Robert B. Stobaugh
Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Emeritus
Professor Stobaugh has written extensively on corporate governance, which includes the activities of a company's board of directors and its top officers as well as parent-subsidiary relationships. He also consults and provides expert testimony. A federal judge referred to him as "...one of the nation's foremost experts in corporate governance."
A faculty member at Harvard Business School for 29 years, he taught in the executive, MBA, and doctoral programs and served as chairman of the doctoral programs. His teaching dealt with problems faced by corporate directors and executives. He has received the School's highest honor--its Distinguished Service Award.
He now is on the faculty of Rice University, where he teaches a course on corporate governance to managers. He also is a director of the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD), a non-profit organization that helps directors improve the functioning of their boards. He has served on five NACD Blue Ribbon Commissions, which produce reports on best practices: Director Professionalism (member), Director Compensation (chair), Corporate Strategy (co-chair), and Risk Oversight (vice-chair), and Executive Compensation (vice-chair). As a member of the NACD Faculty, he teaches seminars for directors.
Stobaugh has served as a director of eleven different companies in a variety of industries--software, consulting, radio, cable television, retailing, high-technology materials, construction, plastics, chemicals, oil and gas, coal, housewares, and writing instruments. The companies have ranged in size from a start-up company to a $14-billion firm. He has served more than 100 cumulative years as a board member. He also chaired the Advisory Board of a large European firm that operated in several industries, including pharmaceuticals and financial.
In his extensive experience in Washington, he has met with a President of the United States and has worked with a Presidential Task Force and a Presidential Advisory Committee. Stobaugh has consulted with the Departments of Commerce, Energy, Justice, State, and Treasury. He has testified nineteen times before Congressional committees, including testimony on governance of the Internal Revenue Service.
He is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations and a Fellow and past-president of the Academy of International Business. He is listed in Whos Who in America and is a member of the Hall of Distinction of Louisiana State University.
He has authored, co-authored, or edited eighteen books and monographs. His publications have been reported on the front page of the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times.
Prior to joining Harvard, Professor Stobaugh worked as a manager for three companies that operated worldwide--Exxon, Caltex, and Monsanto. He resided in Louisiana, Venezuela, New York, Bahrain, London, and Texas.
Professor Stobaugh received a B.S. from Louisiana State University and a Doctor of Business Administration from the Harvard Business School.
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Book
| 2000
Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on the Role of the Board in Corporate Strategy
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Corporate Strategy;
Managerial Roles;
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Book
| 1996
Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Professionalism
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Management Teams;
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Book
| 1996
The Private Company Board: Benefits & Best Practices
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Corporate Governance;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. The Private Company Board: Benefits & Best Practices. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Corporate Directors, 1996. (One of 12 Round Table Discussants.)
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Book
| 1996
How to Build an Effective Small-Company Board
Robert B. Stobaugh and Brian Borders
Keywords: Organizational Structure;
Business Ventures;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., and Brian Borders. How to Build an Effective Small-Company Board. Washington, D.C.: National Association of Corporate Directors, 1996.
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Book
| 1995
Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission on Director Compensation
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Executive Compensation;
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Book
| 1988
Innovation and Competition: The Global Management of Petrochemical Products
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy;
Globalized Markets and Industries;
Energy Industry;
Chemical Industry;
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Book
| 1984
Technology Crossing Borders: The Choice, Transfer, and Management of International Technology Flows
Louis T. Wells and Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Knowledge Dissemination;
Technology;
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Book
| 1979
Energy Future: Report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School
Robert B. Stobaugh and Daniel Yergin
Keywords: Energy;
Projects;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Energy Industry;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., and Daniel Yergin, eds. Energy Future: Report of the Energy Project at the Harvard Business School. New York: Random House, 1979. (1980, Ballantine Books; 1983, Vintage Books; also published in French, German, Japanese, Korean, Spanish; Bestseller list of NYT, Time Magazine, Publishers Weekly; for a report on this book, see front page NYT, July 12, 1979.)
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Book
| 1979
Energy: The Next Twenty Years
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Energy;
Forecasting and Prediction;
Energy Industry;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. Energy: The Next Twenty Years. Cambridge, MA: Ballinger Publishing Company, 1979. (Report by a Study Group Sponsored by the Ford Foundation and Administered by Resources for the Future.)
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Book
| 1976
Nine Investments Abroad and Their Impact at Home: Case Studies on Multinational Enterprise and the U.S. Economy
Robert B. Stobaugh and Robert H. Hayes
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
International Finance;
United States;
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Book
| 1976
How to Use International Capital Markets: A Guide to Europe and the Middle East
Sidney M. Robbins, Robert B. Stobaugh, William Gregor and John C. Kirby
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries;
Capital Markets;
Europe;
Middle East;
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Book
| 1976
U.S. Taxation of United States Manufacturing Abroad: Likely Effects of Taxing Unremitted Profits
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Taxation;
International Finance;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
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Book
| 1973
Money in the Multinational Enterprise: A Study in Financial Policy
Sidney M. Robbins and Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Money;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Finance;
Policy;
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Book
| 1968
Olefins, Diolefins, and Acetylene
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy;
Product Development;
Energy Industry;
Chemical Industry;
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Book
| 1966
Aromatics and Derivatives
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Consumer Products Industry;
Chemical Industry;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. Aromatics and Derivatives. Vol. 1, Petrochemical Manufacturing and Marketing Guide. Houston: Gulf Publishing Company, 1966.
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Article
| Corporate Governance Advisor
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The Role of the Board in Corporate Strategy: Report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission
Robert B. Stobaugh and Warren L. Batts
Keywords: Governance;
Corporate Strategy;
Reports;
Groups and Teams;
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Article
| Director's Monthly
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The Role of the Board in Corporate Strategy
Robert B. Stobaugh and Warren L. Batts
Keywords: Governance;
Corporate Strategy;
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Article
| Director's Monthly
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Information Technology Security: A Challenge for Directors
Robert B. Stobaugh, Rosina B. Dixon, Thomas R. Horton and Roger W. Raber
Keywords: Information Technology;
Problems and Challenges;
Management;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., Rosina B. Dixon, Thomas R. Horton, and Roger W. Raber. " Information Technology Security: A Challenge for Directors." Director's Monthly (June 2000): 11–13. (For a report based on this article, see "Try a Hacker Test," front page, Wall Street Journal, June 1, 2000.)
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Article
| Director's Monthly
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Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning
Robert B. Stobaugh, Alan McGettigan and Robert Sigler
Keywords: Strategy;
Planning;
Governance;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., Alan McGettigan, and Robert Sigler. " Board Evaluation: A Key to Strategic Planning." Director's Monthly (July 1999): 1–4. (For a report on this article, see "Too Many Scientists Can Spoil A Biotech Board," front page, Wall Street Journal, July 29, 1999.)
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Journal Article
| Crystal Report
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We Hear from Professor Stobaugh
Robert B. Stobaugh
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. "We Hear from Professor Stobaugh." Crystal Report (May 1995), 8–10.
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Article
| New York Times
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More and More, Directors Are Owners
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Ownership;
Management;
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Article
| Directorship
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Performance and Pay: Drawing the Corollary
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Performance;
Compensation and Benefits;
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Chapter
| Significant Issues Facing Directors: 1995
| 1995
Director Compensation: The Road to Better Governance
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Executive Compensation;
Corporate Governance;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. "Director Compensation: The Road to Better Governance." In Significant Issues Facing Directors: 1995, edited by Betty Jane Dunn, 46–57. Greenwich, CT: Directors Publications, Inc., 1995.
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Foreword
| The General Trading Company: Concept and Strategy
| 1987
Foreword
Robert B. Stobaugh
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. "Foreword." Foreword to The General Trading Company: Concept and Strategy, edited by Dong-Sung Cho. Lexington, MA: D.C. Heath and Company, 1987.
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Chapter
| International Business Knowledge: Managing International Functions in the 1990s
| 1986
Competition Encountered by U.S. Companies That Manufacture Abroad
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Multinational Firms and Management;
Competition;
Trade;
Manufacturing Industry;
United States;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. "Competition Encountered by U.S. Companies That Manufacture Abroad." In International Business Knowledge: Managing International Functions in the 1990s, edited by William A. Dymsza, and Robert G. Vambery. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1986.
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Background Note
| HBS Case Collection
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1992
Note on the Use of Alliances
Robert B. Stobaugh
Describes advantages and disadvantages of alliances (including joint ventures and licensing agreements).
Keywords: Joint Ventures;
Agreements and Arrangements;
Alliances;
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1984
Coal Imports, Inc.
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Energy Industry;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. " Coal Imports, Inc." Harvard Business School Case 684-055, May 1984.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1978
(Revised from original version)
Systek International (A) (Revised)
Robert B. Stobaugh
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1977
(Revised from original version)
Brazil Paint Plant
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: Brazil;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. " Brazil Paint Plant." Harvard Business School Case 371-315, June 1977. (Revised from original January 1971 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1974
MAG
Robert B. Stobaugh and Louis T. Wells Jr.
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B., and Louis T. Wells Jr. " MAG." Harvard Business School Case 374-241, January 1974.
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1972
(Revised from original version)
Barlow Corp. in India
Robert B. Stobaugh
Keywords: India;
Citation: Stobaugh, Robert B. " Barlow Corp. in India." Harvard Business School Case 370-092, April 1972. (Revised from original November 1969 version.)
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Case
| HBS Case Collection
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1970
Systek International (B)
Robert B. Stobaugh
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