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Executive Compensation at General Electric (A) (Spanish version)
Narayanan, V.G.; Jurgens, MicheleCase HBS-114S07Leadership and People ManagementFaced with falling share prices and the critical eye of the media focused on Jack Welch's retirement plan, newly appointed CEO Jeff Immelt had the challenge of reassessing GE as a leader of corporate integrity and good governance. Presents the changes Immelt initiated in the board of directors, in Immelt's own compensation scheme, and in the compensation scheme for all GE executives, designed to address GE's corporate governance issues. Examines ...Starting at €8.20
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Founder-CEO Succession at Wily Technology (Spanish version)
Wasserman, Noam; McCance, HenryCase HBS-815S03EntrepreneurshipBefore he accepts the new CEO position, Dick Williams wants founder Lew Cirne to step down as chairman. While considering Williams' incredible demand, Cirne reflects on everything he has already given up to get Wily Technology to this point. He agreed to step down as CEO and take what could be a largely symbolic CTO title. He also agreed to give Williams roughly as much equity as he himself owned and far more in salary. As the founder, CEO, and c...Starting at €8.20
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Financial Reporting Problems at Molex, Inc. (A) (Spanish version)
Healy, Paul M.Case HBS-108S11Accounting and ControlFollowing an accounting problem at Molex, the firm's auditors request changes in management. The board of directors has to decide whether the auditors' concerns have merit or whether, as management argues, the accounting issue is immaterial.Starting at €8.20
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Growing Talent as if Your Business Depended on It (Spanish version)
Cohn, Jeffrey M.; Khurana, Rakesh; Reeves, LauraArticle HBS-R0510CLeadership and People ManagementThis article includes a one-page preview that quickly summarizes the key ideas and provides an overview of how the concepts work in practice along with suggestions for further reading. Traditionally, corporate boards have left leadership planning and development very much up to their CEOs and human resources departments--primarily because they don't perceive that a lack of leadership development in their companies poses the same kind of threat th...Starting at €8.20
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Information Technology and the Board of Directors (Spanish version)
Nolan, Richard L.; McFarlan, F. WarrenArticle HBS-R0510FInformation TechnologiesEver since the Y2K scare, boards have grown increasingly nervous about corporate dependence on information technology. Since then, computer crashes, denial of service attacks, competitive pressures, and the need to automate compliance with government regulations have heightened board sensitivity to IT risk. Unfortunately, most boards remain largely in the dark when it comes to IT spending and strategy, despite the fact that corporate information ...Starting at €8.20
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Oil and Troubled Waters (Spanish version)
Beale, NicholasArticle HBS-F0511FLeadership and People ManagementWhen a crisis forces outside directors to navigate major changes, investors and directors must adopt new roles. The case of Royal Dutch/Shell provides useful lessons.Starting at €8.20
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Results Management at KaBOOM! (A) (Spanish version)
Leonard, Herman B.; Epstein, Marc J.; Winig, LauraCase HBS-308S27StrategyKaBOOM!, a successful playground-building social enterprise funded through corporate partnerships, wants to develop a performance measurement system that will enable the organization to expand its impact substantially. The board of directors and management are trying to develop a performance-oriented approach that will inform their strategy and allow them to manage operations efficiently and effectively as they grow--and, possibly, shift their em...Starting at €8.20
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Changing the Role of the General Manager. An Evolutionary Perspective
Pastoriza, David; Ricart, Joan EnricTechnical Note DGN-650-EStrategyWe are constantly bombarded with news about managerial excellence and ineptitude, executives saving and destroying companies, or shareholders asking for the replacement of executives, in the search for promising new talents able to rescue a firm from awkwardness. As Mintzberg said: "No job is more vital to our society than that of the manager. It is the manager who determines whether our social institutions serve us well or whether they squander...Starting at €8.20
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Directing for All the Wrong Reasons (Spanish version)
Martin, RogerArticle HBS-F0606ALeadership and People ManagementBoard directors suffer from conflicts of interest just as managers do and, so, can't be trusted to act in shareholders' interests. The solution is to make directorship a high-profile public service.Starting at €8.20
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Board of Directors at Medtronic, Inc. (Spanish version)
Spaulding, Norman; Pick, Katharina; Chernak, Alexis; Lorsch, Jay W.Case HBS-412S04Leadership and People ManagementThe board of directors of Medtronic, Inc., a company known for its commitment to effective corporate governance, must prepare for the departure of Chairman & CEO Bill George and the retirement of four long-time directors. The company had experienced rapid growth in the early 1990s as well as significant change in the composition of its board. Now the Medtronic directors must evaluate how the board has changed, how it will continue to change, and ...Starting at €8.20