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- 17 Jan 2007
- Op-Ed
Learning from Private-Equity Boards
for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron's board (which was never charged with a breach of... View Details
- 12 May 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards
mission. For the new trustee, understanding these issues is the place to begin her trusteeship. The second theme is financial solvency. Chapter Four deals with the board's fiduciary responsibility and financial sustainability. Our life... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 01 Dec 2006
- News
Enron’s Legacy
for corporate boards. The yes answer reflects the fact that many productive aspects of corporate governance and control that have proven effective in the private-equity industry were noticeably absent at Enron. If Enron’s board (which was never charged with a breach of... View Details
- 30 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
Where Could More Regulation Help Small Businesses? Online Lending.
disclosure of product outcomes, such as average APRs and default rates. Requiring disclosure of such data would empower watchdogs and the market itself to evaluate bad actors. 5. Respect fiduciary duties Small business loan brokers have... View Details
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Leadership, Ethics, and Corporate Accountability Course | HBS Online
Exercises Analyze your biases and reflect on past decisions to help identify problem areas Consider how employee rights factor into firing decisions Identify three types of fairness in employee-employer relationships 7-9 hrs Module 3 - 1 Week Investor Responsibilities... View Details
- 01 Jun 2012
- News
Bringing ‘Global’ Back Home
business leaders do have a duty to be competitive and to help restore the manufacturing base of our country. Nations that allow their manufacturing infrastructure to deteriorate often create a similar fate for themselves. Even as we all have a View Details
- 08 Jan 2018
- Research & Ideas
The Startling Percentage of Financial Advisors with Misconduct Records
straight and narrow. Washington looks at deregulation The research takes on added weight as Obama-administration regulation protecting financial consumers faces an uncertain future. The US Labor Department’s fiduciary rule, in the... View Details
- 25 Aug 2017
- Op-Ed
Op-Ed: After Charlottesville, Where Does a CEO's Responsibility Lie?
little guidance. Executives may be tempted to take refuge in the idea that they have fiduciary obligations to maximize shareholder returns, but this is simply a myth—corporate leaders have many responsibilities, but there is no... View Details
Keywords: by Gautam Mukunda
- 24 Feb 2014
- News
A Capital Idea for Small Business
Management, and Fiduciary Trust; and a senior advisor role at PeriCor Therapeutics, Inc. Before leaving HBS, however, he paid a visit to McGee, who was an officer in the US Navy at the time. "He gave the program a strong push," recalls... View Details
- 01 Oct 2020
- What Do You Think?
Are CEOs the Wrong Leaders for Stakeholder Capitalism?
within a set of constraints, both direct and indirect (For example) (A) recent Labor Department proposed rule just reiterated that the duty of (ERISA retirement) plan fiduciaries is to maximize investment returns.” Rather than hold CEOs... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 09 Apr 2021
- Blog Post
Reflections on Student Conferences in 2020
Board Governance and Sustainability with a Q&A led by BEI faculty chair Mike Toffel, where the role of regulation, fiduciary duty, and managing for sustainability at one of the world’s largest pension funds was discussed in detail.... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
terms of knowledge, managers need to become more legally literate so they can communicate effectively with counsel. This includes understanding their fiduciary duties and the circumstances under which companies are liable for the actions... View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 05 Jul 2017
- Research & Ideas
Are Stockbrokers Illegally Leaking Confidential Information to Favored Clients?
information Leaking information about stock trades might be both unethical and illegal, Di Maggio maintains, due to a fiduciary duty called “best price execution.” As the Securities and Exchange Commission explains on its Fast Answers... View Details
- 15 Sep 2015
- First Look
September 15, 2015
thinking. In order to assist boards in this new realm of taking into account multi-stakeholder significance, we have structured this paper in four parts and a conclusion. In Part I, we review fiduciary duty focusing on to whom this duty... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jun 2008
- First Look
First Look: June 3, 2008
resources to environmental protection? How should we think about the notion of firms sacrificing profits in the social interest? May they do so within the scope of their fiduciary responsibilities to their shareholders? Can they do so on... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Web
Women on Boards: How Lara Druyan and Ann Lucena Are Shaping the Future of Corporate Leadership - Blog: RGE Report
deeply, and leveraging the mentorship of both experienced board members and the company’s general counsel for guidance and feedback. Leading through crises and transformations During crises or significant transformations, board members must remain focused on their core... View Details
- 09 Jul 2001
- Research & Ideas
Does Misery Love Companies? How Social Performance Pays Off
shareholder wealth maximization when fulfilling their fiduciary duty (Orts, 1992), the Delaware Court endorsed this same idea in 1989 when it allowed Time's management to reject a lucrative tender offer from Paramount Communications to... View Details
Keywords: by Joshua D. Margolis & James P. Walsh
- 01 Oct 1998
- News
A Community Investment
business and its leaders can no longer afford to be one-dimensional and narrow in focus. Business executives need to broaden the definition of their fiduciary duties in their business practices and ask themselves how their products and... View Details
- Web
ARD - Georges F. Doriot : Educating Leaders, Building Companies, Baker Library, Harvard Business School
and ability from below. We need to marry some small part of our enormous fiduciary resources to the new ideas which are seeking support." 36 Doriot continued to teach at HBS, conveying lessons learned from the early days of the venture... View Details
- 01 Dec 2004
- News
One-on-One with William H. Donaldson
chairman of the management company and chairman of the company’s mutual funds. That means the chairman has a fiduciary obligation to both of those sets of shareholders. It’s impossible to wear those two hats. You’ve been characterized as... View Details