Boards - Publications - Faculty & Research

28 Jun 2020
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Becoming a Board Member

Keywords: HBS Career Programs; boards

04 Aug 2014
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So You Want to Join a Board

Keywords: boards; corporate governance

22 Sep 2014
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Boards Are Terrible at Their Most Important Job

Keywords: boards; CEO succession; leadership

09 Feb 2015
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Your Board Should Be Full of Activists

Keywords: board activism; corporate governance; leadership; management

24 Mar 2016
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Advisory Boards Help HBS Assess and Attain Its Goals

future. The Alumni Association Board of Directors, the Board of the Directors of the Associates, and the Visiting Committee all assist HBS in ways that bring a valuable viewpoint to the School. James C.... View Details

Keywords: Elena N. Berg; boards; alumni; planning; leadership; advice; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Jun 2010
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M.I.A. Boards

September 2008, just one of its ten non-executive directors had any recent banking experience. He had joined the board five months before Lehman went bust. The backgrounds of Lehman’s independent directors were hardly suited to overseeing... View Details

Keywords: John Gillespie;David Zweig; Finance

11 Jul 2012
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The Future of Boards

14 Feb 2007
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Board Silly

01 Jun 2006
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Getting on Board

Membership on a corporate or advisory board seems like a natural fit for MBAs with solid managerial skills and career experience. But according to the experts, unless you are a prominent CEO, finding a seat at the boardroom table today... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management

01 Dec 2000
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A Trusty Board

What makes a good board member? "The three w's," jokes Carter Brown, "work, wealth, and wisdom." Brown, who reported to a board during his two decades at the National Gallery and who is a longtime trustee of... View Details

Keywords: Museums, Historical Sites, and Similar Institutions; Arts, Entertainment

16 May 2017
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Facing the Board

of things. The 72 alumni were among 400 who returned to campus to join 936 students for the inaugural HBS Boardroom, a new RC capstone experience that includes first-year student teams presenting case-based management decisions to alumni playing the role of View Details

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

01 Mar 2004
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Reforming Company Boards

Senior executives have taken most of the heat for the headline-grabbing scandals that have rocked corporate America over the past few years. Scott C. Newquist (MBA ’75), president of Board Governance Services, wants to shift some of that... View Details

Keywords: Corporate Services

01 Sep 2018
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HBS Alumni Board

Members of the HBS Alumni Board (photo by Russ Campbell) The Alumni Board is a diverse group of alumni who keep abreast of new developments at HBS and serve as advocates for alumni engagement with the... View Details

03 Sep 2015
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Why Boards Must Look Beyond Shareholders

22 Feb 2017
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Why Boards Aren’t Dealing with Cyberthreats

30 Dec 2010
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A New Model for Corporate Boards

01 Oct 2002
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New HBSAA Board Members

Flavia B. Almeida (MBA '94) São Paulo, Brazil Principal McKinsey & Company David L. Anderson (MBA '68) Palo Alto, California Managing Director and General Partner Sutter Hill Ventures Eve S. Benton (MBA '71) Bethesda, Maryland Cochairman Bund Capital Peter J. Cooper... View Details

04 Jun 2014
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Boards and Shareholders Redrawing Their Boundaries

31 Dec 2021
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