• “Sentiment Metrics and Investor Demand” (with L. DeVault and R. Sias), Winner of the Highly Commended Paper (Runner Up) for the Common Fund Prize
•  “The Importance of Climate Risk for Institutional Investors” (with P. Krüger and Z. Sautner) , Winner of the 2018 ICPM Research Award
• “Institutional Investors and Hedge Fund Activism” (with S. Kedia and X. Wang)
• “ESG Corporate Profiles and Investor Horizons” (with P. Venkat and Q. Zhu); Winner of the 2021 Moskowitz Prize
• “ESG Engagement and Downside Risk” (with A. Hoepner, I. Oikonomou Z. Sautner and X. Zhang)
• “The Importance of Climate Risk for Institutional Investors” (with P. Krüger and Z. Sautner)

“Gaining Access by Doing Good: The Effect of Socio-Political Reputation of Firm Participation in Public Policy Decision Making”, Management Science, August 2015, Vol. 61

“Making Decisions with Multiple Criteria: A Case in Energy Sustainability Planning”, EURO Journal of Decision Processes, 3/1, 161-185, 2015

Gershoff, Andrew D. and Judy K. Frels (2015), “Just What Makes It Green? The Role of Centrality of Green Product Attributes in Evaluations of Greenness”, Journal of Marketing, 79, no. 1: 97- 110

“Using Item Response Theory to Improve Measurement in Strategic Management Research: An Application to Corporate Social Responsibility” (Brian K. Richter with Robert J. Carroll and David M. Primo) 2016. Strategic Management Journal. Volume 37, Issue 1, p. 66-85

Optimal Arrangements for Distribution in Developing Markets: Theory and Evidence

Jeff is currently a ISSB member, not the chair of the VRF. “Dr. Jeffrey Hales who is a member of the prestigious International Sustainability Standards Board.”

• Bochkay, K., Hales, J., and G. Serafeim. 2025. Disclosure standards and communication norms: Evidence of voluntary disclosure standards as a coordinating device for capital markets. Review of Accounting Studies, forthcoming. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11142-025-09882-8
• Christensen, H., Hales, J., O’Dwyer, B., and M. Peecher. 2024. Accounting for sustainability and climate change: Special section overview. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 113: 1-5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036136822400028X
• Braaksma, S., Grauer-Gaynor, I., Hales, J., Lopatta, K., and M. Vaessen. 2024. ESG and performance metrics. Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, 2 (3): 18-29. https://care-mendoza.nd.edu/accountability-in-a-sustainable-world-quarterly/volume-2-issue-3-june-2024/
• Hales, J. 2023. Everything changes: A look at sustainable investing and disclosure over time and a discussion of “Institutional investors, climate disclosure, and carbon emissions.” Journal of Accounting and Economics, 76 (2-3): 1-11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165410123000691
• Hales, J. 2023. What is the state of accountancy education? Accountability in a Sustainable World Quarterly, 1 (2): 97-100. https://care-mendoza.nd.edu/accountability-in-a-sustainable-world-quarterly/issue-2/
• Hales, J., Moon, J. R., and L. Swenson. 2018. A new era of voluntary disclosure? Empirical evidence on how employee postings on social media relate to future corporate disclosures. Accounting, Organizations and Society, 68-69: 88-108. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0361368218301843
• Hales, J., Matsumura, E. M., Moser, D. V., and R. Payne. 2016. Becoming sustainable: A rational decision based on sound information and effective processes? Journal of Management Accounting Research, 28 (2): 13-28. https://publications.aaahq.org/jmar/article-abstract/28/2/13/577/Becoming-Sustainable-A-Rational-Decision-Based-on?redirectedFrom=fulltext

“Pursuing ESG in the Life Sciences Sector” (with Kristy Balsanek, John Gilluly III, Brooke Goodlett), a handbook from DLA Piper and the GSLI