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  • 28 Feb 2012
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First Look: Feb. 28

reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good news, driven primarily by... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
  • 19 Jun 2018
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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
  • 2024
  • Working Paper

Social Movements and Public Opinion in the United States

By: Amory Gethin and Vincent Pons
Recent social movements stand out by their spontaneous nature and lack of stable leadership, raising doubts on their ability to generate political change. This article provides systematic evidence on the effects of protests on public opinion and political attitudes.... View Details
Keywords: Attitudes; Social Issues; Voting; Public Opinion; Social Media
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  • May 2017 (Revised February 2024)
  • Case

Battle for the Soul of Capitalism: Unilever and the Kraft Heinz Takeover Bid (A)

By: William W. George and Amram Migdal
This case describes Kraft Heinz Company’s (KHC) February 2017 unsolicited $143 billion takeover offer to acquire Unilever. The offer was made to Unilever CEO Paul Polman by KHC chairman Alexandre Behring, who was also co-founder and CEO of Brazilian-based 3G Capital... View Details
Keywords: Acquisition; Value Creation; Decision Choices and Conditions
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  • 29 Jan 2019
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New Research and Ideas, January 29, 2019

which could falsely create the appearance that readmission rates are changing more in the treatment than in the control group. Accounting for the revised standards reduced the decline in risk-adjusted readmission rates for targeted conditions View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman

    Louis E. Caldera

    Louis Caldera is a Senior Lecturer of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. He teaches Leadership and Corporate Accountability, a required first-year course in the MBA program. He has previously taught law school courses on corporate... View Details

    • 02 Sep 2014
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    First Look: September 2

    friction-often pay too little attention to it in their approach to talent management. By managing language carefully, firms can hire and develop the best employees, improve collaboration on global teams, and strengthen the company's... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 11 Oct 2016
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    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
    • 22 May 2018
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    New Research and Ideas, May 22, 2018

    exit, output, and R&D. Taxing the continued operation of incumbents can lead to sizable gains (of the order of 1.4% improvement in welfare) by encouraging exit of less productive firms and freeing up skilled labor to be used for... View Details
    Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
    • 06 Mar 2012
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    First Look: March 6

    Healy, George Serafeim, Devin Shanthikumar, and Gui Yang Abstract We examine the selection and performance of stocks recommended by analysts at a large investment firm relative to those of sell-side analysts... View Details
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • 23 Aug 2011
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    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
    Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
    • Web

    Live from Klarman Hall - Alumni

    , Dean of the Faculty, George F. Baker Professor of Administration Dean Srikant Datar kicks off Reunion Weekend by sharing his key priorities, which will strengthen and accelerate the School’s impact in the... View Details
    • October 2022 (Revised June 2024)
    • Case

    Driving Decarbonization at BMW

    By: Shirley Lu, George Serafeim and Michael W. Toffel
    The case describes BMW’s electrification and decarbonization strategy, and how the company measured carbon emissions throughout the life cycle of its vehicles and used tools like carbon abatement cost curves to evaluate decarbonization opportunities. In mid-2022,... View Details
    Keywords: Decarbonization; Climate Change; Environment; Sustainability; Carbon Accounting; Carbon; Carbon Abatement; Electric Vehicles; Automobiles; Transportation; Environmental Accounting; Environmental Management; Environmental Sustainability; Accounting; Strategy; Technological Innovation; Supply Chain; Business and Stakeholder Relations; Transportation Industry; Auto Industry; Battery Industry; Germany; China; United States; Europe
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    Strategy - Doctoral

    Raffaella Sadun William A. Sahlman George Serafeim Willy C. Shih Christopher T. Stanton Jorge Tamayo Jo Tango Sara McKinley Torti Isamar Troncoso Eric J. Van den Steen Andy Wu Jeremy Yang Dennis A. Yao David B. Yoffie Shunyuan Zhang... View Details
    • Web

    Marketing - Doctoral

    & Students by Interest Analytics Eva Ascarza Kris Johnson Ferreira Ayelet Israeli Michael Lingzhi Li Edward McFowland III Antonio Moreno Seth Neel Elisabeth C. Paulson Isamar Troncoso Jeremy Yang Shunyuan Zhang Artificial intelligence... View Details
    • January–February 2019
    • Article

    Corporate Purpose and Financial Performance

    By: Claudine Gartenberg, Andrea Prat and George Serafeim
    We construct a measure of corporate purpose within a sample of U.S. companies based on approximately 500,000 survey responses of worker perceptions about their employers. We find that this measure of purpose is not related to financial performance. However, high... View Details
    Keywords: Corporate Purpose; Purpose; Employee Motivation; Belief Systems; Corporate Performance; Human Capital; Middle Management; Culture; Corporate Culture; Meaning; Mission and Purpose; Organizational Culture; Employees; Perception; Values and Beliefs; Performance Effectiveness
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    • 18–19 Feb 2022
    • Virtual Programming

    49th H. Naylor Fitzhugh Conference - RISE UP: BOLSTERING MOMENTUM AROUND BLACK EXCELLENCE

    How do we keep the momentum? 2020 proved to be challenging for the Black community in myriad ways, from COVIDs disproportionate impact on Black and Brown communities to the racial reckoning brought on by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and countless... View Details
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    Four Things No One Will Tell You About ESG Data

    By: Sakis Kotsantonis and George Serafeim
    As the ESG finance field and the use of ESG data in investment decision-making continue to grow, the authors seek to shed light on several important aspects of ESG measurement and data. This article is intended to provide a useful guide for the rapidly rising number of... View Details
    Keywords: ESG; ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) Performance; ESG Reporting; Data Analytics; Sustainability; Sustainability Reporting; CSR; Transparency; Investment Management; Socially Responsible Investing; Sustainable Finance; Sustainable Development; Inclusion; Inclusive Growth; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Corporate Accountability; Investment; Management; Climate Change; Corporate Governance; Diversity; Integrated Corporate Reporting
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    Organizational Behavior - Doctoral

    field and advancing theoretical understanding in posts at schools of management or in disciplinary departments. The Organizational Behavior program is jointly administered by the faculty of Harvard Business School and the Department of... View Details
    • 12 Jul 2011
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    First Look: July 12

      PublicationsBlending Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in Organizational Research Authors:Amy C. Edmondson and Tiona Zuzul Publication:In Encyclopedia of Strategic Management, edited by D. Teece and M. Augier. London: Palgrave,... View Details
    Keywords: Carmen Nobel