Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2016

Commentators and researchers have focused on the crucial role of the CEO in leading effective corporate action to promote high performance, high integrity , and sound risk management. Also, the GC now often leads units beyond the legal department, such as public affairs, taxes, and environment. Compliance.

CFO 8

CFO Chief Financial Officer Compliance Due Diligence 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 16, 2018

billion people, the Chinese consumer market is a tempting target for Western technology companies. The potential loss Apple would have sustained had it not caved and, in the view of many, compromised human rights interests , was huge — its access to the vast Chinese market for devices, as well as its manufacturing base there.

Ethics 8

Ethics Technology Short-term Compliance 8

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 3, 2013

But, at the end of the day, it is bank leaders and employees who must take the right business, legal and ethical actions under existing law. Are these huge major financial institutions not just too big to fail, their leaders “too big to jail” (as some critics charge), but also “too big to manage”?

Banking 8

Banking Management Ethics Letter 8

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 13, 2012

As a recent example, a simple background check would have saved the Yahoo board the trouble of ousting Scott Thompson , the company's fourth CEO in five years, because he falsely claimed a computer science degree. Jeff Skilling, as a condition of his employment at Enron, insisted the company adopt mark-to-market accounting.

Management 12

Management Banking Committee Risk Management 12

Harvard Business Review

FEBRUARY 3, 2014

The JP Morgan Chase board of directors has vexed the world with its terse announcement in a recent 8-K filing that CEO Jamie Dimon would receive a big pay raise — $20 million in total pay for 2013, up from $11.5 Despite this core failing on corporate culture, he is obviously an extremely talented CEO in many other respects.

Banking 8

Banking Fashion CEO Short-term 8

Harvard Business Review

JULY 17, 2017

Finance is different from other fields in two ways: Financial markets provide near immediate and easily quantified feedback, and the consequences of decisions can be inflated by leverage. Finance teaches us that it is nearly impossible to isolate the effects of luck and skill in financial markets.

Finance 8

Finance Insurance Career Reputation 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 20, 2010

When HP's ex-CEO Mark Hurd headed to Oracle this fall, his former employer sued him , claiming that by taking the job he put "HP's most valuable trade secrets and confidential information in peril." Those numbers reflect a largely failed attempt to control how employees inquire about their company's market. Respondents from the U.S.

Competitive Intelligence 14

Competitive Intelligence Guidelines Survey Information 14

Harvard Business Review

JUNE 11, 2014

The Silicon Valley office with its pool tables, free-flowing beer, and hoodie-clad CEO is a cultural cliché, but many offices are becoming more casual – not only more relaxed socially, but also in their policies and processes. Zappos is getting rid of traditional management structures and even job titles. “So

Process 8

Process P&L Case Study Software 8

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 10, 2013

initiative — prohibitions against off-label marketing under the False Claims Act — swept through the pharmaceutical industry. Although books can be written about these multi-company scandals, there is one fundamental lesson for CEOs and boards of directors which requires heightened attention: follow the money.

Finance 8

Finance Banking Press Release Pharmaceuticals 8