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- January 2024 (Revised November 2024)
- Technical Note
Legal Analysis: Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors
By: Louis Caldera
Caldera, Louis. "Legal Analysis: Corporate Governance and the Board of Directors." Harvard Business School Technical Note 324-068, January 2024. (Revised November 2024.)
- 16 May 2019
- Panel Discussion
Under Pressure: Directors in an Era of Shareholder Primacy
By: Lynn S. Paine
- 31 Oct 2013
- News
What Board Directors Really Do in Their Free Time
- 16 Sep 2015
- Op-Ed
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
capital. These rights are free from the burdens of ownership. Shareholders thus become temporary, while the corporation is permanent—controlled not by shareholders, but by the board of directors. Under a legal doctrine known as the business judgment rule, View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
- October 31, 2013
- Article
What Board Directors Really Do in Their Free Time
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "What Board Directors Really Do in Their Free Time." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 31, 2013).
- 28 Jul 2025
- News
Admissions Director Q&A: Rupal Gadhia of Harvard Business School
- 01 Aug 2023
- News
Admissions Director Q&A: Jana Kierstead of Harvard Business School
- First Quarter, winter 2006
- Article
Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors
By: Herman B. Leonard and V. Kasturi Rangan
Leonard, Herman B., and V. Kasturi Rangan. "Corporate Social Responsibility Strategy and Boards of Directors." Directors & Boards 3, no. 4 (First Quarter, winter 2006).
- Article
Directors from Academia Can Fill Gaps in Talent
By: Gail J. McGovern and John A. Quelch
McGovern, Gail J., and John A. Quelch. "Directors from Academia Can Fill Gaps in Talent." Directors & Boards 30, no. 4 (Third Quarter 2006): 16.
- 16 Sep 2015
- News
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
- 11 Jul 2024
- News
Corporate Directors Weigh AI Ethics at First-Of-Its-Kind Forum
- 22 Feb 2023
- News
The Determinants and Consequences of Appointing Activist Directors
- Web
Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors - Course Catalog
HBS Course Catalog Corporate Governance and Boards of Directors Course Number 2010 Baker Foundation Professor Lynn Paine Spring; Q3Q4; 3.0 credits 27 Sessions Exam Click here for a sample syllabus for this course Who should take the... View Details
- June 2005 (Revised January 2007)
- Case
The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A)
By: Jay W. Lorsch and Ashley Robertson
Examines the resignation of Philip Purcell as chairman and CEO of Morgan Stanley as a result of poor performance and cultural problems, as well as his relationship to the board of directors. View Details
Keywords: Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Corporate Governance; Resignation and Termination; Performance; Rank and Position
Lorsch, Jay W., and Ashley Robertson. "The Board of Directors at Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (A)." Harvard Business School Case 405-105, June 2005. (Revised January 2007.)
- July 2000
- Supplement
London Symphony Orchestra,The : Perspective of Clive Gillinson, Mananing Director
Hackman, J. Richard, Adam Galinsky, Erin Lehman, and Mary Peipere. "London Symphony Orchestra,The : Perspective of Clive Gillinson, Mananing Director." Harvard Business School Video Supplement 901-801, July 2000.
- 01 Jun 1998
- News
Renewing Baker: Tom Michalak, Executive Director of Baker Library
Since his appointment as executive director of Baker Library in 1996, Thomas J. Michalak has been closely involved in the ongoing effort to shepherd a venerable institution into the electronic business information age. Writer Nancy O.... View Details
- 04 Jun 2018
- What Do You Think?
Are There Conditions Under Which Directors Should Consider Hiring a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior?
track5 How Does a Board Introduce to the Organization a CEO Fired Elsewhere for Inappropriate Behavior? The question of conditions under which a board might hire a CEO fired elsewhere for inappropriate behavior, the subject of this month’s column, produced cogent... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett