Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 11, 2025

Their leadership style was born from a world in which technology was limited and decision-making was often done face-to-face. An economic depression, world wars, and an ever-volatile financial market instilled a sense of resilience and discipline into older generations, and they remained laser-focused to provide value to their companies.

Start-ups 207

Start-ups Technology Marketability 207

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Posted by David Kenny and Nora Denzel, NACD, on Tuesday, October 8, 2024 Editor's Note: David Kenny is an Executive Chairman at Nielsen, and Nora Denzel is a Lead Independent Director at AMD and Board Member at NACD. This post is based on a report of the NACD Blue Ribbon Commission.

Technology 162

Technology 162

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 2, 2023

Artificial intelligence (AI), the use of technology to execute or simulate processes that would otherwise require human intelligence, is not new. This post is based on their Deloitte and Society for Corporate Governance publication.

Technology 331

Technology Compliance Equity 331

Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 4, 2025

Starbucks Coffee Company CTO Deb Hall Lefevre explains why architecture is strategy for modern businesses looking to compete in the technology age.

Technology 85

Technology 85

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 21, 2022

Posted by Alex Holt, Mark Gibson, and Vijay Jajoo, KPMG LLP, on Sunday, August 21, 2022 Editor's Note: Alex Holt is Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, Mark Gibson is U.S. National Sector Leader of Technology, Media & Telecommunications, and Vijay Jajoo is Principal of Cyber Security Services, at KPMG LLP.

Technology 290

Technology 290

Mckinsey and Company

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

A number of trends, including reduced interest rates and the emergence of new technologies, software, and ecosystems, point to an uptick in M&A activity within advanced industries and its subsectors.

Technology 119

Technology Mergers & Acquisitions 119

Mckinsey and Company

JUNE 4, 2025

McKinseys Drew Ungerman discusses how healthcare leaders can improve patient care and use technology in a way that complements clinicians work and enhances care delivery.

Technology 75

Technology 75

Harvard Corporate Governance

DECEMBER 3, 2023

Opportunities remain to better align external risk reporting with internal risk management and reporting processes, improve the readability and categorization of risks, and make disclosures less generic.

Enterprise Value 334

Enterprise Value Market Risk Technology Compliance 334

Harvard Corporate Governance

MARCH 17, 2023

Technology has also made financial markets much more affordable and accessible. Technology has greatly expanded the amount of choice for savers and investors. We have so much choice at our fingertips. Forty years ago, buying a stock or bond was a laborious process that required calling a stockbroker.

Technology 328

Technology Marketability 328

Benzinga

MARCH 31, 2025

(OTC: TMSH ) focused on innovative technology solutions, today announced the acquisition of Manifest Technologies Group, a company specializing in the development and deployment of advanced artificial intelligence (AI) solutions for the accounts receivable (AR) and debt recovery industry. Full story available on Benzinga.com

Technology 52

Technology Compliance 52

ThomsonReuters

MAY 20, 2025

Learning curves and misperceptions of new technology Older systems that lack integration capabilities Age-old processes Lack of process documentation when senior staff leave Process improvement requires an open mind Automation and GenAI has serious advantages for tax departments, assuming teams are open to change. So how do you get there?

Technology 59

Technology Compliance Start-ups Marketability 59

Harvard Corporate Governance

JANUARY 5, 2023

CEOs are balancing the priorities that have been foundational to our CEO Outlook and looking to turn risk into opportunity by focusing on technology, ESG and talent. They are set on transformative growth via mergers and acquisitions, with a majority considering making strategic deals to propel their businesses. more…).

Technology 328

Technology 328

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 12, 2023

In the past year, more than 43% of chief legal officers (CLOs) indicated that transformation is a top priority within their legal function, with a focus on technology (86%) and strategy (14%). [1] In-house legal departments are no exception. 2] We recently asked legal executives about possible challenges they’re facing with transformation.

Technology 246

Technology 246

Harvard Corporate Governance

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Data analytics technology has now matured to a point where companies should consider how to harness it for enhancing compliance around their corporate financial and sustainability disclosures. Danilack, Frances Waldmann , Chris Rosina , and Samantha Yi.

Compliance 219

Compliance Technology 219

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 4, 2022

Open Finance seeks to harness the potential of new platform technology to enhance customer data access, sharing, portability, and interoperability—thereby leveling the informational playing field and fostering greater competition between incumbent financial institutions and a new breed of fintech disruptors.

Finance 274

Finance Technology Banking 274

Global Finance

DECEMBER 27, 2024

New technologies promise vast increases in growth and efficiency. Disruptive technologies are not only reshaping the business landscape, but forcing CFOs to rapidly evolve their strategies and embrace innovation. For CFOs, they require balancing stability and transformation. CAGR to 2034. increase from last year.

Technology 111

Technology Finance Marketability 111

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 25, 2025

Companies are creating entirely new decision-making technologies that operate through three distinct but interconnected functions: establishing clear principles through corporate rulemaking, implementing strategic choices through executive action, and ensuring consistent application through systematic monitoring.

Compliance 201

Compliance Technology 201

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 22, 2024

Aggregate risk exposure across the index is high, with more than 90% of Russell 3000 firms utilizing certain third-party technologies, and more than 1,000 different unique supplier/technology pairings each being utilized by more than 10% of constituent companies.

Technology 278

Technology 278

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 24, 2024

Economies, markets, commercial enterprises, and governments are becoming more data-driven and technology-dependent. Companies increasingly are becoming more intertwined with technology, restructuring their operations and businesses accordingly. Now the technologies of artificial intelligence are being added into this transformation.

Technology 250

Technology Marketability 250

Sun Acquisitions

JANUARY 20, 2025

Access to New Technologies: Acquiring companies with cutting-edge technologies can accelerate innovation. By integrating these technologies into the core business, companies can develop new products, improve processes, and gain a competitive edge. In conclusion, mergers and acquisitions can be a powerful catalyst for innovation.

Technology 100

Technology Marketability 100

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 25, 2023

Disney’s board was facing complex strategic challenges that included, among others, the weak performance of Disney+ -the streaming business launched in 2019-, a falling share price, technology disruption threatening its core business, unsustainable debt levels, and the rising geopolitical risk in China.

Compliance 312

Compliance Technology Equity Marketability 312

Mckinsey and Company

APRIL 22, 2025

With more organizations deploying gen AI across business functions, a new survey finds that leaders are increasingly turning to open source AI solutions to build out their tech stacks.

Technology 110

Technology 110

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 17, 2022

Companies continue to navigate uncharted waters in areas such as remote work, shifting talent requirements, and emerging technologies that impact the finance organization and evolve how business is conducted. With these large-scale changes comes an increased risk for fraud.

Finance 324

Finance Technology 324

IVSC

JANUARY 23, 2023

Technology Another trend is the increasing use of technology in valuation. New technology has the potential to help improve the speed, accuracy and precision of valuations. Over the next year, we will further explore some of the new and emerging technologies of relevance to valuers, through our Perspectives Papers.

Technology 246

Technology Marketability 246

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 22, 2024

ISS found that over 15% of companies filing those proxy statements disclosed board oversight of AI, including 38% of companies in the Information Technology sector and 18% of companies in the Health Care sector. Information Technology companies again led the way with over 30% having at least one director with AI expertise.

Technology 208

Technology 208

Business Wire M&A

JULY 1, 2025

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE) - $REAX #PropTech--The Real Brokerage acquires Flyhomes’ consumer home search technology to advance the AI-driven home buying experience.

Technology 60

Technology 60

Harvard Corporate Governance

AUGUST 6, 2024

As new technologies disrupt traditional industries and consumer preferences shift seemingly overnight, organizations that thrive are those that embrace change. In today’s rapidly evolving business landscape, innovation powers the heartbeat of progress.

Technology 199

Technology 199

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

According to this assertion, which has been adopted by much of the policy and scholarly literature, leading technology platforms—commonly known as “Big Tech”—regularly engage in serial acquisitions of startups to suppress competitive threats posed by small innovators.

Technology 235

Technology Marketability 235

IVSC

JUNE 12, 2024

This paper, authored by the IVSC Tangible Assets Board, explores the topic of valuation inspections and considers the benefits and challenges associated with various types of inspections, including traditional physical inspections and technology-based virtual assessments.

Technology 246

Technology Intangible Assets Business Valuation 246

IVSC

OCTOBER 30, 2024

Chaired by Mauro Bini (Bocconi University) and Frank Harrington (Technological University Dublin), the forum provides academics a voice in the evolution of International Valuation Standards (IVS). This forum is open to specialists in valuation and those in complementary fields such as finance, accountancy, and economics.

Finance 130

Finance Technology Intangible Assets Business Valuation 130

Harvard Corporate Governance

JUNE 17, 2025

Unpredictable effects on supply chains and inflation due to tariffs, cuts and reductions in government spending, and the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence technologies have upended many budgets and, thus, incentive plans. The volatility does not appear likely to abate anytime soon.

Technology 147

Technology Marketability 147

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 3, 2024

AI technologies possess the potential to revolutionize industries, disrupt traditional business models, and profoundly alter long-term strategies for growth.

Technology 306

Technology 306

Harvard Corporate Governance

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Michael Weiksner is Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer, and James Palmiter is CEO and Co-Founder at DragonGC. Michael Weiksne, and James Palmiter, DragonGC, on Thursday, September 26, 2024 Editor's Note: Neil McCarthy is Co-Founder and Chief Product Officer, G.

Technology 278

Technology 278

Harvard Corporate Governance

APRIL 11, 2023

If a corporation delivers better products or invests in a more efficient technology, the shareholders profit.

Technology 275

Technology Marketability 275

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 16, 2024

Its occurrence is often attributed to recent events, from information technology and globalization to population aging and shifts in antitrust enforcement. A common presumption is that rising concentration of economic activities in the largest American companies is a new and unusual phenomenon.

Finance 214

Finance Technology 214

Harvard Corporate Governance

JULY 11, 2022

Racial and ethnic diversity and technology and digital experience continue to be in high demand. While a majority of directors say board leadership is effective at drawing out the views of all members, achieving better boardroom discussions is a work in progress. See global results in the complete publication, available here.).

Technology 359

Technology 359

Harvard Corporate Governance

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Technology now underpins every aspect of our lives and any threat to that digital infrastructure could mean major disruptions for millions of people – if not more catastrophic consequences. There’s a good reason for that.

Technology 325

Technology Marketability 325