Ben Heineman
Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Contact:
Telephone: 617-496-7305
Fax: 617-495-8963
Email: ben_heineman@harvard.edu
April, 2006
China: The Balance Sheet, What the World Needs to Know Now About the Emerging Superpower
Book
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
An investigative analysis of China's critical role in the world today.
May / June 2006
The Long War Against Corruption
Journal Article, Foreign Affairs
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Corruption is widely acknowledged to distort markets, undermine the rule of law, damage government legitimacy, and hurt economic development. The global anticorruption movement has gained ground since the mid-1990s, but its key agents -- developed and developing countries, international organizations, and MNCs -- must do more to prevent and punish misbehavior systematically.
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August 17, 2009
"Getting Your Fix"
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Corporate Counsel
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
"The fixed fee is not an easy answer to the economic conflicts between firms and corporate clients. But the current economic crisis makes it imperative to have greater predictability and regularity on billing and payment for both law firms and corporate clients. Beyond economic necessity, the fixed fee provides the opportunity for better cooperation on money, just as the enhancement of in-house lawyers has made for much better cooperation on matters."
March 2008
The Lost Generation?
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Corporate Counsel
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Demoralized and dispirited, big-firm associates are defecting in droves. Here's how law firms - and their clients - can change that.
April, 2007
Avoiding Integrity Land Mines
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Harvard Business Review
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
An inside look at how GE has worked to build a culture that sustains both high performance and high integrity.
April, 2007
Caught in the Middle
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Corporate Counsel
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
Corporate counsel must guard their company's reputation and work well with the business side. GE’s former GC explains how to reconcile those often competing roles.
October 1, 2006
Hand Across the Water
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Corporate Counsel
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
A case study on GE's legal "foreign policy."
April, 2006
In the Beginning
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Corporate Counsel
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
GE's legendary lawyer explains how he revolutionized the role of in-house counsel.
January, 2006
Strategy: The Board's Role and Responsibilty
Magazine or Newspaper Article, Directorship
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
The most important and least-discussed dimension of corporate governance is the relationship between the company’s top leaders and the rest of the company.
May 17, 2013
"For Dimon and Board Leaders: Function Matters, Not Form"
Op-Ed, Harvard Business Review, Blog Network
By Ben Heineman, Senior Fellow, Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
One of the dumbest corporate governance issues is whether to split the roles of Board Chair and CEO. That debate is now playing out on the front pages of business sections (print and online) as shareholders will decide next week in a nonbinding vote whether to take the chairman of the board title away from JP Morgan CEO Jamie Dimon.
