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- Spring 2012
- Article
The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards
By: Robert G. Eccles, Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers and George Serafeim
Even though the supply of sustainability information has increased considerably in the last decade, companies are still failing to disclose material information in a comparable format. We believe this has two downsides. On the one hand, companies are not adequately... View Details
Keywords: Sustainability; Reporting; Standard Setting; Regulation; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Standards; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Corporate Disclosure; Competitive Advantage; Capital Markets; Accounting Industry; United States
Eccles, Robert G., Michael P. Krzus, Jean Rogers, and George Serafeim. "The Need for Sector-Specific Materiality and Sustainability Reporting Standards." Journal of Applied Corporate Finance 24, no. 2 (Spring 2012): 65–71.
- July 2021
- Article
Material Sustainability Information and Stock Price Informativeness
By: Jody Grewal, Clarissa Hauptmann and George Serafeim
As part of the SEC’s revision of Regulation S-K, many investors proposed the mandatory disclosure of sustainability information in the form of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data. However, progress is contingent on collecting evidence regarding which... View Details
Keywords: Voluntary Disclosure; Accounting Standards; Sustainability; Nonfinancial Information; Corporate Social Responsibility; Stock Price Informativeness; Synchronicity; Environmental Sustainability; Corporate Disclosure; Corporate Accountability; Stocks; Price; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Accounting; Standards
Grewal, Jody, Clarissa Hauptmann, and George Serafeim. "Material Sustainability Information and Stock Price Informativeness." Journal of Business Ethics 171, no. 3 (July 2021): 513–544.
- July 1997 (Revised December 1997)
- Case
Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (A)
By: Michael Beer
A division of Allentown Materials Corp. has financial and organizational problems. Conflict and lack of coordination exist between functional groups. Employees do not have a sense of direction, and morale is low. The cause of these problems is found in a change in... View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Transformation; Employees; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Electronics Industry
Beer, Michael. "Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (A)." Harvard Business School Case 498-023, July 1997. (Revised December 1997.)
- October 1983 (Revised July 1984)
- Case
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (D)
Expands on Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A) and (B). Company considers entry into the Japanese market. View Details
Clarke, Darral G. "Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (D)." Harvard Business School Case 584-055, October 1983. (Revised July 1984.)
- August 2013 (Revised November 2013)
- Background Note
A Note on Materiality for Nonfinancial Information
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: ONE Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: ONE Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-060, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Wentéche Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Wentéche Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-061, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: DDI Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: DDI Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-057, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Cayal Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Cayal Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-056, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- 1984
- Article
Children's Artistic Creativity: Effects of Choice in Task Materials
By: T. M. Amabile and J. Gitomer
Preschool boys and girls made collages using a subset of a large array of materials. Half of the children were allowed to choose those materials they would use. For the rest of the children, the choice was made by the experimenter. Children in the no-choice condition... View Details
Amabile, T. M., and J. Gitomer. "Children's Artistic Creativity: Effects of Choice in Task Materials." Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin 10 (1984): 209–215.
- March 2020 (Revised March 2023)
- Exercise
Río Curicó: Verdes Juntos Role Material
By: Julian Zlatev, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen and Shaaref Shah
Zlatev, Julian, Kathleen McGinn, Katherine Chen, and Shaaref Shah. "Río Curicó: Verdes Juntos Role Material." Harvard Business School Exercise 920-058, March 2020. (Revised March 2023.)
- 2019
- Article
CEO Materialism and Corporate Social Responsibility
By: Robert Davidson, Aiyesha Dey and Abbie Smith
We study the role of individual CEOs in explaining corporate social responsibility (CSR) scores. We find that CEO fixed effects explain 59% of the variation in CSR scores, whereas firm fixed effects explain 2% of the variation in CSR scores. Specifically, firms led by... View Details
Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility; Firm Performance; CEOs; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Organizations; Performance
Davidson, Robert, Aiyesha Dey, and Abbie Smith. "CEO Materialism and Corporate Social Responsibility." Accounting Review 94, no. 1 (January 2019): 101–126.
- September 2013 (Revised February 2016)
- Supplement
GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services, Supplementary Materials
By: Heidi K. Gardner and Silvia Hodges Silverstein
Gardner, Heidi K., and Silvia Hodges Silverstein. "GlaxoSmithKline: Sourcing Complex Professional Services, Supplementary Materials." Harvard Business School Supplement 414-034, September 2013. (Revised February 2016.)
- March 1998
- Teaching Note
Linking Strategy and Innovation: Materials Technology Corporation TN
By: Clayton M. Christensen
Teaching Note for (9-696-082). View Details
Keywords: Technology Industry
- June 1981 (Revised November 1984)
- Case
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (B)
Clarke, Darral G. "Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (B)." Harvard Business School Case 581-150, June 1981. (Revised November 1984.)
- July 1997
- Case
Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (B)
By: Michael Beer
Focuses on the recommendations and implementation strategy made by the organizational development group to address the division's problems. A rewritten version of an earlier case. View Details
Keywords: Change Management; Strategy; Organizational Change and Adaptation; Electronics Industry; United States
Beer, Michael. "Allentown Materials Corporation: The Electronic Products Division (B)." Harvard Business School Case 498-024, July 1997.
- May 2007
- Case
Demand and Supply Forecasting at Air Products - Electronics Specialty Materials
Explores the process and inputs behind financial and operational forecasting in the Electronic Specialty Materials unit at Air Products and Chemicals, a global chemical company. The protagonist, John Goldberg, grapples with how to better integrate the two forecasting... View Details
Keywords: Demand and Consumers; Operations; Forecasting and Prediction; Supply and Industry; Finance; Chemical Industry
Kulp, Susan L., Taylor Randall, Shoshanah Cohen, and Zahra Kanji. "Demand and Supply Forecasting at Air Products - Electronics Specialty Materials." Harvard Business School Case 107-018, May 2007.
- April 1990
- Case
Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)
By: Robert J. Dolan
Assumes some knowledge of conjoint analysis. Permits analysis of basic results and dynamic market simulations in one class session. View Details
Dolan, Robert J. "Clark Material Handling Group-Overseas: Brazilian Product Strategy (A&B) (Condensed)." Harvard Business School Case 590-081, April 1990.
- December 1997
- Teaching Note
Allentown Materials Corporation (A), (B),& (C) TN
By: Michael Beer
Teaching Note for (9-498-023), (9-498-024), and (9-498-025). View Details
- 31 May 2017
- Working Paper Summaries