, a star executive from a... View Details
Keywords: Negotiation Preparation; Negotiation Process; Negotiation Participants; Executive Compensation; Retail Industry; Sports Industry
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  • 2021
  • Working Paper

The Demand for Executive Skills

By: Stephen Hansen, Raffaella Sadun, Tejas Ramdas and Joseph B. Fuller
We use a unique corpus of job descriptions for C-suite positions to document skills requirements in top managerial occupations across a large sample of firms. A novel algorithm maps the text of each executive search into six separate skill clusters reflecting... View Details
Keywords: C-Suite; Jobs and Positions; Competency and Skills; Management Skills; Job Search; Job Design and Levels
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  • November 2016 (Revised December 2016)
  • Module Note

Strategy Execution Module 12: Aligning Performance Goals and Incentives

By: Robert Simons
This module reading explains how managers use performance goals and incentives to ensure that employee actions align with the overall business strategy of the organization. The module begins by discussing how managers use goals to communicate business strategy, the... View Details
Keywords: Management Control Systems; Implementing Strategy; Execution; Performance Goals; Performance Measures; Incentives; Benchmarks; Motivation; Compensation; Bonuses; Strategy
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  • March 2021 (Revised December 2021)
  • Supplement

Humana (B) — Strategy Execution

By: Regina E. Herzlinger and Ashley Ifeadike
After Humana debuted its new pillar strategy focused on driving integration across members’ health care experiences, feedback from investors in private conferences and other forums was positive but stressed the need for execution and faced several questions in order to... View Details
Keywords: Health Care; Health Care Operations; Health Insurance; Health Care and Treatment; Insurance; Operations; Strategy; Health Industry
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  • 7 PM – 11 PM EDT, 10 Oct 2018

HBX Strategy Execution

Identify and solve your company's strategic challenges with an exclusive group of like-minded senior leaders via HBX Live, a real-time, interactive online classroom. Program Dates: October 10, 2018 - November 7, 2018 View Details
  • Web

Executive Education - Global

Executive Education For nearly 75 years, Harvard Business School Executive Education has been fulfilling its mission of educating leaders who shape the practice of business and innovation around the world.... View Details
  • Fast Answer

Board members & executives

How can I construct a list of executives or company board of directors members? BoardEx: screen by company name, individual, committee, gender, role, tenure and other criteria. Capital IQ: screen for board members by role (ex: Chairman)... View Details
  • 01 Sep 2004
  • News

Inside Executive Search

How do executive search firms work? It’s well known that most senior management, CEO, and board positions are filled by these organizations, but given the confidential nature of their work, they often conduct their business with utmost... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna; Corporate Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services
  • File

Corporate Environmental Impact: Executive Summary

  • 02 Mar 2017
  • Video

Experiencing Executive Education

  • 2016
  • Working Paper

Executive Compensation and Environmental Harm

By: Dylan Minor
We explore the relationship between managerial incentives and environmental harm. We find that high-powered executive compensation packages can increase the odds of environmental law breaking by 40%–60% and the magnitude of environmental harm by over 100%. We document... View Details
Keywords: Misconduct; Environmental Performance; Accounting Scandal; Sustainable Finance; Crime and Corruption; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Executive Compensation; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Governance
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  • Jan 30 2020
  • Testimonial

The Journey to HBS Executive Education

  • October 1970 (Revised July 1973)
  • Case

Executive Town House

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  • August 2002
  • Case

MicroFridge: The Execution

By: John A. Deighton
Supplements the case. View Details
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry
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  • 25 Oct 2014
  • News

Executive pay: Moneybags

  • 26 Jul 2016
  • Video

The Power of Executive Education

  • 09 Jul 2012
  • Research & Ideas

The Unconscious Executive

What strategy do you use when making complex decisions? Do you burn the midnight oil to carefully weigh the pros and cons of each alternative? Or do you take your mind off the decision and follow the age-old wisdom of "sleeping on it"? “Careful consideration... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
  • September 1992
  • Background Note

Executive Compensation Debate

By: Joseph L. Bower
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  • 25 Oct 2019
  • HBS Seminar

Executive Round Table

  • 11 Aug 2008
  • Research & Ideas

Strategy Execution and the Balanced Scorecard

Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, doing what HBS professor Robert S. Kaplan... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace