Harvard Business Review

MAY 26, 2014

Plenty of large companies have dysfunctional executives, as many Fortune 500 human resource consultants can tell you. The CEO thought he needed to step out of the chief sales role to focus on operations and finances. But in December 2005, the offer fell through. To be sure, this is not just a problem for midsized firms.

Leadership 8

Leadership Leadership Pipeline Loyalty CEO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2014

In May of 2005, Yahoo CEO Terry Semel, cofounder Jerry Yang, corporate development executive Toby Coppel, and I — I was then chief financial officer of the Silicon Valley internet company — went on what would turn out to be a fateful trip to China. We insisted that the local team follow Yahoo reporting, systems, and governance requirements.

Chief Financial Officer 8

Chief Financial Officer Operations Learning-by-Doing IPO 8

Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 27, 2018

firms gravitate towards digital strategies, firms have less need for elaborate finance, marketing, production, distribution, accounting, and human resource departments. Limitations of financial reporting of digital companies does not promote the cause of listing digital firms, either.

IPO 9

IPO Company First-mover Advantage Intangible Assets 9