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12 May 2011
Research & Ideas

The Difficult Transition from For-Profit to Nonprofit Boards

Editor's note: For those of who have attended meetings of both nonprofit and for-profit boards, the differences between the two organizations couldn't be clearer. Nonprofit boards meetings tend to be longer, less tightly organized, and... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

Feb 22 2017
Testimonial

Learning How Board Members Think

July 2004
Supplement

Harold Morton: Joining a Board

By: F. Warren McFarlan

A trustee reflects on his first several years' experience. View Details

Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Governance; Experience and Expertise

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November 1983 (Revised April 1984)
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Minnesota State Board of Investment

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01 Dec 2007
News

All Aboard for Board Members

Since Alumni Career Services launched its board of directors résumé database a year ago, it has grown to more than 1,000 names of HBS graduates interested in serving on public or private boards. Initially, only executive search firms... View Details

Keywords: Educational Services

October 2023
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McDonald's Board of Directors (C)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

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October 2023
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McDonald’s Board of Directors (B)

By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz

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December 5, 2010
Article

The Case for Professional Boards

By: Robert C. Pozen

Keywords: Governance

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19 Nov 2013
News

More Boards Recruit Former CEOs

28 Mar 2017
Video

Spring 2017 Alumni Board Meeting

01 Sep 2004
News

Alumni Board Wraps Up Year

As autumn approaches and the HBS Alumni Board prepares for a new year of activity, I want to bring you up-to-date on the group’s most recent accomplishments. But first, it’s important to acknowledge the role this dedicated group of... View Details

Keywords: Ted Fischer; Educational Support Services; Educational Services

Case: The Allergan Board Under Fire (A)

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 1998
News

New HBS Alumni Board Members

Toronto in 1979. Davies, who now lives in New York City with her husband and two teenage daughters, serves on the boards of the Public Education Association and Arts Connection. A native of Mexico, Alfredo ("Tito") Elias, Jr. (MBA '75),... View Details

March 2015
Teaching Note

The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board

By: Julie Battilana and Felicia Khan

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2014
Working Paper

Higher-Ambition CEOs Need Higher-Ambition Boards

By: Edward Ludwig, Elise Walton and Michael Beer

Over the past years, forward-looking CEOs have adopted a higher-ambition approach to strategy and leadership. These "higher-ambition CEOs" are driven by a sense of purpose that goes beyond achieving financial success. They aspire to build organizations that succeed in... View Details

Keywords: Strategy; Leadership Style; Management Teams

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December 1979
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Xerox Corp. Systems Review Board

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19 May 2020
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Board Governance During the COVID-19 Crisis Session 2

19 Jan 2011
Research & Ideas

Activist Board Members Increase Firm’s Market Value

Public company shareholders have long complained that corporate boards don't always act in the best interest of their investors. But does the addition of a shareholder-sponsored board member increase the... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel