HBSAA Board of Directors - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 May 2017
News

Facing the Board

present to their boards of directors, which were made up of two-to-four alumni. The team in Spangler 205 included Pieterjan Goedertier, Ben Samuels, Rachel Blank, Ambuj... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Myers; photos by Susan Young; Blackrock; The Boardroom

03 Jan 2018
What Do You Think?

In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?

role in selecting new board members. There was an implicit presumption of trust among the CEO and board members. At least a limited kind of... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

Jan 29 2024
Testimonial

Driving Positive Change on Corporate Boards

2000
Other Unpublished Work

New Trading Practices and the Short-run Predictability of the S&P 500: Market Volatility and Investor Confidence, Report to the Board of Directors of the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.

By: André Perold

Keywords: Stocks; Financial Markets; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Capital Markets; Volatility; Market Timing

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01 Mar 2004
News

Reforming Company Boards

been a lot of good talk by directors about what should be done. Charters and guidelines have been published on corporate Web sites about all the things that boards and... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

August 2013
Supplement

Lyric Dinner Theater (Video Supplement)

By: Jim Sharpe

Keywords: Turnarounds; Operations; Boards Of Directors; Family-owned Business; Hiring; Entrepreneurship; Family and Family Relationships; Family Business; Family Ownership; Entertainment; Negotiation; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Saint Louis

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Purchase

In 2014, the Allergan Inc. board of directors received a surprise takeover offer from Valeant Pharmaceuticals in alliance with hedge fund activist Bill Ackman's Pershing Square Capital Management. In the unprecedented arrangement between an acquirer and a hedge... View Details

01 Oct 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

input, or related concerns. -Cathy Connett September 1996 HBSAA Board of Directors 1996–97 President Catherine A. Connett (MBA '79) St. Paul, MN... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

01 Oct 1998
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

The summer months have been productive ones for the HBSAA Board of Directors. The Executive Committee met in New York in July and discussed assignments for the upcoming year.... View Details

01 Sep 2003
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President’s Report

I am thrilled to address you in my new role as president of the HBSAA Board of Directors. I look forward to using this vehicle to update you... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 1996
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

taking advantage of these conferences, which first took shape in their present form at a 1990 HBSAA Board of Directors' meeting hosted by the... View Details

Keywords: Cathy Connett

22 Dec 2003
Research & Ideas

How to Build a Better Board

that corporate governance activists focus on things that can be seen from the outside. The reality is that what makes boards effective—and this is the point we make in the book over and over again—is the behavior View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace

July 2016
Case

'Golden Leash' Pay for Directors at The Dow Chemical Company

By: Ian Gow, Suraj Srinivasan and Neeraj Goyal

In November 2014, The Dow Chemical Company was faced with the prospect of a proxy battle with prominent hedge fund and activist investor Third Point Management. The activist had criticized Dow’s recent performance and advocated that the company split itself to maximize... View Details

Keywords: Motivation and Incentives; Governing and Advisory Boards; Executive Compensation; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry

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Value Creation Through Effective Boards

Summary The impact of a corporate board can be significant—but the challenges faced by board members are increasingly complex. Designed to enhance your contribution as a... View Details

July 2015 (Revised March 2021)
Case

Proxy Contest at DuPont

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Emily McTague

On January 9, 2015, Nelson Peltz of Trian Fund Management launched a proxy fight for four out of the twelve seats on the DuPont board. The fund had previously published a public letter addressed to shareholders outlining its proposal to break the company into three... View Details

Keywords: Board Of Directors; Hedge Fund; Activist Investing; Activist Investors; Proxy Fight; Corporate Governance; Governing and Advisory Boards; Investment Activism; Chemical Industry; United States

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01 Jun 2003
News

HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report

board members who are retiring this year. It has been an honor for me to work with each of them. Finally, a new board president will take my place in the fall, and I will move... View Details

Keywords: Susan Luick Good; HBS Alumni Association; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services