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- 06 Apr 2010
- First Look
First Look: April 6
agency-theory derived predictions, does not confirm the private information hypothesis. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/09-106.pdf Cases & Course Materials Shurgard Self-Storage: Expansion to Europe (Abridged) Richard View Details
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Martha Lagace
- 20 Aug 2013
- First Look
First Look: August 20
Buildings By: Herron, J., Amy C. Edmondson, and Robert G. Eccles, Jr. Abstract—Buildings are the nation's greatest energy consumers. Forty percent of all our energy is used for heating, cooling, lighting,...
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Anna Secino
- 15 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 15
MaterialsKKR: Leveraging Sustainability Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, and Tiffany A. ClayHarvard Business School Case 112-032 The case describes KKR's Green Portfolio Program, one of the firm's...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2015
- Chapter
Reliable Sustainability Ratings: The Influence of Business Models on Information Intermediaries
By: Robert G. Eccles, Jock Herron and George Serafeim
A new generation of corporate reporting—integrated reporting—is emerging that will help investors and other key stakeholders such as employees, customers, suppliers, and NGOs develop a deeper and more comprehensive appreciation of corporate performance than what is...
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Eccles, Robert G., Jock Herron, and George Serafeim. "Reliable Sustainability Ratings: The Influence of Business Models on Information Intermediaries." Chap. 48 in The Routledge Handbook of Responsible Investment, edited by Tessa Hebb, James Hawley, Andreas Hoepner, Agnes Neher, and David Wood. Routledge, 2015.
- June 2012
- Article
Brasil: uma sociedade sustentável. [Brazil: A Sustainable Society]
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Jorge Amar
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Jorge Amar. "Brasil: uma sociedade sustentável. [Brazil: A Sustainable Society]." Ideia sustentável (June 2012).
- February 2, 2012
- Article
Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
Corporate sustainability is not a one size fits all concept. A successful strategy balances all business pressures.
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Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?" Ethical Corporation (February 2, 2012), 39–43.
- January 6, 2012
- Article
Is Sustainability Now the Key to Corporate Success?
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
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Success
Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "Is Sustainability Now the Key to Corporate Success?" The Guardian (January 6, 2012).
- November 29, 2011
- Article
The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy
By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim
While conceptually elegant, the belief that a corporation's role is to maximize value for shareholders is under increasing challenge as society's expectations for companies change. An equally elegant new concept that takes account of these dual pressures has yet to...
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Value Creation;
Business and Stakeholder Relations;
Corporate Strategy;
Business and Shareholder Relations;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Performance Expectations;
Governing and Advisory Boards;
Management Practices and Processes;
Decisions;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Cost vs Benefits;
Information
Eccles, Robert G., Ioannis Ioannou, and George Serafeim. "The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy." TrustLaw (November 29, 2011).
- October 2011
- Teaching Note
One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (TN) (A), (B), and (C)
By: Robert G. Eccles, Erin McFee and Penelope Rossano
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Corporate Strategy
- September 2011
- Supplement
Exeter Group, Inc. (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman
This case presents a brief description of the decisions the company made regarding whether or not to pursue each of the four projects that are the basis of the (A) case.
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Eccles, Robert G., Das Narayandas, and Kerry Herman. "Exeter Group, Inc. (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 412-035, September 2011.
- 2008
- Chapter
How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve Reporting and Control Processes
By: Robert G. Eccles, Liv Watson and Mike Willis
- November 2011 (Revised February 2012)
- Supplement
Foxconn Technology Group (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Beiting Cheng
The (B) case presents Foxconn’s plan to replace manual labor with robots and move some of its employees to more interesting and sophisticated jobs.
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Multinational;
Labor Market;
Electronic Manufacturing Services;
Health & Wellness;
Robots;
Automation;
Social Responsibility;
Employee Relationship Management;
Safety;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Technology Industry;
China
Eccles, Robert G., George Serafeim, and Beiting Cheng. "Foxconn Technology Group (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 112-058, November 2011. (Revised February 2012.)
- September 2010 (Revised December 2011)
- Case
Southwest Airlines One ReportTM
By: Robert G. Eccles, Beiting Cheng and Susan Thyne
In 2009, Southwest Airlines produced its first integrated annual report, the Southwest Airlines One Report, combing financial and nonfinancial performance information. This case examines Southwest's environmental and corporate social responsibility (CSR) reports...
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Environmental Accounting;
Financial Reporting;
Integrated Corporate Reporting;
Innovation and Invention;
Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact;
Environmental Sustainability;
Air Transportation Industry;
United States
Eccles, Robert G., Beiting Cheng, and Susan Thyne. "Southwest Airlines One ReportTM." Harvard Business School Case 411-042, September 2010. (Revised December 2011.)
- 13 Jul 2010
- First Look
First Look: July 13
School Supplement 510-120 This case supplements the "Flying J" case. Purchase this supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/510120-PDF-ENG The Greening of DUMBO Robert G. Eccles, Amy C....
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Martha Lagace
- 14 Jun 2011
- First Look
First Look: June 14
financial markets played in these events. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711088-PDF-ENG Caesars Entertainment: CodeGreen George Serafeim, Robert G. Eccles, and Tiffany A....
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Sean Silverthorne
- 2001
- Book
The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game
By: Robert G. Eccles, Robert H. Herz, E. Mary Keegan and David M.H. Phillips
Eccles, Robert G., Robert H. Herz, E. Mary Keegan, and David M.H. Phillips. The ValueReporting Revolution: Moving Beyond the Earnings Game. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
- 16 Apr 2008
- Lessons from the Classroom
Chris Christensen: Legend of the Classroom
and case-method teaching, but also for his efforts, as the Robert Walmsley University Professor, to enhance the quality of discussion teaching throughout Harvard. He served at various times as a visiting faculty member at IMEDE (an...
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- 22 Nov 2011
- First Look
First Look: November 22
business issues. Purchase this case:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/812034-PDF-ENG Exeter Group, Inc. (B) Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas, and Kerry HermanHarvard Business School Supplement 412-035...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 19 Feb 2013
- First Look
First Look: Feb. 19
case:http://hbr.org/search/713047-PDF-ENG Chevron: A Stranded Asset? Serafeim, George, Robert G. Eccles, and Phillip AndrewsHarvard Business School Case 112-065 Oil giant, Chevron, faced numerous challenges...
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Sean Silverthorne
- 03 Jan 2008
- What Do You Think?
Does Judgment Trump Experience?
judgment is worthless; good judgment without experience is still good judgment!" On the other hand, Robert Moses asserted that "a person without experience is very unlikely to have good judgment; experience is the wheel that...
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by Jim Heskett