CEOs - Publications - Faculty & Research

20 Jun 2018
News

How CEOs manage time: 5 things to know

26 Sep 2012
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140 Characters of Risk: Some CEOs Fear Twitter

April 2021
Supplement

Buy Online, Pickup in Store: CEO Supplement

By: Antonio Moreno, Santiago Gallino and Amy Klopfenstein

In April 2019, Sylvarella CEO Sylvia Coparella must assess the impact of the company’s Buy Online, Pickup in Store (BOPS) program on her company’s overall sales. To do so, she must review analyses of both e-commerce and brick-and-mortar sales data and compare the... View Details

Keywords: Operations; Service Delivery; Logistics; Infrastructure; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Analysis; Retail Industry; Apparel and Accessories Industry; United States; Canada

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06 May 2025
Video

IKEA’s climate transformation journey with CEO Jesper Brodin

09 Nov 2011
Working Paper Summaries

CEO Bonus Plans: And How to Fix Them

Keywords: by Kevin J. Murphy & Michael C. Jensen

06 Aug 2021
News

Steve Jobs and the Rise of the Celebrity CEO

31 Jan 2017
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CEOs Face Off Against Trump (or Not)

09 Feb 2017
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Pro: Risky for CEOs to take political stances

05 Jul 2021
News

Jeff Bezos Steps Down as Amazon CEO

May 1992 (Revised June 1993)
Case

Jan Carlzon: CEO at SAS (A)

By: Christopher A. Bartlett

Describes Jan Carlzon's actions on assuming the CEO's responsibility at SAS in a time of financial and organizational difficulty. After tracing Carlzon's development as a manager, it focuses on the way in which he developed, then communicated a clear and motivating... View Details

Keywords: Communication; Financial Crisis; Employee Relationship Management; Knowledge; Leadership Development; Crisis Management; Motivation and Incentives; Business Strategy; Aerospace Industry

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Article

How Do CEOs Make Strategy?

By: Raffaella Sadun, Mu-Jeung Yang, Michael Christensen, Nicholas Bloom and Jan Rivkin

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April 2017 (Revised April 2017)
Teaching Note

CEO Activism (A) and (B)

By: Michael W. Toffel and Aaron K. Chatterji

Teaching Note for HBS Nos. 617-001 and 617-048. View Details

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July 2013
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ActionAid International: Ramesh Singh, CEO

By: Alnoor Ebrahim

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May–June 1999
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CEO Pay: Facts and Fallacies

By: J. W. Lorsch

Keywords: Executive Compensation

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December 2005 (Revised April 2011)
Case

General Electric's 20th Century CEOs

By: Nitin Nohria, Anthony Mayo and Mark Benson

General Electric thrived in every decade of the 20th century. Since its founding in 1892, GE has placed a high value on picking and training the best people. Staff members worked with other scientists in the company's research lab to design and manufacture new and... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Leadership Style; Growth and Development Strategy; Management Style

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May 2001
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Mike Levett, CEO Old Mutual

By: Tarun Khanna

Discusses issues related to the transformation of Old Mutual from a mutual company to a stock corporation, and from a South African insurer to a global financial institution. Emphasis is on understanding effects of South African institutional context. View Details

Keywords: Financial Institutions; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Globalized Firms and Management; Financial Services Industry; South Africa

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