Governing And Advisory Boards - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Dec 2018
News

Preparing Global Leaders

Advisory Board since April 2017, a post that has helped him understand the needs of the School more fully and also inspired this recent gift. “We admire the values that the... View Details

14 Dec 2011
Research & Ideas

The New Measures for Improving Nonprofit Performance

Participation, Pluralism, and Public Ethics. Ebrahim teaches the required MBA course Leadership and Organizational Behavior, and chairs the Executive Education program View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna

19 Mar 2019
Blog Post

Leadership Fellow Ming Min Hui: Figuring Out Her Mission

responsibilities in three areas: 1) project management of institutional strategic priorities, including revamping the Boston Ballet website, an effort coordinated among staff and executive leaders across the organization; 2) support for... View Details

Keywords: Nonprofit / Government

16 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

At the Center of Corporate Scandal Where Do We Go From Here?

appropriate. That's one pole of the continuum. At the other pole, you have people who really believe there's something extremely wrong with the barrel. Thus it's not just a matter of a few bad apples; what we really need is a wholesale revamping of the systems of View Details

Keywords: by Kim B. Clark

March 2011
Teaching Note

First Boston's Union Carbide Deal: Acquiring a New Client (TN)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penny Rossano

Teaching Note for 897201. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Negotiation Offer; Investment Banking; Relationships; Revenue; Capital Structure; Chemical Industry

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10 Jun 2015
Research & Ideas

The Transparency Revolution in Corporate Reporting

40 or so years, SASB hopes to simplify and standardize how businesses report data from their environmental, social, and governance (ESG) initiatives. George Serafeim is the... View Details

Keywords: Re: George Serafeim

04 May 2020
News

Your CEO Succession Plan Can't Wait

26 Nov 2013
First Look

First Look: November 26

forward to the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead as the company managed the integration of RSC's operations with URI and the integration of three new board members... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Jul 2000
What Do You Think?

Where Is the Microsoft Board?

Summing Up The predominance of opinions expressed a concern about what happened in Microsoft's dispute with the Government and laid the blame at the feet of both the company's leadership View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

01 Apr 2000
News

Time to Vote in University Elections

will elect five members of the University's Board of Overseers and six directors of the Harvard Alumni Association. Candidates for Overseer The Board of Overseers is one of... View Details

04 Apr 2019
Cold Call Podcast

Can Mark Zuckerberg Rebuild Trust in Facebook?

those voices and is going off in his own way. And I think Facebook grew too fast. A little bit like Frankenstein's monster grew out of control I think he feels trapped, but I don't think he's really... View Details

July 1999
Case

Quickturn Design Systems, Inc. (E)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Katharina Pick

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Patents; Governing and Advisory Boards; Behavior; Lawsuits and Litigation; Organizations; Acquisition; Corporate Governance; Service Industry

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01 Sep 2005
News

One-on-One with Thomas Riley

Informally, Moroccans want us to respect their religion and their culture and to recognize that countries are different and should not be lumped into groups. Is popular support... View Details

Keywords: Garry Emmons; Government; Government

01 Apr 2002
News

Back in Business

"It has been very rewarding doing this work. These companies have been through so much horror, and then they have to figure out how to start up all over again. They really appreciate even the littlest things we do for them. It's inspired... View Details

Keywords: 9/11; NYC; New York City; Government

Jan 30 2020
Interview

How to Succeed as a Corporate Director

05 Oct 2016
Blog Post

4 Things You Should Know about Entrepreneurship at HBS

and mentorship while I was at HBS, and since ZipBooks’ founding, has acted formally as an advisory board member. I was also amazed at how willing... View Details

01 Sep 2007
News

Paulson Speaks on China at HBS

Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson (MBA 1970) told an HBS audience in May that in addition to China’s economic influence, its energy and environmental policies will have a far-reaching global impact for years to come. He also spoke of... View Details

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

06 Jul 2010
Research & Ideas

Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?

Forest L. Reinhardt; and Environmental Protection and the Social Responsibility of Firms: Perspectives from Law, Economics, and Business, coedited with Bruce L. Hay View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Energy; Utilities