by Robert G. Eccles - Publications - Faculty & Research

March 2011 (Revised March 2013)
Supplement

a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Penelope Rossano

The a-connect: In Search of Talent Partners (B) case updates company changes since the (A) case. Key updates include leadership and management appointments and organizational changes. View Details

Keywords: Business Model; Selection and Staffing; Leadership; Growth and Development Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Organizational Structure; Consulting Industry

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October 2010 (Revised November 2010)
Supplement

DLA Piper and Christie's International (B)

By: Robert G. Eccles and Dilyana Karadzhova

Nigel Knowles, joint CEO and Managing Partner of international law firm DLA Piper, responds to Christie's complaint that the relationship between the two organizations has major shortcomings and needs to be improved or will otherwise be terminated. A number of actions... View Details

Keywords: Law; Leadership Style; Organizations; Relationships; Trust; Attorney and Client Relationships; Legal Services Industry

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June 10, 2010
Article

Integrated Reports Voluntary Filing

By: Robert G. Eccles and Mervyn King

Keywords: Reports

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November 2008 (Revised February 2010)
Case

Rebranding at Oliver Wyman Group

By: Robert G. Eccles and Kaitlyn Simpson

Keywords: History; Integration; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Marketing Strategy; Service Operations; Organizational Structure; Organizational Culture; Brands and Branding; Consulting Industry

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March 2010 (Revised February 2011)
Case

Cognizant 2.0: Embedding Community and Knowledge Into Work Processes

By: Robert G. Eccles and Thomas H. Davenport

Knowledge management has been a high priority for Cognizant Technology Solutions since its inception since its global delivery model requires the global sharing of knowledge. Its first major tool was called the Knowledge Management Appliance but as Web 2.0 tools came... View Details

Keywords: Knowledge Management; Knowledge Sharing; Knowledge Use and Leverage; Product Development; Service Delivery; Business Processes; Organizational Structure; Cooperation; Information Technology Industry

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1998
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Pursuing Value: The Information Reporting Gap in the United Kingdom

By: Robert G. Eccles Jr. and Ian Coleman

Keywords: Capital Markets; Performance; Financial Reporting; United Kingdom

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September 1994
Supplement

Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (Consolidated) (B)

By: Nitin Nohria and Robert G. Eccles Jr.

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

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02 Sep 2014
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First Look: September 2

Business Review What's Your Language Strategy? It Should Bind Your Company's Global Talent Management and Vision By: Neeley, Tsedal, and Robert Steven Kaplan Abstract—Language pervades every aspect of organizational life. Yet leaders of... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

12 Dec 2017
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New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017

Overall Cost Comparison of Gastrointestinal Endoscopic Procedures with Endoscopist- or Anesthesia-Supported Sedation by Activity-Based Costing Techniques By: Helmers, Richard A., James A. Dilling, Christopher R. Chaffee, Mark V. Larson,... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

07 Aug 2012
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First Look: August 7

experiment to measure the value of shareholder proxy access. We find that firms that would have been most vulnerable to proxy access, as measured by institutional ownership and activist institutional ownership in particular, lost value on... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

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)

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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

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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

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July 1988
Article

Price and Authority in Inter-Profit Center Transactions

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

Keywords: Price; Profit

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2002
Book

Building Public Trust: The Future of Corporate Reporting

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

Keywords: Trust; Reports

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08 Jun 2010
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First Look: June 8

Epstein, and Kristi Yuthas Publication:In Scaling Social Impact: New Thinking, edited by Paul Bloom and Edward Skloot. Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming An abstract is unavailable at this time. Order this Book:... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

15 May 2018
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New Research and Ideas, May 15, 2018

productive. That’s a missed opportunity. Questioning is a powerful tool for unlocking value in companies: It spurs learning and the exchange of ideas, it fuels innovation and better performance, and it builds trust among team members. And it can mitigate business risk... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

26 Jul 2011
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First Look: July 26

easy to solve were more likely to be selected. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-047.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsMandatory Environmental, Social, and Governance Disclosure in the European Union Robert View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne