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- 12 Mar 2014
- News
Managing the Family Business: Firing the CEO
- 13 Nov 2015
- News
If CEOs Care About the Long Term, Why Don’t They Talk About It?
- Web
CEO Leadership - Institute For Strategy And Competitiveness
how quickly you understand, accept, and confront the seven surprises will have a lot to do with your success or failure as a CEO. Read longer article excerpts and discussion at HBS Working Knowledge: (1) and (2) . Listen to Jay Lorsch... View Details
- 24 Nov 2015
- Research & Ideas
Developing Your Next CEO for the Family Business
A good book on CEO succession is The CEO Within by my Harvard Business School colleague Joe Bower. Bower studied how companies perform after hiring a new CEO, noting whether... View Details
- August 15, 2014
- Article
Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?
By: Josh Baron and Rob Lachenauer
This article explores the intricate dynamics that often characterize family-owned businesses, shedding light on key archetypes that play prominent roles within these organizations. Using a narrative approach, the article illustrates the challenges faced by leaders... View Details
Keywords: Family Ownership; Personal Characteristics; Family and Family Relationships; Management Practices and Processes
Baron, Josh, and Rob Lachenauer. "Can an Outside CEO Run a Family-Owned Business?" Harvard Business Review (website) (August 15, 2014).
- 12 Jun 2017
- News
Jeff Immelt to Retire as GE CEO
Longtime GE CEO Jeff Immelt (MBA 1982) announced his retirement Monday, set to take effect on August 1. John Flannery, president and chief executive of GE Healthcare, was named Immelt’s successor. The announcement, the company noted, came... View Details
- 01 Mar 2021
- Blog Post
Best Practices for Creating a Successful Virtual Internship
successful summer internships as well. Claire Lew, CEO of Know Your Team, a software company that helps managers become better leaders, has led her all-remote company for 7 years and provides tools and... View Details
Keywords: All Industries
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at Your Startup
startup, and their successful experience bringing an HBS intern into their Business Intelligence team. Meet Mori Mori is a technology company focused on innovations in the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. Mori’s proprietary... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship
- 04 Dec 2013
- News
10 Tips for Hiring Your Next CEO
- 24 Apr 2014
- News
Setting the standards higher for safety and success
Cynthia Carroll (MBA 1989), former CEO of Anglo American PLC, talks about the impact of her decision to make mining safety the company's highest goal. (Published April 2014) View Details
- July 2013
- Article
Voice Pitch and the Labor Market Success of Male Chief Executive Officers
By: Christopher Parsons, W. Mayew and M. Venkatachalam
A deep voice is evolutionarily advantageous for males, but does it confer benefit in competition for leadership positions? We study ecologically valid speech from 792 male public-company Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and find that CEOs with deeper voices manage... View Details
Parsons, Christopher, W. Mayew, and M. Venkatachalam. "Voice Pitch and the Labor Market Success of Male Chief Executive Officers." Evolution and Human Behavior 34, no. 4 (July 2013): 243–248.
- 29 Mar 2010
- Research & Ideas
Ruthlessly Realistic: How CEOs Must Overcome Denial
Reviewing a spectacular business failure, we often wonder why the CEO didn't see trouble coming. It was so obvious. Why didn't Digital Equipment Corp. CEO Kenneth Olsen see the PC as a threat to... View Details
- 31 Mar 2022
- Blog Post
Setting Interns Up for Success at a Startup
startup, and their successful experience bringing an HBS intern into their Business Intelligence team. Meet Mori Mori is a technology company focused on innovations in the food, agriculture, and packaging industries. Mori’s proprietary... View Details
- 14 Jan 2019
- Op-Ed
These 4 CEOs Created a New Standard of Leadership
healer for millions of people. The Servant Leader: Richard Davis Richard Davis started his career as a bank teller, and became the most successful commercial banker in America after US Bancorp named him CEO... View Details
- 23 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Looking for CEOs in All the Wrong Places
At a recent gathering of chief executives in New York City, the CEOs of two companies shared pleasant dinner conversation. The first led a large, successful corporation; the second also served as a director... View Details
- October 2024
- Case
Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?
By: Lauren Cohen, David Ager and Alpana Thapar
Sacoor Brothers, a luxury clothing retail company, was founded in 1989 in Lisbon, Portugal, by four brothers—Malik, Salim, Rahimo, and Moez. After establishing a strong presence in Portugal, the brothers were drawn to the rapidly growing retail markets in the Middle... View Details
Keywords: Growth; Geographic Mobility; Family Office; Professionalization; Institutional Development; Second-generation; Third-generation; Family Business; Private Equity; Investment; Governance; Transition; Business Model; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Succession; Market Entry and Exit; Family and Family Relationships; Expansion; Retail Industry; Fashion Industry; Middle East; United Arab Emirates; Saudi Arabia; Portugal; Jordan; Dubai
Cohen, Lauren, David Ager, and Alpana Thapar. "Sacoor Brothers: From Co-Family CEOs to No Family CEOs?" Harvard Business School Case 225-008, October 2024.
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Overview
My research examines CEO succession, top management teams, and corporate governance. View Details
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
obvious that no real commitment was made by the board of directors.” The public sector bears some responsibility for fostering stakeholder capitalism. IndexLlc commented that “the real problem has been the inability and unwillingness of the public sector to rise to... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett