JUST WHERE WERE ALL THOSE DIRECTORS?

by Stephen BernhutIssue: January / February 2009

On April 28, 2004, the Securities and Exchange Commission, in a barely-noticed, though momentous decision, decided to…

GENERAL ELECTRIC: AN OUTLIER IN CEO TALENT DEVELOPMENT

by Derek Lehmberg, W. Glenn Rowe et al.Issue: January / February 2009

A recent Ivey study confirms the commonly held view that General Electric is an excellent breeding ground for future…

ORGANIZATIONAL TRANSFORMATION: THE QUIET ROLE OF COALITIONAL LEADERSHIP

by James K. Sebenius, Stephen Friedman et al.Issue: January / February 2009

The authors wish to thank Graham Allison and the many participants in discussions at Harvard Business School and Harvard’s……

MAKING A KEY DECISION IN A DOWNTURN: GO ON THE OFFENSIVE OR BE DEFENSIVE?

by Chaitan Kansal, Graeme Deans et al.Issue: January / February 2009

In an economic downturn, decision-making is distilled in to a clear-cut choice: Do you go on the offensive, aggressively……

THE MEAN AND LEAN FIRM: THE LATEST IN REDUCTIONS IN FORCE (RIF)

by Franco GandolfiIssue: January / February 2009

After nearly three decades of corporate restructurings and reorganizations, the contemporary firm can’t avoid the…

FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN NORTH AMERICA: GETTING VALUE FOR (BILLIONS OF) DOLLARS

by Stephen BlankIssue: January / February 2009

Once the lynchpin of an interdependent, smooth-running North American economy, the freight-transportation infrastructure……

THE VALUE OF LEARNING CONSORTIA FOR ACHIEVING PERFORMANCE EXCELLENCE IN MANUFACTURING

by Ian Stuart, Paul Deckert et al.Issue: January / February 2009

Learning consortia can play a critical role in boosting the performance of participating members. However, while the…

DIRECTOR COMPENSATION: THE GROWING POPULARITY OF DEFERRED STOCK UNITS

by Shamsud D. ChowdhuryIssue: January / February 2009

As a response to the fraying over pay-for-performance and alignment of stockholder and director interests, more and…

CONNECTING WORKER SAFETY TO PATIENT SAFETY: A NEW IMPERATIVE FOR HEALTH-CARE LEADERS

by Joseline SikorskiIssue: January / February 2009

The health care sector must make a fundamental shift to equate worker safety with patient safety. It must also make…

Business drives positive change in society

by Carol Stephenson, O.C.Issue: January / February 2009

In the wake of the current economic crisis, an impassioned debate emerged in the United States about the role that business……