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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni

Brittanie, his high school sweetheart, and their six children. Katie (MBA 1993) and Don (MBA 1993) Bramley Fellowship This fellowship was generously established View Details
  • 13 Nov 2015
  • News

If CEOs Care About the Long Term, Why Don’t They Talk About It?

  • June 2012
  • Article

Short Termism: Don't Blame the Investors

By: Francois Brochet, George Serafeim and Maria Loumioti
The article presents research on executives and corporation investor relations. A study is conducted of the language used by executives in conference calls discussing earnings with investors and financial analysts. A correlation was found between the use of language... View Details
Keywords: Financial Management; Business Earnings; Managerial Roles; Investment; Agency Theory; Communication Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations
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Courses | Social Enterprise | Harvard Business School

Professor Ethan Rouen Risks, Opportunities, And Investments In The Era Of Climate Change (Spring Q3Q4) Professor George Serafeim Road to the White House 2024, a Private Sector... View Details
  • Editorial

Elon Musk's Unusual Compensation Plan Isn't Really About Compensation at All

By: George Serafeim
Earlier this year, Tesla shareholders approved likely the largest compensation package ever awarded to a CEO—for a CEO who clearly doesn’t need the money. Elon Musk is already incredibly rich and also doesn’t seem particularly motivated by further wealth. So why do it?... View Details
Keywords: Tesla; Elon Musk; Innovation; Investor Communication; Investor Relations; Short-termism; Long-termism; Disruption; Executive Compensation; Business and Shareholder Relations; Communication Intention and Meaning; Mission and Purpose
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  • September 2023 (Revised November 2023)
  • Case

Seeds of Innovation: GALY's Quest to Cultivate the Future of Agriculture in the Lab

By: George Serafeim and Michael Norris
In 2023, Luciano Bueno, CEO and founder of plant cell culture agriculture company GALY, was considering the best path forward for his company as he planned to pitch Series B investors. GALY, founded in 2019, aimed to produce cotton and other crops from cells grown in... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Green Technology; Goods and Commodities; Growth and Development Strategy; Science-Based Business; Entrepreneurship; Plant-Based Agribusiness; Business Startups; Decisions; Technological Innovation; Production; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Agriculture and Agribusiness Industry; Boston; Sao Paulo
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  • 25 Jun 2015
  • News

Responsible investment: Vice versus nice

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Faculty & Research - Business & Environment

Reinhardt Business, Government and the International Economy 57 results William A. Sahlman Entrepreneurial Management 11 results Arthur I Segel Finance , Entrepreneurial Management 5 results Ishita Sen Finance 5 results View Details
  • 20 May 2014
  • First Look

First Look: May 20

Corporate and Integrated Reporting: A Functional Perspective By: Eccles, Robert G., and George Serafeim Abstract—In this paper, we present the... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2022
  • Article

Which Corporate ESG News Does the Market React To?

By: George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon
Using a dataset that classifies firm-level ESG news as positive and negative, we examine how stock prices react to different types of ESG news. We analyze 111,020 firm-day observations for 3,126 companies and find that prices react only to issues identified as... View Details
Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Capital; Environment; Sustainability; CSR; Stock Price; Stock Market Expectations; Materiality; Market Reaction; Environmental Sustainability; Governance; Social Issues; Performance; News
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Technology & Innovation - Faculty & Research

Shih, Willy C., Lena Duchene, and Daniela Beyersdorfer. "Polish Agro: Where Do We Grow from Here?" Harvard Business School Case 625-061, November 2024. Climate Solutions, Transition Risk, and Stock Returns... View Details
  • April 2019 (Revised July 2019)
  • Case

Aperture Investors

By: Krishna G. Palepu, George Serafeim and David Lane
Aperture Investors is a startup investment firm that seeks to disrupt the asset management industry through competitive differentiation by charging investors primarily when its portfolio managers outperform the marketplace. Headed by Wall Street veteran Peter Kraus and... View Details
Keywords: Business Model; Talent and Talent Management; Investment; Investment Funds; Asset Management; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Marketing Channels; Emerging Markets; Partners and Partnerships; Motivation and Incentives; Financial Services Industry
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Entrepreneurship - Faculty & Research

Capital Financing of Climate-tech Startups By: Shirley Lu , George Serafeim and Simon Xu 2024 | Working Paper | Faculty Research We study whether incumbent firms increase their... View Details
  • February 2012
  • Case

First Quantum Minerals vs. Eurasian Natural Resources

By: George Serafeim
The case describes the battle between First Quantum Mineral (FQM) and Eurasian Resources over mines in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). After FQM's license to operate was revoked by the government of the DRC, Eurasian bought the rights over the mines that were... View Details
Keywords: Governing and Advisory Boards; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Governance; Natural Environment; Risk and Uncertainty; Government and Politics; Mining Industry; Congo, Democratic Republic of the
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Faculty & Research - Leadership

More Julie Battilana Organizational Behavior 18 results George Serafeim Accounting and Management 17 results Hubert Joly General Management 17 results Ray A. Goldberg 17... View Details
  • 18 Mar 2014
  • First Look

First Look: March 18

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46779   Working Papers An Analysis of Firms' Self-Reported Anticorruption Efforts By: Healy, Paul M., and George Serafeim... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 2021
  • Working Paper

Accounting for Product Impact in the Water Utilities Industry

By: George Serafeim and Katie Trinh
We apply the product impact measurement framework of the Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative (IWAI) in two competitor companies within the water utilities industry. We design a monetization methodology that allows us to calculate monetary impact estimates of water... View Details
Keywords: Product Innovation; Impact; Impact Investing; Impact Measurement; ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Ratings; Social Corporate Responsibility; Corporate Social Responsibility; Social Impact; Water; Utilities; Product Design; Product Positioning; Society; Product; Environmental Sustainability; Measurement and Metrics; Framework; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Utilities Industry
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  • 21 Oct 2016
  • News

The Type of Purpose That Makes Companies More Profitable

  • November 2017
  • Technical Note

21st Century Populism

By: George Serafeim and David Freiberg
While the first decade of the 21st century saw a massive financial crisis that led to significant economic downturn, the second decade saw the rise of political leaders, who built their support upon a political message that championed the common person against the... View Details
Keywords: Populism; Market Efficiency; Market Liberalization; Political Influence; Political Instability; Capital Controls; Partnerships; Coalition; Inequality; Role Of Business In Society; Government Intervention In The Markets; Labor Market; Equality and Inequality; Financial Markets; Social Issues; Immigration; Financial Crisis; Capital Markets; Business and Government Relations
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  • 13 Mar 2015
  • News

If Greece Embraces Uncertainty, Innovation Will Follow