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- March 2023 (Revised April 2023)
- Case
Independent Governance of Meta’s Social Spaces: The Oversight Board
Julie Owono is a member of the Oversight Board, an outside entity with the authority to make binding decisions on tricky moderation questions for Meta's companies. She considers the Board's impact, and its future.
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Keywords:
Business and Government Relations;
Social Media;
Fairness;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Technology Industry;
Communications Industry
Shapiro, Jesse M., Natalia Rigol, Benjamin N. Roth, and William R. Kerr. "Independent Governance of Meta’s Social Spaces: The Oversight Board." Harvard Business School Case 823-111, March 2023. (Revised April 2023.)
- November 29, 2011
- Article
The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
While conceptually elegant, the belief that a corporation's role is to maximize value for shareholders is under increasing challenge as society's expectations for companies change. An equally elegant new concept that takes account of these dual pressures has yet to...
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Keywords:
Value Creation;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Expectations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Practices and Processes;
Decisions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cost vs Benefits;
Information
Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy." TrustLaw (November 29, 2011).
- 01 Sep 2003
- What Do You Think?
To Whom Should Boards be Accountable?
Summing Up "It is pretty clear to me to whom the board is accountable: the shareholders."—J. W. Penland "When the board deviates from long- and short-term shareholder interests as it has...
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by James Heskett
- September 2015 (Revised February 2016)
- Case
Novell (A): When an Activist Hedge Fund Came Calling on the Board
By: Richard L. Nolan
No corporation and its board of directors is immune to a disruptive shareholder activist attack. The Novell (A) and (B) cases take students through a shareholder activist attack and its aftermath—a saga that spanned 5 years. The cases outline the activist playbook in...
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Investment Activism
Nolan, Richard L. "Novell (A): When an Activist Hedge Fund Came Calling on the Board." Harvard Business School Case 916-404, September 2015. (Revised February 2016.)
- 03 Jan 2018
- What Do You Think?
In the Wake of #MeToo, Should Corporate Boards Hire Compliance Officers?
harassment on the job. As Sabrina put it, "I think the time to revisit whether an independent, non-partisan agency or individual (is appropriate) is now. Even the process of having that discussion, even if the decision is made to not...
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by James Heskett
- 26 Aug 2002
- Research & Ideas
High-Stakes Decision Making: The Lessons of Mount Everest
confidence to act decisively in the face of considerable ambiguity by seeking the advice of one or more "expert counselors," i.e. highly experienced executives who can serve as a confidante and a sounding View Details
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by Michael A. Roberto
- February 2010 (Revised May 2010)
- Case
Bardhaman (A): Shrachi and the West Bengal Housing Board
By: John D. Macomber and Viraal Balsari
A real estate developer decides whether to enter into a public private partnership with the government of West Bengal to develop a township on farmland. The decisions include whether to expand operations from the company's base in Kolkata to Bardhaman, 100 km away;...
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Keywords:
Development Economics;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Business and Government Relations;
Decisions;
Private Equity;
Design;
Housing;
Infrastructure;
Projects;
Real Estate Industry;
West Bengal
Macomber, John D., and Viraal Balsari. "Bardhaman (A): Shrachi and the West Bengal Housing Board." Harvard Business School Case 210-062, February 2010. (Revised May 2010.)
- October 2010
- Teaching Note
Target Corporation: Ackman versus the Board (TN)
By: Krishna G. Palepu and Suraj Srinivasan
Teaching Note for 109010.
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- 24 Nov 2003
- Research & Ideas
Boards and Corporate Governance: A Balanced Scorecard Approach
decision making process employed by many boards. In addition, shorter CEO tenures indicate that boards often fail to hire the right person. Boards also often choose the course...
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Re: Robert S. Kaplan & Krishna G. Palepu
- 02 Nov 2023
- News
It’s Time for Boards to Take AI Seriously
- Forthcoming
- Article
Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups
By: Aneesh Rai, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios and Katherine L. Milkman
Why do some homogeneous groups face backlash for lacking diversity, whereas others escape censure? We show that a homogeneous group’s size changes how it is perceived and whether decision makers pursue greater diversity in its ranks. We theorize that people make...
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Rai, Aneesh, Edward H. Chang, Erika Kirgios, and Katherine L. Milkman. "Group Size and Its Impact on Diversity-Related Perceptions and Hiring Decisions in Homogeneous Groups." Organization Science (forthcoming). (Pre-published online April 18, 2024.)
- August 2017 (Revised September 2023)
- Case
Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI
By: Josh Lerner and Ted Berk
Considers the decision faced by state pension fund manager Rod Calhoun as he decides whether to invest $200 million in Bain Capital's eleventh global buyout fund: Bain Capital Fund XI. For the fund, Bain was offering its limited partners a choice among three different...
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Keywords:
Equity Method;
Leveraged Buyout;
Management Buyout;
Capital;
Design;
Entrepreneurship;
Finance;
Leveraged Buyouts;
Management;
Private Equity;
Venture Capital;
Banking Industry;
Massachusetts
Lerner, Josh, and Ted Berk. "Altoona State Investment Board & Bain Capital Fund XI." Harvard Business School Case 218-022, August 2017. (Revised September 2023.)
- January 2014 (Revised September 2015)
- Case
Mittal Steel's Pursuit of Arcelor (A)
By: Paul M. Healy and Penelope Rossano
Lakshmi Mittal, CEO of Mittal Steel, a UK-based company with Indian roots, took advantage of a weakened Arcelor that had successfully won a bidding war for Canadian steel company Dofasco, with an unsolicited bid to buy the company. Mittal's plans for acquiring Arcelor...
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Keywords:
Fiduciary Duty;
Steel;
India;
Europe;
Governance;
Mergers;
Board Decisions;
White Knight;
Strategy;
Negotiation;
Mergers and Acquisitions;
Corporate Governance;
Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues;
Steel Industry;
Canada;
United Kingdom;
Russia;
India
Healy, Paul M., and Penelope Rossano. "Mittal Steel's Pursuit of Arcelor (A)." Harvard Business School Case 114-056, January 2014. (Revised September 2015.)
- 04 Jan 2022
- What Do You Think?
Firing McDonald’s Easterbrook: What Could the Board Have Done Differently?
example, did the board act appropriately in firing Easterbrook without cause in the first place? As a board member, would you support a decision to reopen the case to seek...
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by James Heskett
- 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 regularly on the work of the Alumni Board as well as other...
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- 01 Apr 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
Spring greetings to all HBS alumni! The arrival of April signals the start of intense planning for spring events at HBS. The MBA spring reunions are fast approaching, and plans for the annual Club Officers Roundtable and spring Alumni View Details
- 01 Aug 2002
- News
HBS Alumni Association Board of Directors: President's Report
This spring marked both the end of the academic year and a new beginning as HBS graduated more than nine hundred MBA students. These extremely talented young graduates joined the ranks of over 65,000 fellow alumni, located in 89 countries around the world. My fellow...
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- November 2011
- Article
The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting
By: Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim
This report examines the concept of integrated reporting and its current state of adoption around the globe. It also discusses the benefits to both companies and society and recommends ways boards can help their organizations accelerate the implementation of integrated...
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Keywords:
Cost vs Benefits;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Social Issues;
Global Range;
Adoption
Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim. "The Role of the Board in Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting." Director Notes (The Conference Board) (November 2011).
- March 2022 (Revised October 2022)
- Case
Transforming Kimball International, Inc. (A)
By: Lynn S. Paine and Will Hurwitz
Kimball International, Inc. (KII), led by CEO Kristie Juster, and its board of directors, chaired by Kim Ryan, faced critical questions about KII’s future in the spring of 2021. Two years earlier, the board had appointed Juster as the new CEO of KII, a publicly traded,...
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Keywords:
Board Of Directors;
Board Committees;
Board Decisions;
Board Dynamics;
CEO Compensation;
CEO Succession;
Compensation Committee;
Compensation Consultants;
Compensation Design;
Compensation Mix;
Corporate Purpose;
COVID-19;
ESG;
Furniture;
Furniture Industry;
Manufacturing;
Midwest;
Pandemic;
Purpose;
Spin Off;
Strategic Change;
Strategic Decisions;
Strategic Evolution;
Target-setting;
Executive Compensation;
Family Ownership;
Governance;
Restructuring;
Strategy;
Transformation;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States
Paine, Lynn S., and Will Hurwitz. "Transforming Kimball International, Inc. (A)." Harvard Business School Case 322-083, March 2022. (Revised October 2022.)