Publications

October 2010
Case

DLA Piper and Christie's International (A)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova

International law firm DLA Piper is selected as major legal services provider of renowned art business Christie's International. Nine months after the start of relationship, the client calls Nigel Knowles, DLA Piper joint CEO and Managing Partner, with a litany of... View Details

Keywords: Attorney and Client Relationships; Law; Practice; Reputation; Ethics; Risk and Uncertainty; Legal Services Industry

Educators

March 2008 (Revised February 2009)
Case

Russell Reynolds Associates, Inc.

By: Robert G. Eccles and David Lane

This brief document presents the schedule of events for Russell Reynolds Associates 2007 New Associates Program, an opportunity for recent hires to spend time with each other and the firm's senior leadership while learning subtleties of the search process amid bonding... View Details

Keywords: Talent and Talent Management; Learning; Recruitment; Leadership; Organizational Culture; Programs; Consulting Industry; Service Industry

Educators

2022
Article

Social Interactivity in Live Video Experiences Reduces Loneliness

By: Benjamin T. Kaveladze, Robert R. Morris, Rosa Victoria Dimitrova-Gammeltoft, Amit Goldenberg, James J. Gross, Judd Antin, Melissa Sandgren and Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt

Background: Loneliness, especially when chronic, can substantially reduce one's quality of life. However, positive social experiences might help to break cycles of loneliness by promoting more prosocial cognitions and behaviors. Internet-mediated live video... View Details

Keywords: Lonelines; Social Connection; Internet-mediated Communication; Experiment; Emotions; Well-being; Interpersonal Communication; Internet

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December 1980 (Revised February 1981)
Case

Progressive Corp. (A)

By: Jay W. Lorsch and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

June 1988 (Revised February 1989)
Case

Union Carbide Deal, The

By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Keywords: Chemical Industry

November 1985
Case

Paine Webber (A): Choosing a Corporate Strategy

By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Keywords: Corporate Strategy; Decision Choices and Conditions; Financial Institutions; Financial Services Industry

May 28, 2010
Article

Going Green in Annual Reports

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Michael P. Krzus

Keywords: Environmental Sustainability; Reports

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2007
Article

Reputational Risk

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Scott C. Newquist

Keywords: Reputation; Risk and Uncertainty

winter 1985
Article

Control via Concentration?: Political and Business Evidence

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Harrison C. White

Keywords: Government and Politics; Business Ventures

June 1988
Article

Walking the Tightrope

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Dwight B. Crane

October 1992
Article

Creating A Comprehensive Performance Measurement System

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Philip J. Pyburn

Keywords: Performance; Measurement and Metrics; System

2003
Journal Article

Optimal Transparency

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Ellen H. Masterson

November 30, 2012
Article

Vast Pools of Money Still Ignore Sustainable Investing

By: Michael Baldinger, Robert G. Eccles and George Serafeim

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainable Strategy; Investing; Investment Management; Investments; Capital Markets; Investment

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August 1985 (Revised July 1991)
Case

Bankers Trust New York Corp.

By: Dwight B. Crane and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Keywords: Banking Industry; New York (state, US)

September 2011 (Revised September 2015)
Case

Hassina Sherjan

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Pippa Eccles

Hassina Sherjan was born in Afghanistan but grew up and was educated in the United States. A trip to Afghanistan when she was an adult inspired her to move back to her home country with two missions. The first was to educate young women through a non-profit... View Details

Keywords: Environmental Accounting; Non-Governmental Organizations; Nonprofit Organizations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Social Entrepreneurship; Leadership; Innovation Leadership; Development Economics; Growth and Development; Problems and Challenges; Retail Industry; Afghanistan; United States

Educators

1999
Other Unpublished Work

Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the Dutch Capital Markets

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Jos A. Nijhuis

Keywords: Capital Markets; Financial Reporting; Netherlands

July 1988
Article

Price and Authority in Inter-Profit Center Transactions

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Harrison C. White

Keywords: Price; Profit

2002
Book

Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles and Samuel A. DiPiazza, Jr.

Keywords: Trust; Reports