General Management
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- November–December 2024
- Article
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj SrinivasanDuring the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better understand how climate issues are being handled in the boardroom and to determine what good climate governance looks like in practice, the authors interviewed 20 directors who hold leadership positions on the boards of S&P 500 companies. Drawing from those interviews and other research, they identify eight hallmarks of meaningful climate oversight. For example, “the board is knowledgeable about the company’s climate profile,” “the board has the expertise needed for effective climate oversight,” and “the board can articulate the company’s climate positioning and strategy.” The authors also offer their perspective on the set of issues associated with each hallmark that corporate leaders must grapple with as they decide how to incorporate climate issues into their company’s governance. Climate concerns are here to stay, and climate governance will increasingly be seen as a core element of good governance.
- November–December 2024
- Article
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
By: Lynn S. Paine and Suraj SrinivasanDuring the past few years, as evidence of climate change and its effects has mounted, many corporate boards have added climate governance to their agendas. But the maturity of boards’ climate-oversight processes and activities varies widely. To better understand how climate issues are being handled in the boardroom and to determine what good...
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- 2024
- Working Paper
Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most
By: Debora L. Spar- 2024
- Working Paper
Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most
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- November 21, 2024
- Article
How to Build a Life: Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
By: Arthur C. Brooks- November 21, 2024
- Article
How to Build a Life: Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
By: Arthur C. Brooks
About the Unit
The General Management Unit is concerned with the leadership and management of the enterprise as a whole. This concern encompasses:
- the personal values and qualities of effective general managers and enterprise leaders;
- the philosophies, values, and strategies that inform successful enterprises; and
- the relation of enterprise to the broader community and other external constituencies.
The Unit's work is conceived and carried out principally in four interest groups, each of which has its own leadership, research agenda, and teaching programs:
- Management Policy and Process
- Management Information Systems
- Society and Enterprise
- Leadership, Values, and Corporate Responsibility
Recent Publications
How Robust Is Your Climate Governance?
- November–December 2024 |
- Article |
- Harvard Business Review
Social Enterprise in the MENA Region
- November 2024 |
- Background Note |
- Faculty Research
Priceless: How to Create, Trade, and Protect What Matters Most
- 2024 |
- Working Paper |
- Faculty Research
How to Build a Life: Three Ways to Become a Deeper Thinker
- November 21, 2024 |
- Article |
- The Atlantic
How to Build a Life: The Secret to Thinking Your Way Out of Anxiety
- November 14, 2024 |
- Article |
- The Atlantic
How to Build a Life: How to Deal With Disappointment
- November 7, 2024 |
- Article |
- The Atlantic
Martine Rothblatt and United Therapeutics: A Series of Implausible Dreams
- November 2024 |
- Teaching Note |
- Faculty Research
How to Build a Life: Why You Might Need an Adventure
- October 31, 2024 |
- Article |
- The Atlantic
Harvard Business Publishing
Seminars & Conferences
There are no upcoming events.