Publications

18 Aug 2017
Op-Ed

Op-Ed: Courageous Leader Triggers a Moral Revolt of CEOs Against Trump

Nothing like this has happened in 50 years. Forty-three CEOs of major American corporations revolted against President Trump this week, which led to the shutdown of two presidential advisory councils. In so doing, these leaders may have... View Details

Keywords: by Bill George

05 Jun 2017
News

Women on Boards: A Course Becomes a Movement

along with board governance classes that are open to all. We don’t like to do things a little bit. We weren’t doing this before, and now we’re seriously doing this.” So, how... View Details

Keywords: Margaret Kelley

01 Dec 2009
News

Up for Grabs

WHITMAN: After a successful career at eBay, going for the gold in California. Making her biggest bid in a career built on bids, former eBay CEO Meg Whitman (MBA ’79) threw her hat into the ring in September and formally declared that she... View Details

Keywords: Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support

12 May 2022
News

Onboarding

boards. HBS professor Lynn Paine has written widely on leadership and corporate governance and co-chairs the Women on Boards Executive Education... View Details

June 2020 (Revised February 2021)
Case

Accounting for Leases at American Airlines (A)

By: Jonas Heese, Gerardo Pérez Cavazos and Julia Kelley

In March 2020, as coronavirus reduced demand for air travel, an analyst was forecasting American Airlines’ (American’s) first quarter financial results. To develop a forecast, she needed to familiarize herself with Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2016-02, “Leases... View Details

Keywords: Accounting; Financial Reporting; Financial Statements; Finance; Governance; Corporate Accountability; Corporate Governance; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Governing and Advisory Boards; Leasing; Accounting Industry; Air Transportation Industry; North and Central America; United States

April 1995
Supplement

Cooper Industries' Corporate Strategy (B)

By: David J. Collis and Elizabeth Wynne Johnson

Brings students up to date regarding a recent decision by the chairman. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Decisions; Corporate Strategy

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

01 Mar 2004
News

Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

475baf4874c54b74d6872cb82ffdcb34 Amid the backdrop of U.S.-Chinese relations — tension over trade issues and Taiwan’s independence on the one hand, cooperation on terrorism and North Korea on the other —... View Details

12 May 2022
News

Turning a Moment into a Movement

Even though Aisha Dozie (MBA 2002) had served on the boards of several private and nonprofit organizations over her career, her two-year search for the directorship of a public View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley

2005
Chapter

Empowering the Board, Revisited

By: Jay W. Lorsch

Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards

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28 Apr 2003
Research & Ideas

Shareholders Key to Corporate Reform

impact, those of a critical mass of like-minded institutions very well might. Over time, active investors could go a long way toward righting the imbalance in the corporate governance system. When boards... View Details

Keywords: by Cynthia A. Montgomery & Rhonda Kaufman

April 1990
Case

Gillette vs. Coniston: Communications in a Proxy Fight

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Communication; Governing and Advisory Boards

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June 1989 (Revised July 1989)
Case

Coniston vs. Gillette: Communications in a Proxy Fight

By: Stephen A. Greyser and Norman Klein

Keywords: Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Governance; Communication; Governing and Advisory Boards

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09 Mar 2010
News

Leading the Green Tech Revolution

Keywords: Government; Government; Government

July 2013
Case

Slicing Pie with a Razor: Ockham Technologies' Founding Agreement

By: Noam Wasserman and Yael Braid

Ockham Technologies' three founders are about to craft their founding agreement and split the equity among themselves. Uncertainty lingers over each member's future contributions, though—how is the team to devise a durable and effective split? Jim Triandiflou and Ken... View Details

Keywords: Information Technology; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Conflict Management; Governing and Advisory Boards; Employees; Management Teams; Product Development; Technology Industry

Mar 26 2018
Testimonial

Beginning a New Chapter in Your Career

November 2007 (Revised March 2014)
Case

Excerpts from Interview with Jim Triandiflou, Founder of Ockham Technologies

By: Noam Wasserman

Describes the issues facing a founder-CEO regarding building a board, assembling an executive team, managing tension between co-founders, and outsourcing system development work. The abridged version does not include the introduction and final sections of the full case... View Details

Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Governing and Advisory Boards; Job Cuts and Outsourcing; Management Teams; Managerial Roles; Conflict Management