Publications

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June 2012
Article

Brasil: uma sociedade sustentável. [Brazil: A Sustainable Society]

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Jorge Amar

February 2, 2012
Article

Is There an Optimal Degree of Sustainability?

By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

Corporate sustainability is not a one size fits all concept. A successful strategy balances all business pressures. View Details

Keywords: Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Strategy

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January 6, 2012
Article

Is Sustainability Now the Key to Corporate Success?

By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

Keywords: Success

November 29, 2011
Article

The Role of The Board in Creating a Sustainable Strategy

By: Robert G. Eccles, Ioannis Ioannou and George Serafeim

While conceptually elegant, the belief that a corporation's role is to maximize value for shareholders is under increasing challenge as society's expectations for companies change. An equally elegant new concept that takes account of these dual pressures has yet to... View Details

Keywords: Value Creation; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Corporate Strategy; Business and Shareholder Relations; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Performance Expectations; Governing and Advisory Boards; Management Practices and Processes; Decisions; Risk and Uncertainty; Cost vs Benefits; Information

October 2011
Teaching Note

One Firm One Future at Davis Langdon (TN) (A), (B), and (C)

By: Robert G. Eccles, Erin McFee and Penelope Rossano

Keywords: Corporate Strategy

September 2011
Supplement

Exeter Group, Inc. (B)

By: Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas and Kerry Herman

This case presents a brief description of the decisions the company made regarding whether or not to pursue each of the four projects that are the basis of the (A) case. View Details

Keywords: Customers; Decision Choices and Conditions; Projects

2008
Chapter

How XBRL Will Dramatically Improve Reporting and Control Processes

By: Robert G. Eccles, Liv Watson and Mike Willis

Keywords: Financial Reporting; Applications and Software; Standards

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

and recovery to be associated with increases in orders from Hugo Boss's retailer customers Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/11-034.pdf A Comparative-Advantage Approach to Government Debt Maturity Authors:Robin Greenwood, Samuel View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

10 Jan 2012
First Look

First Look: January 10

Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim, and Beiting ChengHarvard Business School Supplement 112-058 The case describes the challenges that Foxconn faced after a series of suicides took place at its plants. The... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

December 2012 (Revised October 2013)
Case

Developing the Materiality Matrix at Telefónica

By: Robert G. Eccles, George Serafeim and Asun Cano-Escoriaza

Telefónica, one of the largest telecommunication companies in the world and headquartered in Spain, has been issuing a corporate sustainability report since 2002. In its 2011 Sustainability report, the company included a "materiality matrix," and was one of only five... View Details

Keywords: Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; Sustainable Strategy; CSR; Corporate Social Responsibility; Communication Technology; Environmental Accounting; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Environmental Sustainability; Telecommunications Industry; Spain

Educators

2012
Chapter

Capturing the Link between Non-financial and Financial Performance in One Space

By: Robert G. Eccles, Jess Schulschenk and George Serafeim

Keywords: Integrated Reporting; Sustainability; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Performance

May 2010 (Revised September 2023)
Case

Qingdao Sea View Garden Hotel

By: Robert G. Eccles, Das Narayandas and Cheng-Hua Tzeng

Keywords: Travel Industry; Accommodations Industry; China

Educators

February 2008 (Revised May 2011)
Background Note

A Note on Compensation Research

By: Robert G. Eccles, Boris Groysberg and Ann Cullen

This note provides guidelines to consider and reviews the sources available for compensation research. Having an understanding of the “outside option,” that is effectively the average salary being offered for a position in a specific type of firm is an important... View Details

Keywords: Decision Choices and Conditions; Compensation and Benefits; Jobs and Positions; Research

Educators

29 Jan 2019
Research & Ideas

'Green Bonds' May Be Our Best Bet for Environmental Damage Control

environment by accessing finance at better terms. “The whole idea of ESG investing is predicated on the notion that by tilting their portfolios towards securities that have better ESG properties, investors might be able to change who has access to lower-cost capital,”... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding; Energy; Utilities; Construction; Green Technology; Public Administration

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

and the United States: Dr. Werner G. Seifert, chairman of Deutsche Borse (the German Stock Exchange) and an architect of the planned merger between his Frankfurt-based organization and the London Stock Exchange; James L. Cochrane, senior... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

05 Jan 2010
First Look

First Look: January 5

working relationship and asks students to evaluate the alternatives facing the two Joffes as they consider the future for themselves and AME Learning. Purchase this case: http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/810065-PDF-ENG Buro Happold View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

2014
Chapter

Promoting Corporate Sustainability through Integrated Reporting: The Role of Investment Fiduciaries and the Responsibilities of the Corporate Board

By: Robert G. Eccles, J. Herron and George Serafeim

This book is a comprehensive reference work exploring recent changes and future trends in the principles that govern institutional investors and fiduciaries. A wide range of contributors offer new perspectives on dynamics that drive the current emphasis on short-term... View Details

Keywords: Governance; Integrated Corporate Reporting; Institutional Investing; Financial Services Industry

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2010
Book

The Landscape of Integrated Reporting

By: Robert G. Eccles, Beiting Cheng and Daniela Saltzman

Keywords: Integration; Reports