by George Serafeim - Publications - Faculty & Research

08 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

The Immigrants Who Built America’s Financial System

United States, which really is a different kind of country, needed these people. Hamilton couldn't have done what he did anywhere else. He arrives in 1772, and 18 years later, he's running the country. The reason he's able to do that is the trust placed in him View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Financial Services; Banking

19 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Funding Innovation: Is Your Firm Doing it Wrong?

slashed their R&D budgets, focusing instead on their core markets—and often with dreadful consequences. For instance, the book notes, Eastman Kodak's R&D outlay fell from $1.6 billion in 1992 to $859 million in 1994, as then-CEO View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel

01 Aug 2022
News

Profits over Planet? Experts Eye Companies at Crucial Moment for Climate Change Fight

24 Aug 2017
News

Investors’ Role in Company Collaboration

02 Jan 2018
Research & Ideas

The Most Popular Stories and Research Papers of 2017

George Serafeim from more than 400 senior investment professionals provides insights into why and how investors use environmental, social, and governance (ESG) information as well as the challenges in using... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

09 Nov 2009
Research & Ideas

Come Fly with Me: A History of Airline Leadership

Few industries have had the competitive challenges—the literal ups and downs—experienced by the U.S. airline industry since its formation in the 1920s. Consider that its early pioneers had the unenviable task of selling tickets to people... View Details

Keywords: by Sarah Jane Gilbert; Air Transportation

23 Nov 2014
News

Norway’s largest pension fund vows to drop coal mine holdings

03 Mar 2011
News

Could Japanese hospital doctors offer a remedy to student place dilemma?

13 Dec 2018
News

Sustainable investing risks becoming a victim of its own success

03 Dec 2016
News

Cashing In on Climate Change

19 Jun 2018
First Look

New Research and Ideas, June 19, 2018

Applied Corporate Finance Investors as Stewards of the Commons? By: Serafeim, George Abstract—Over the past few years, there has been a significant increase in the number of initiatives seeking to mobilize investor voice towards positive... View Details

Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

01 Jun 2023
News

Curb Appeal

Jessica Tisch (JD/MBA 2008) has a problem. And she couldn’t be happier about it. It’s a chilly February morning in Lower Manhattan, and Tisch, who was appointed commissioner of the Department of Sanitation (DSNY) last April, has only hours to pivot the world’s largest... View Details

Keywords: Alexander Gelfand; photography by Vance Jacobs; Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

Video

Ansel Adams takes a Polaroid. From Ansel Adams, Photographer

20 Jul 2011
Research & Ideas

Five Discovery Skills that Distinguish Great Innovators

study confirming this was done by a group of researchers, Merton Reznikoff, George Domino, Carolyn Bridges, and Merton Honeymon, who studied creative abilities in 117 pairs of identical and fraternal twins.... View Details

Keywords: by Jeff Dyer, Hal Gergersen & Clayton M. Christensen

August 2002 (Revised October 2002)
Case

Launching the War on Terrorism

Describes the decision-making process employed by President George W. Bush's War Cabinet in the days following the September 11th terrorist attacks. Examines how the president and his advisers framed the problem, exchanged ideas, generated alternatives, and developed a... View Details

Keywords: War; National Security; Decision Making; Crisis Management; Management Teams; Public Administration Industry; United States

Citation

Educators

Purchase

30 Jun 2015
First Look

First Look: June 30, 2015

https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=46138 Forthcoming Accounting Review An Analysis of Self-reported Anticorruption Efforts By: Healy, Paul M., and George Serafeim Abstract—We use Transparency... View Details

Keywords: Carmen Nobel

11 Oct 2016
First Look

October 11, 2016

behavior; (3) a top-down or laissez-faire style by the leader, which prevents honest conversation about problems; (4) a lack of coordination across businesses, functions, or regions due to poor organizational design; (5) inadequate... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Apr 2011
Op-Ed

HBS Faculty Comment on Environmental Issues for Earth Day

Earth Day focuses the world's attention on the both the dangers and opportunities facing the planet. But sustainability and the intersection between business and the environment are issues that need to be addressed all the time, as cities grow, resources diminish, and... View Details

Keywords: by Staff; Energy; Utilities

23 Aug 2011
First Look

First Look: August 23

relevant for industries characterized by product proliferation and horizontal differentiation. Read the paper: http://www.people.hbs.edu/banand/matchmaker2011published.pdf Accelerating the Adoption of Integrated Reporting Authors:Robert... View Details