Professor Bill George - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jun 2014
News

Research Brief: Capitol Gains

FOR MORE INFORMATION Legislating Stock Prices Psst looking for a hot stock tip? Forget the Wall Street Journal. Try the Congressional Record. HBS professors Lauren Cohen and Christopher Malloy, with Dartmouth's Karl Diether, analyzed the... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Finance; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

06 Aug 2014
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What Is Warren Bennis’s Legacy?

Summing Up Was Warren Bennis's Optimism Regarding the Future of Leadership Warranted? In a recent obituary for Warren Bennis in the New York Times, former executive and HBS Professor Bill View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Education

01 Dec 2022
News

Educating, Connecting, and Mobilizing Around Climate Change

Charles M. Williams Professor of Business Administration George Serafeim’s research increasingly focuses on the intersection between sustainability and digital transformation. Over the years his research has... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2005
News

Will He or Won’t He?

There’s another guessing game going on in Washington, and it doesn’t involve the direction of the Supreme Court. Give up? It’s all about how Christopher Cox (MBA ’76), chosen by President George W. Bush (MBA ’75) to head the SEC, will... View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Aug 2001
News

Cleveland Global Alumni Conference a Sold-Out Success

Communications and creator of The Weather Channel; and Bill George (MBA '66), chairman of Medtronic, Clark cited a "pattern of broad and deep leadership" that is global in perspective, entrepreneurial in... View Details

Keywords: Hanna, Julia; Frank Batten (MBA '52); Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Aug 2022
News

Labs Enable Large-scale Research

Business Administration Advisor: James Cash, James E. Robison Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus at HBS Climate and Sustainability Impact Lab How can we help companies better use data, metrics, and AI/ML tools to decarbonize... View Details

01 Dec 2005
News

Alumni Achievement Awards: Honorees and Victories

had made them stars during their long and distinguished business careers. HBS professor Bill George was, in effect, the referee for the September 29 Burden Hall event, which... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

01 Sep 2016
News

The Untold Story of the US Auto Bailout

The US automotive industry collapse was one of the most important business stories to come out of the 2008 financial crisis—and like so many events of that time, it was big on headlines but short on nuance. To address that shortfall, sectionmates and media veterans... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; Transportation Equipment Manufacturing; Manufacturing

01 Jun 2017
News

Research Brief: Profit with Purpose—and Middle Management

purpose can propel an organization’s accounting and stock market performance. According to a recent working paper coauthored by Associate Professor George Serafeim and Claudine Madras Gartenberg (MBA 2006,... View Details

Keywords: Erin Peterson

01 Jun 2007
News

Faculty Books

Leadership by Bill George with Peter Sims (Jossey-Bass) Based on research and first-person interviews with 125 top business leaders, Professor of Management Practice View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Mar 2003
News

Restoring Order

Last December, calling him “one of the most respected business leaders in our nation,” President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) nominated Wall Street veteran William Donaldson (MBA 1958) to be Securities and Exchange Commission chairman.... View Details

Keywords: Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

01 Dec 2014
News

Book Review: My Lunch with Warren

WuDunn (MBA 1986) and Nicholas D. Kristof Reading the Classics The Harvard Business Review is opening its vault for HBS alumni. This fall, HBR began offering 77 classic articles—from Clayton Christensen on innovation to Bill View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Jun 2017
News

Inbox: From Das’s Desk

When Dean Nohria asked me to take over the role of Senior Associate Dean for External Relations from Bill Sahlman last July, I realized it was not going to be an easy task. Not only is Bill a giant in the... View Details

Keywords: Das Narayandas

01 Dec 2009
News

Faculty Books

7 Lessons for Leading in Crisis by Bill George (Jossey-Bass) Drawing on his in-the-trenches experience and lessons from crisis-tested executives, Professor View Details

Keywords: Air Transportation; Transportation

30 Jan 2018
News

Four Alumni Named as Presidential Leadership Scholars

Four HBS alumni are among 59 individuals selected as Presidential Leadership Scholars (PLS) in the program’s fourth year. PLS brings a diverse group of leaders together to collaborate as they learn about leadership through the presidential experiences of View Details

October 14, 2019
Article

The CEO's Guide to Retirement

By: Bill George

Some CEOs remain in the role too long, hurting investors, employees, and their own legacy. The author sees a frequent reason for that: CEOs don’t know how to identify the optimal time to retire, and they procrastinate because they can’t imagine what they will do after... View Details

Keywords: CEO; Executive Retirement; Retirement; Decision Making; Planning

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