CEO Role - Publications - Faculty & Research

13 Mar 2007
First Look

First Look: March 13, 2007

Working PapersInitiating Divergent Organizational Change: The Enabling Role of Actors' Social Position Author:Julie Battilana Abstract This study addresses the paradox of embedded human agency, or the contradiction between actors'... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

11 Jun 2015
News

Leading the way in sustainable style

Marjorie Yang (MBA 1976), the chairman and CEO of garment-manufacturing giant The Esquel Group, doesn’t spend much time talking about apparel anymore. Instead, she’s focused on improving the livelihood of the company’s 47,000 employees... View Details

29 Aug 2018
News

The Value of Valleys

entrepreneurs precisely because I know the risks. I think you should not do it precipitously. There's an aphorism in our industry that CEO is the new analyst, because a lot of young people want to be startup View Details

06 Jan 2021
News

A Message from Dean Srikant Datar

leadership of Professor Jim Cash in whose honor we named Cash House on the campus. And Jim has helped us assemble a phenomenal advisory board. And the board consists of individuals like Ken Frazier, the CEO of Merck, Ken Chenault, the... View Details

Profile

Patrick Chun

Patrick Chun's interest in both entrepreneurship and Asia, partially satisfied by his roles as managing editor of the Harvard Asia Pacific Review and President of the Korean Association at Harvard College, was further stimulated by a... View Details

Web

Leadership with purpose: Redefining success and impact with Satpal Singh (SELP—India 4, 2019) - Recruiting

taught me invaluable lessons in resilience and Later as CEO at Numeric I learned the power of collective strategy, growth mindset and Inspired Teams. Now, as Sales Director for Legrand India, I’m excited to build on this legacy, driving... View Details

15 Oct 2024
News

Ratan Tata, Visionary Business Leader, Dies at 86

Ratan Tata (AMP 71, 1975), who was one of India’s most admired leaders, died on October 9, in Mumbai. The Tata Group announced his death in a statement. He served as chairman and chief executive of the Tata Group from 1991 to 2012, during which time profits multiplied... View Details

01 Oct 1997
News

Benaree Wiley

"Early in life," says Bennie Wiley, "I learned an important guiding principle: look for ways to exercise your values." As president and CEO of The Partnership, an organization designed to open doors for minority professionals in the city... View Details

Keywords: Mary Ellen Gardner

09 Aug 2016
Blog Post

Startup Balancing Act

a five year strategy for the company and determine where investments should be made. This job was a big departure from my prior role at a multinational strategy consulting firm. However, working at a startup will allow me to answer a few... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Oct 2000
News

John C. Sawhill Remembered

John Sawhill, a senior lecturer at HBS and president and CEO of The Nature Conservancy, died of complications from diabetes in May at the age of 63. Sawhill, whose research focused on the nonprofit sector, joined the HBS faculty in 1997... View Details

01 Dec 2002
News

Wan Heads HBSP

Wan Photo courtesy HBSP “I want Harvard Business School Publishing to succeed as the most authoritative publishing company focused on improving the practice of management and leadership,” says David A. Wan (MBA '81), who took the reins of HBSP on July 1. The new... View Details

01 Dec 2000
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

alumni who are working to make a successful transition. The second program, Strengthening Your Role as a Nonprofit Board Leader, was available to all returning classes, and we believe it could become de rigueur for our graduates who are... View Details

Keywords: Educational Support Services; Educational Services

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

the early years of the 20th century, as much as any business in America, is marked by dramatic changes in the context in which CEOs had the opportunity to forge their identity and the fortunes of their companies," the authors write... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

08 Oct 2014
Research & Ideas

Who Is the Chief Sustainability Officer?

efforts. But despite dozens of individuals in some of the world's largest companies taking on these duties, the role has been little studied. Just what are chief sustainability officers (CSO), where do they come from, and how much... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Manufacturing

01 Jan 2005
News

Judith R. Haberkorn, 111th AMP, 1992

carriers. NYNEX later merged with Bell Atlantic—a fellow "Baby Bell"—and Haberkorn became president of Consumer Sales & Services in 1998. At the end of her career she was leading 30,000 employees. Retired since 2000, Haberkorn continues to be a View Details

Portrait Project

Scott St. Germain

customers. For my friends and family, I will serve as an example by being a role model, a trusted friend, and a compassionate father and husband. When my children are asked, "So, what does your father do?", I hope that they will... View Details

07 Oct 2002
Research & Ideas

What Leaders Need to Do To Restore Investor Confidence

conflicts of interest. For example, the change in the commission structure in 1974 created a whole new dynamic that influenced the role of research by investment banks. And the growing importance of consulting at public accounting firms... View Details

Keywords: by Harvard Management Update

01 Jul 2008
First Look

First Look: July 1, 2008

leaders view their role through one or the other lenses, though in the strong market for corporate control that has emerged in the last twenty years shareholder value dominates. A study of CEOs in Americas... View Details