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- 05 Apr 2011
- First Look
First Look: April 5
and operations theory suggests that the longer people wait, the less satisfied they become; we demonstrate that due to what we term the labor illusion, when websites engage in operational transparency by signaling that they are exerting... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 2021
- Working Paper
How to Fix ESG Reporting
By: Robert S. Kaplan and Karthik Ramanna
Investors, advocacy groups, academics, and the 200 CEOs of the US Business Roundtable have asked corporations to take on an added purpose beyond a narrow pursuit of shareholder value. In response, many companies now issue ESG (Environmental, Societal, and Governance)... View Details
Keywords: ESG Reporting; Sustainability; Corporate Purpose; Greenhouse Gas; Activity-Based Costing; Environmental Sustainability; Environmental Management; Corporate Social Responsibility and Impact; Measurement and Metrics; Goals and Objectives; Agreements and Arrangements; Corporate Accountability
Kaplan, Robert S., and Karthik Ramanna. "How to Fix ESG Reporting." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 22-005, July 2021.
- January 2008 (Revised March 2008)
- Supplement
Uría Menéndez (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles
The Uria Menendez (B) Cas describes the three major strategic options facing the firm. It can be used when the instructor wants to teach the case over two classes. The first class, based on the A case, explores the reason for the the firm's success. The B case... View Details
Keywords: Geographic Location; Law; Success; Strategic Planning; Expansion; Legal Services Industry; Iberian Peninsula
Eccles, Robert G. "Uría Menéndez (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 408-098, January 2008. (Revised March 2008.)
- 03 May 2011
- First Look
First Look: May 3
supplement:http://cb.hbsp.harvard.edu/cb/product/711412-PDF-ENG Corporate Reform Elements of the Dodd-Frank Act Robert C. Pozen, Phillip Andrews, and David LaneHarvard Business School Case Note 311-091 This note summarizes the four major... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- September 2014 (Revised March 2015)
- Case
Fast Ion Battery
By: Ramana Nanda, Robert F. White and Stephanie Puzio
John Davidson, a partner at Ware Street Capital (WSC) and a board member at Fast Ion Battery, had just received a phone call from Don Lerner at Bluelock Ventures telling him that Bluelock would not participate in the $5M bridge financing for Fast Ion Battery. Lerner's... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance; Real Options; Term Sheets; Clean Technology; Entrepreneurship; Venture Capital
Nanda, Ramana, Robert F. White, and Stephanie Puzio. "Fast Ion Battery." Harvard Business School Case 815-025, September 2014. (Revised March 2015.)
- 1998
- Other Unpublished Work
Reporting Gaps in the United Kingdom: The Chief Executives Perspective
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Dave Phillips and Heather Richards
- August 1993
- Supplement
Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (D)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr., Nitin Nohria and Norman Klein
Supplements the (A) case. Intended as an in-class handout. View Details
Eccles, Robert G., Jr., Nitin Nohria, and Norman Klein. "Giddings & Lewis: In Search of the Cutting Edge (D)." Harvard Business School Supplement 494-026, August 1993.
- 15 May 2018
- First Look
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
- September 2009
- Article
A Detailed Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement
By: Matthew Carty MD, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow and Dennis Orgill
Background: The increased focus on quality and efficiency improvement within academic surgery has met with variable success among plastic surgeons. Traditional surgical performance metrics, such as morbidity and mortality, are insufficient to improve the... View Details
Keywords: Experience and Expertise; Health Care and Treatment; Medical Specialties; Outcome or Result; Performance Efficiency; Performance Improvement
Carty, Matthew, MD, Rodney Chan, Robert S. Huckman, Daniel C. Snow, and Dennis Orgill. "A Detailed Analysis of the Reduction Mammaplasty Learning Curve: A Statistical Process Model for Approaching Surgical Performance Improvement." Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 124, no. 3 (September 2009): 706–714.
- 28 Aug 2012
- First Look
First Look: August 28
Link between Non-financial and Financial Performance in One Space Authors: Robert G. Eccles, Jess Schulschenk, and George Serafeim Publication: In Making Investment Grade: The Future of Corporate Reporting, edited View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 07 Aug 2012
- First Look
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
- 12 Mar 2013
- First Look
First Look: March 12
capture of accounting regulation by segments of the financial-services industry. Paper: http://hbr.org/2013/03/why-fair-value-is-the-rule/ar/1 Working PapersCarry Trade and Exchange-Rate Regimes Authors:Alfaro, Laura, and Fabio Kanczuk... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- Article
Gauging Business Success on More Than Money
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Gauging Business Success on More Than Money." Accounting Today (June 6, 1994).
- July 1986
- Case
Darth Research Co.: Managing the Technical Services Group (TSG)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Darth Research Co.: Managing the Technical Services Group (TSG)." Harvard Business School Case 187-030, July 1986.
- February 1990 (Revised December 1990)
- Case
Salomon Brothers: Managing the Firm
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Salomon Brothers: Managing the Firm." Harvard Business School Case 490-011, February 1990. (Revised December 1990.)
- August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
- Case
Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (B)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Chemical Bank: Payments Automation Project (B)." Harvard Business School Case 485-029, August 1984. (Revised June 1985.)
- January 1983
- Case
GenRad, Inc. (B-D) (Condensed): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "GenRad, Inc. (B-D) (Condensed): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and." Harvard Business School Case 483-080, January 1983.
- January 1982
- Case
GenRad, Inc. (B): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and Senescence
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "GenRad, Inc. (B): The Pursuit of Renascence Under the Ambivalence Born of the Confluence of Nascence and Senescence." Harvard Business School Case 482-030, January 1982.
- December 1981 (Revised February 1983)
- Case
Visa International: The Management of Change
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Visa International: The Management of Change." Harvard Business School Case 482-022, December 1981. (Revised February 1983.)
- November 1980 (Revised August 1986)
- Case
Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (A)
By: Robert G. Eccles Jr.
Describes a company that is considering whether to establish an experimental division as a relatively independent profit center under a general manager. Data relevant to this decision include the company's strategy, markets, products, current structure, size, and the... View Details
Keywords: Business Divisions; Decision Making; Data and Data Sets; Managerial Roles; Organizational Design; Situation or Environment
Eccles, Robert G., Jr. "Progressive Corp.'s Divisionalization Decision (A)." Harvard Business School Case 481-067, November 1980. (Revised August 1986.)