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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
staggered boards at all companies (boards traditionally elect one-third of their members each year); requires that all directors receive a majority of votes cast to be elected; mandates the creation of a board risk committee; and forces companies to split the View Details
- Profile
Whitney Wilson
Whitney Wilson began her career in international development, assuming a role with the American Chamber of Commerce in Jordan during the midst of the Arab Spring. “I was introduced to CEOs involved in... View Details
- 04 Feb 2014
- First Look
First Look: February 4
by smart competitors and changes in their industries. In each case, there were opportunities to act before a crisis engulfed the organization. At Kodak, for example, CEO George Fisher attempted to move the company into the digital era in... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthlorne
- 09 Jan 2020
- News
Advancing Change
Outside the Building, Kanter profiles many such people, including Jeffrey Dunn (MBA 1981), the president and CEO of Sesame Workshop who brought the power of Sesame Street to refugee children, and offers a roadmap for others preparing to... View Details
- 20 Sep 2013
- News
Connections Add Up
class and outside my class—that whole network is working for me to make a difference," says Morrison. Morrison has been making an impact since 2010, when she assumed the CEO role at the Council for Economic... View Details
- 01 Dec 2000
- News
Books
business conditions has become an essential CEO survival skill. "The challenge of change has given rise to a CEO labor market that places a premium on a person's track record in leading change," write HBS... View Details
- 17 Nov 2009
- First Look
First Look: Nov. 17
Johnson, and Linnea MeyerHarvard Business School Case 210-021 What role does trade finance play in facilitating global supply chain management? Richard S. Elman, founder and CEO of Noble Group Ltd., a global... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- 19 Nov 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
Sides (MBA 2020), Director of Network Intelligence at Volta Charging "When I started my search for a job in the climate space, I was worried that my criteria were too narrow and there wouldn't be many interesting roles for someone with my... View Details
- 01 Oct 2021
- Blog Post
Alumni Spotlight: Career Advice from Alums Working in Climate
(MBA 2020), Director of Network Intelligence at Volta Charging "When I started my search for a job in the climate space, I was worried that my criteria were too narrow and there wouldn't be many interesting roles for someone with my... View Details
- 22 May 2020
- In Practice
Post-COVID Health Care: More Screens, Less Red Tape?
(@sgallani) is an assistant professor of business administration. Regina E. Herzlinger: Patients will choose ambulatory care more often There will be a radical shift in the role of hospitals in the health care sector. The diminution in... View Details
Keywords: by Danielle Kost
- Web
2016 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland where she spoke about the role of confidence in women's economic empowerment. In 2012 and 2013, she partnered with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to study a decade of gender in the... View Details
- Profile
Michelle Lee
it; I've never been a big "student government" person. But from week one of RC year, I just really, genuinely liked the inclusive feel of my section, and decided these were the people I want to be close to. I hoped a section leadership View Details
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
Supplying Demand
company's leader is justifiably proud: twelve years ago, he was minding one store - located just down Soldiers Field Road from HBS. Today, he oversees an empire of almost one thousand stores - not bad for someone who was unemployed only thirteen years ago. As Tom... View Details
Keywords: Paul Michelman
- 01 Jun 2015
- News
Fast Forward
several of the new research tracks the project has produced and how a few of these ideas are being put into action. Transportation and Infrastructure After organizing a transportation summit in February 2014 that featured everyone from GE View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
called upon Wall Street and corporate executives “to create a new environment of integrity and accountability.” He seemed uniquely suited to lead that effort. Donaldson was cofounder, with two HBS colleagues, chairman and CEO of the... View Details
- 17 Dec 2024
- News
Solving the Underemployment Crisis
Subscribe on iTunes Subscribe on Spotify More Skydeck episodes Hi, it’s Dan. Today, we are sharing a brief excerpt from Managing the Future of Work, the critically-acclaimed podcast from my colleagues at Harvard Business School. Each episode, HBS professors Bill Kerr... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
a penalty to the company for doing so. Shouldn't we expect some recognition on the part of the employee, perhaps expressed in terms of greater loyalty, about the company's role in doing this? Should an organization impose a quid pro quo... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 02 Aug 2004
- What Do You Think?
For Greater Transparency, Is Section 404 an Effective Response?
broken. It is really about people and ethics." B. V. Krishnamurthy concurred, saying "... the Act ... is unlikely to result in any radical transformation of the system. Such a transformation has to be an internal process with managers understanding their... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 01 Sep 2007
- News
Alumni Board Goes Global to Pick New President
SHIRAZI: Predicts that HBS graduates will hold top leadership positions in more than two dozen nations over the next thirty years. Saquib Shirazi (MBA ’95), CEO of Atlas Honda in Karachi, Pakistan, takes globetrotting in stride. A member... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
One-on-One with Peter Cuneo
person to lead a well-oiled machine. Typically I stay for three or four years and then move on. I was CEO at Marvel for three-and-a-half years, but I love the business and am still involved as vice chairman. My part-time View Details