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June 9, 2020
Some Companies Actually Do See Financial Returns on Their Social Investments. Here’s What They Have in Common.
A new study finds that ESG investments—when paired with high employee satisfaction—boost stock performance.
Kyle Welch and Aaron Yoon
March 18, 2020
Many Funds Have Committed to Socially Responsible Investing—But Few Are Following Through
As money flows into ESG funds, new evidence shows that most asset managers aren’t actually changing their investment behaviors.
Soohun Kim and Aaron Yoon
March 2, 2020
Yes, Investors Care About Gender Diversity
By recruiting more women, tech and finance companies stand to add millions to their stock value.
David Daniels, Jennifer Dannals, Thomas Lys and Margaret A. Neale
January 3, 2020
Take 5: How to Start Off Strong
Tips for plotting your first move, whether you’re negotiating a deal, paying off debt, or starting your workday.
Carter Cast, Blakeley B. McShane, Thomas Lys, Leigh Thompson and Rima Touré-Tillery
September 19, 2019
Is Maximizing Shareholder Value a Thing of the Past?
Top CEOs recently “redefined” the purpose of a corporation. Kellogg faculty weigh in.
Carola Frydman, Ravi Jagannathan, Robert Korajczyk, José Maria Liberti and Aaron Yoon
February 5, 2019
How Chinese Businesses Establish Credibility with Foreign Investors
Where contract law is lax, investment banks step in to vet companies.
Aaron Yoon
November 6, 2018
Does It Pay Off to Invest in Companies That Engage in Sustainable Practices?
New research helps to quantify the value of “ESG” initiatives.
Mozaffar Khan, George Serafeim and Aaron Yoon
August 2, 2018
Can Cutting CEO Pay Help a Faltering Company Rebound?
Using pay cuts to motivate or discipline CEOs may have unintended consequences.
Gerald Lobo, Hariom Manchiraju and Swaminathan Sridharan
March 1, 2018
Take 5: How Companies Benefit from Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR is in vogue. And it can help a firm’s bottom line.
Thomas Lys, James Naughton, Sunil Chopra, Dylan Minor, Alexander Chernev, Shannon Schuyler and Megan Kashner
August 1, 2016
How Much Do Brokerage Firms Benefit from Political Connections?
Politicians can’t trade on insider information—but the firms they talk to can.
Dane M. Christensen, Michael B. Mikhail, Beverly Walther and Laura A. Wellman
May 5, 2016
Can Raising the Capital Gains Tax Rate Ever Attract Investors?
The traditional view that raising rates hurts firms deserves a closer look.
Luzi Hail, Stephanie Sikes and Clare Wang
February 3, 2014
Will Work for Stock Options
A $1 CEO salary can signal confidence—or danger
Sophia J. W. Hamm, Michael J. Jung and Clare Wang
March 4, 2013
Pinpointing the Value in CSR
The unexpected link between CSR spending and financial performance.
Thomas Lys, James Naughton and Clare Wang
February 1, 2013
Managing Managers' Reputations
How managers’ concern for their reputations influences their disclosure of earnings forecasts
Anne Beyer and Ronald A. Dye
August 3, 2012
More Than Risk Management
Non-hedging derivatives broadly used, but also broaden risks
Hariom Manchiraju, Spencer Pierce and Swaminathan Sridharan
May 2, 2012
The Impending Pension Problem
Pension liabilities are a massive hidden debt
Joshua Rauh and Robert Novy-Marx
February 2, 2012
How Public Outrage Affects CEO Pay
Compensation changes but does not always decline
Camelia Kuhnen and Alexandra Niessen
January 1, 2012
Hangover after the Tax Holiday
Little foreign income repatriated due to American Jobs Creation Act of 2004
Thomas J. Brennan
August 1, 2011
The Financial Reporting Fast Lane
Unexpected reactions to real-time reporting
Ronald A. Dye
March 2, 2011
Not All VCs Are Created Equally
High-quality venture capitalists can improve financial management and reporting
Wan Wongsunwai
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