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Dysfunction in the Boardroom
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1306F-ELeadership and People ManagementThough boards claim they strive for diversity, the number of female directors remains low; women held only 16.6% of Fortune 500 board seats in 2012. To find out why--and learn about the women appointed to boards and their experiences--Harvard Business School's Groysberg and organizational researcher Bell teamed up with Heidrick & Struggles and WomenCorporateDirectors to conduct annual surveys of board members. In this article they reveal the find...Starting at €8.20
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Should a Female Director "Tone It Down" (HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1410X-ESarah is a director of a Real Estate Investment Trust whose CEO has expressed his admiration of her intellect and drive for information, but board meetings have become tense recently, and the CEO has grown distant. In Sarah's opinion, the problem is obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. Despite Sarah's repeated requests for comprehensive financial statements, he continues to come to board meetings with a mere two pages of analysis that lack any explanatio...Starting at €8.20
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Should a Female Director "Tone It Down" (Commentary for HBR Case Study)
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1410Z-ESarah is a director of a Real Estate Investment Trust whose CEO has expressed his admiration of her intellect and drive for information, but board meetings have become tense recently, and the CEO has grown distant. In Sarah's opinion, the problem is obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. Despite Sarah's repeated requests for comprehensive financial statements, he continues to come to board meetings with a mere two pages of analysis that lack any explanatio...Starting at €8.20
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Should a Female Director "Tone It Down"? (HBR Case Study and Commentary)
Groysberg, Boris; Bell, DeborahArticle HBS-R1410K-EKnowledge and CommunicationSarah is a director of a Real Estate Investment Trust whose CEO has expressed his admiration of her intellect and drive for information, but board meetings have become tense recently, and the CEO has grown distant. In Sarah's opinion, the problem is obvious: Sid Yerby, the CFO. Despite Sarah's repeated requests for comprehensive financial statements, he continues to come to board meetings with a mere two pages of analysis that lack any explanatio...Starting at €8.20