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John H. McArthur | About
the 1994 merger of BWH and Massachusetts General Hospital. He later served as the founding co-chair of the merged entity, Partners HealthCare System, Inc. In addition to BWH, McArthur was a director of organizations including Chase... View Details
- 12 Nov 2021
- News
Alumni Business Leaders on Confronting the Climate Change Challenge
world are declaring a climate emergency and a growing number of whistleblowers are coming out to tell the truth. What would telling the truth mean for your business? Supporting people to engage in social movements. Ecosia pays the legal... View Details
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Entrepreneurial Management Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
Information Frictions, Pay, and Pay Equity" with Ricardo Perez-Truglia. Ranjay Gulati : Winner of the 2023 Axiom Business Book Award Bronze Medal in the Business Ethics category for Deep Purpose (Harper Business, 2022). 2022 Lauren H.... View Details
- 13 Apr 2021
- Book
How Inclusive Managers Create Glass-Shattering Organizations
Unless men embrace their role in eliminating gender bias and barriers, organizations and institutions will never leverage the value that women bring to the workplace. “Most positions of power are still held by men,” says Colleen Ammerman, View Details
Keywords: by Kristen Senz
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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni
to the two largest markets, the US and China. Family, Finance and Philanthropy Anne McClintock, Senior Director of Development, Planned Giving at HBS; Alasdair H. Halliday, Director, University Planned Giving, Harvard University... View Details
- 13 Sep 2010
- Research & Ideas
The Consumer Appeal of Underdog Branding
director Frank Capra's underdog tales lightened Depression-era despair with irrepressible optimism and laughter. Capra's "fantasies of goodwill" packaged hope for the hopeless. The Cinderella Man, James J. Braddock, was an... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 14 Jul 2020
- Research & Ideas
Restarting Under Uncertainty: Managerial Experiences from Around the World
did not shy away from questioning how the pandemic affected the value they provided to their customers. This reflection led some companies to innovate, both in terms of their process and product, to continue creating value under new circumstances. By View Details
- 01 Jun 2006
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CEO Compensation Troubles
Criticisms of CEO pay have two related themes: It is too high, and is not closely related to company performance. These problems persist for complex reasons even as directors worry about them. The most... View Details
- 01 Jun 2016
- News
Prima Datarina
adding that ticket prices can climb to $250 for some high-demand performances. “In the box office, we heard people on the phone shouting to their friend, ‘We pay that for Celtics tickets, we can pay it for... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Executive Pay: Onward & Upward
1984 To discourage “golden parachutes,” a controversial pay innovation at the time, Congress imposes a special tax on such payments valued at more than three times an executive’s average pay. Rather than curb golden parachutes, the tax... View Details
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Scott D. Cook | Baker Library
inspired him to seek an idea for a company of his own. One day when his wife was complaining about paying the bills, Scott realized that the new personal computers people had just begun to purchase in significant numbers could be put to... View Details
- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
Illustration by Ken Orvidas/theispot.com In the search for culprits in the global financial meltdown, bloated executive pay and the excessive risk-taking behavior it fueled stand out as prime suspects. Of the two, View Details
- 09 Jul 2024
- News
On Balance
Mary Wooldridge (MBA 1994) has encountered gender discrimination in the workplace. “I think it’d be hard to find a woman in any workplace who didn’t have personal experiences of it,” she says. As director of Australia’s Workplace Gender Equality Agency, Wooldridge, who... View Details
- 01 Dec 2002
- News
Bad Times for Business
And monarchs tend to surround themselves with courtiers — that’ s the cronyism aspect. Some boards consist largely of people chosen by the CEO, and they’ re there to help each other out. Business is also like a monarchy in that the same opportunities don’ t exist below... View Details
- 24 May 2018
- Blog Post
Win/Win Board Assignments: Expert Advice from Board Recruiter Julie Norris
changes affect the company," she says. "They want directors with insight on how the world works today, particularly regarding technology." Secondly, they're more eager for diversity. "Diversity is being driven by a louder voice from... View Details
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Capturing Contemporary Latin American Business History - Creating Emerging Markets
about the use digital methodologies including video in the classroom. An important component of the event was learning from past interviews to prepare for a new set of CEM interviews planned in the region over the following twelve months, which will View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
Greed, Fear, and The System Hinder Corporate Reform
Rakesh Khurana. Here are some of the challenges: Basic greed. Wayne M. Carlin, northeast regional director of the Securities and Exchange Commission, who clarified that he was speaking for himself and not on behalf of his organization,... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 01 Jun 2005
- News
Lessons from the Tsunami Disaster
Dan Curran (MBA ’00), administrative director of the School’s Humanitarian Leadership Program. Most importantly, centralized recovery planning should take a backseat to helping survivors with immediate recovery needs, such as clearing... View Details
- 03 Sep 2009
- What Do You Think?
Are Retention Bonuses Worth the Investment?
executives to do in light of the perception by many in the public that the money was being paid out of funds provided by a Government bail-out. DeSantis' action sparked a debate regarding pay for performance in general, and retention... View Details
Keywords: by Jim Heskett
- 01 Sep 2016
- News
Pricing Paradise
How much is the Grand Canyon worth? What would you pay to prevent developers from building condos on the Cape Cod National Seashore? As difficult as it may seem to answer those questions, Linda Bilmes (MBA 1984) has made it her business... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna