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- September 2006 (Revised November 2007)
- Case
Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc.
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Alexis Chernak
The board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman and CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Succession; Organizational Culture
Lorsch, Jay W., and Alexis Chernak. "Board of Directors of Medtronic, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 407-045, September 2006. (Revised November 2007.)
- Program
Value Creation Through Effective Boards
Summary The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a corporate View Details
- May 2014 (Revised January 2015)
- Case
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board
By: Julie Battilana and Michael Norris
In 2014, as the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) has just brought former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on as chairman of the board, Jean Rogers, founder and CEO struggles with how best to ensure the nonprofit's financial sustainability while... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Reporting; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Accounting Industry; United States
Battilana, Julie, and Michael Norris. "The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board." Harvard Business School Case 414-078, May 2014. (Revised January 2015.)
- June 2023 (Revised March 2024)
- Case
Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Emer Moloney
In Spring 2023, SECO CEO Massimo Mauri had the ambition to grow the €200 million revenue technology company to a €1 billion company by 2030. Founded in Italy in the 1970s, the family-owned company had gone through a period of growth and internationalization,... View Details
Keywords: Family Business; Business Model; Acquisition; Business Growth and Maturation; Talent and Talent Management; Customer Focus and Relationships; Engineering; Governance; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Growth and Development Strategy; Compensation and Benefits; Retention; Innovation and Invention; Technological Innovation; Going Public; Strategic Planning; Business and Shareholder Relations; Business Strategy; Information Infrastructure; Information Technology; Value Creation; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Computer Industry; Electronics Industry; Industrial Products Industry; Information Technology Industry; Technology Industry; Italy; Europe; Germany; United States; China
Palepu, Krishna G., and Emer Moloney. "Creating World-Class Board Governance at SECO." Harvard Business School Case 123-082, June 2023. (Revised March 2024.)
- 22 Dec 2003
- Research & Ideas
How to Build a Better Board
As more and more corporate executives have been paraded on perp walks these last few years, a question has repeatedly been raised: Where was the board? After all, isn't it the board's responsibility to make sure the fox isn't hired to run the hen house? Doesn't the... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- Blog
Eight Steps to Board Success for Female Executives
understand the board selection process, best practices, and critical skillsets to help them succeed. After the first program ran in 2016, participants decided the class was too strong to allow their connections to dissolve once the... View Details
- February 2014
- Teaching Plan
Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk
By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid
[Teaching Plan for 814-021.] View Details
Wasserman, Noam, and Yael Braid. "Pixability: Bettina's Board Walk." Harvard Business School Teaching Plan 814-075, February 2014.
- 28 Jan 2022
- News
New Resources for Board Membership
- January 2013 (Revised July 2014)
- Supplement
Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards (B)
By: Boris Groysberg and Sarah L. Abbott
This follow up to Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards provides a one-page description of the new boards that were created at Telecom and Chorus. View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
Groysberg, Boris, and Sarah L. Abbott. "Chorus and Telecom: Building the Boards (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 413-081, January 2013. (Revised July 2014.)
- 03 Sep 2015
- News
Why Boards Must Look Beyond Shareholders
- 2003
- Other Unpublished Work
Limits to Board Effectiveness
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
- February 1991 (Revised March 1995)
- Case
Board of Directors: Membership
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
Lorsch, Jay W. "Board of Directors: Membership." Harvard Business School Case 491-081, February 1991. (Revised March 1995.)
- 2001
- Article
Building a Better Board
By: Jay W. Lorsch, Duke K. Bristow, Paul D. Lapides, Chuck King and T.K. Kerstetter
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards
Lorsch, Jay W., Duke K. Bristow, Paul D. Lapides, Chuck King, and T.K. Kerstetter. "Building a Better Board." Roundtable Discussion. Special Supplement Corporate Board Member (2001): 12–19.
- June 1994 (Revised October 1999)
- Background Note
Beer Game, The: Board Version
The beer game is an exercise that demonstrates supply channel dynamics. Simulates the flow of material and information in a simplified channel of beer production and distribution, focusing on the linkages among a beer manufacturer, its distributors, a wholesaler, and a... View Details
Keywords: Cost Management; Information; Distribution Channels; Production; Supply Chain Management; Problems and Challenges
Hammond, Janice H. "Beer Game, The: Board Version." Harvard Business School Background Note 694-104, June 1994. (Revised October 1999.)
- 22 Feb 2017
- News
Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats
- Feb 01 2017
- Testimonial
Examining Differences Among Boards
- summer 1994
- Article
Boards Need Better Information
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Boards Need Better Information." Directors & Boards 18, no. 4 (summer 1994): 31–33.
- 04 Jun 2014
- News
Boards and Shareholders Redrawing Their Boundaries
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
New HBSAA Board Members
Flavia B. Almeida (MBA '94) São Paulo, Brazil Principal McKinsey & Company David L. Anderson (MBA '68) Palo Alto, California Managing Director and General Partner Sutter Hill Ventures Eve S. Benton (MBA '71) Bethesda, Maryland Cochairman Bund Capital Peter J. Cooper... View Details