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- April 1980
- Teaching Note
Management Succession and Board Membership, Teaching Note
- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
Companies can create shareholder value through more effective governance, and through boards that do not simply ensure compliance, but focus their time and efforts on the most critical strategic areas. Past View Details
Keywords: Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
Sam agreed: "This should be standard business practice." He asked, "Why do these boards not have a member who truly understands Compliance/Governance?" John would go even further. "Yes to a compliance officer This... View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- November 1998 (Revised December 1998)
- Case
Amul and India's National Dairy Development Board
By: Ray A. Goldberg, Carin-Isabel Knoop and Srinivas Sunder
Amul Dairy has been a successful change maker in India's dairy system. How does it move from this success to the new challenges facing the Indian food system--is it an appropriate model? View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Leading Change; Success; Cooperative Ownership; Problems and Challenges; Food and Beverage Industry; India
Goldberg, Ray A., Carin-Isabel Knoop, and Srinivas Sunder. "Amul and India's National Dairy Development Board." Harvard Business School Case 599-060, November 1998. (Revised December 1998.)
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for 109010. View Details
- July 1999
- Article
Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning
By: Robert B. Stobaugh, Alan McGettigan and Robert Sigler
Stobaugh, Robert B., Alan McGettigan, and Robert Sigler. "Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning." Director's Monthly (July 1999): 1–4. (For a report on this article, see "Too Many Scientists Can Spoil A Biotech Board," front page, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1999.)
- October 2005
- Article
Information Technology and the Board of Directors
By: Richard Nolan and F. Warren McFarlan
Nolan, Richard, and F. Warren McFarlan. "Information Technology and the Board of Directors." Harvard Business Review 83, no. 10 (October 2005).
- 2009
- Report
Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation
By: Lynn S. Paine and other contributors
Keywords: Executive Compensation
Paine, Lynn S., and other contributors. "Conference Board Task Force on Executive Compensation." Report, Conference Board, September 2009.
- September 1989 (Revised April 1992)
- Case
Powell Electronics: The Printed Circuit Board Division
Cooper, Robin. "Powell Electronics: The Printed Circuit Board Division." Harvard Business School Case 190-048, September 1989. (Revised April 1992.)
- April 2003 (Revised September 2003)
- Case
Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)
By: F. Warren McFarlan and Ingrid Vargas
Describes what happens as the trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details
McFarlan, F. Warren, and Ingrid Vargas. "Harold Morton and the Rivendell Board (B)." Harvard Business School Case 303-115, April 2003. (Revised September 2003.)
- September 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack
By: Richard L. Nolan
No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath—a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in... View Details
Nolan, Richard L. "Novell (B): Board of Directors Aftermath of Hedge Fund Attack." Harvard Business School Supplement 916-405, September 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
- June 2008
- Background Note
A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards
By: Josh Lerner, G. Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
This note explores the limited partner advisory boards. Based on interviews with seven experienced limited partners who serve on a number of different advisory boards, it presents the roles of the advisory board, the ways it can influence the general partner, and the... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Partners and Partnerships; Power and Influence
Lerner, Josh, G. Felda Hardymon, and Ann Leamon. "A Note on Limited Partner Advisory Boards." Harvard Business School Background Note 808-169, June 2008.
- 16 Sep 2015
- Op-Ed
The Real Duty of the Board of Directors
We routinely hear board directors, CEOs, and CFOs of publicly-listed corporations refer to shareholders as owners of the corporation. Under this thinking, it is natural to conclude that the board’s duty is to its shareholders. Contrary to... View Details
Keywords: by Robert G. Eccles & Tim Youmans
- December 17, 2013
- Article
What Boards Can Do About Brain Drain
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "What Boards Can Do About Brain Drain." Harvard Business Review (website) (December 17, 2013).
- October 26, 2011
- Article
Boards Are Key to Fixing the System
By: Boris Groysberg and Deborah Bell
Groysberg, Boris, and Deborah Bell. "Boards Are Key to Fixing the System." Harvard Business Review (website) (October 26, 2011).
- November 2011
- Teaching Note
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (TN)
By: Josh Lerner, Felda Hardymon and Ann Leamon
- Fourth Quarter 2008
- Article
HBS Focus: The Reality of Corporate Boards
By: Jay W. Lorsch
Keywords: Governance
Lorsch, Jay W. "HBS Focus: The Reality of Corporate Boards." Directors & Boards 33, no. 1 (Fourth Quarter 2008).
- November 29, 2011
- Article
The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
While conceptually elegant, the belief that a corporation's role is to maximize value for shareholders is under increasing challenge as society's expectations for companies change. An equally elegant new concept that takes account of these dual pressures has yet to... View Details
Keywords: Value Creation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Expectations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Practices and Processes; Decisions; Risk and Uncertainty; Cost vs Benefits; Information
Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy." TrustLaw (November 29, 2011).
- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated... View Details
Keywords: Cost vs Benefits; Governing and Advisory Boards; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Social Issues; Global Range; Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).