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- January 2000 (Revised November 2001)
- Case
Mavesa (A): Business Strategy Amid Economic and Political Turmoil
Examines Mavesa's response to external liberalization in 1989. The consumer packaged goods firm, which had been extensively vertically integrated, completely revamps its business strategy in the 1990s. View Details
Kennedy, Robert E., and Brian Irwin. "Mavesa (A): Business Strategy Amid Economic and Political Turmoil." Harvard Business School Case 700-041, January 2000. (Revised November 2001.)
- 1983
- Other Unpublished Work
Federal and State Infrastructure Banking: Political and Institutional Issues
By: Dutch Leonard and Richard P. Nathan
- August 1980 (Revised January 1983)
- Case
Case Studies in Political Economy: Japan --1854-1977, Course Module
By: Bruce R. Scott, John W. Rosenblum and Audrey T. Sproat
Scott, Bruce R., John W. Rosenblum, and Audrey T. Sproat. "Case Studies in Political Economy: Japan --1854-1977, Course Module." Harvard Business School Case 980-003, August 1980. (Revised January 1983.)
- 2012
- Book
Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests
By: Gunnar Trumbull
This book investigates the sources of interest group influence on public policy. Trumbull argues that diffuse groups like consumers are more influential, and industry less influential, than we commonly assume. View Details
Trumbull, Gunnar. Strength in Numbers: The Political Power of Weak Interests. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2012.
- October 2019
- Article
Does Political Uncertainty Increase External Financing Costs? Measuring the Electoral Premium in Syndicated Lending
By: Olivia S. Kim
This article investigates the impact of political uncertainty on contractual lending terms using a large sample of syndicated loans and a within-firm estimation approach to achieve identification. Firms pay 7 basis points (bps) more on loans originated when their... View Details
Keywords: Risk and Uncertainty; Political Elections; Financing and Loans; Developing Countries and Economies
Kim, Olivia S. "Does Political Uncertainty Increase External Financing Costs? Measuring the Electoral Premium in Syndicated Lending." Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis 54, no. 5 (October 2019): 2141–2178.
- March 1992 (Revised August 1993)
- Background Note
Political Action Committees and the Financing of Congressional Campaigns
Goodman, John B. "Political Action Committees and the Financing of Congressional Campaigns." Harvard Business School Background Note 792-080, March 1992. (Revised August 1993.)
- 19 May 2021
- HBS Seminar
Rocco Macchiavello, London School of Economics and Political Science
- 02 Dec 2020
- HBS Seminar
Oriana Bandiera, London School of Economics and Political Science
- November 2023
- Article
Coalition Cascades: The Politics of Tipping Points in Clean Energy Transitions
By: Jonas Meckling and Nicholas Goedeking
Policy change often involves multiple policy subsystems, as in the case of clean energy transitions. We argue that trans- subsystem policy feedback is a central dynamic in policy change across subsystems. Policy in one subsystem creates ... View Details
Meckling, Jonas, and Nicholas Goedeking. "Coalition Cascades: The Politics of Tipping Points in Clean Energy Transitions." Policy Studies Journal 51, no. 4 (November 2023): 715–739.
- 2012
- Chapter
Leading in Crises: Observations on the Political and Decision-Making Dimensions of Response
By: Herman B. Leonard and Arnold M. Howitt
Emergency response organizations, as we have argued in earlier writing, must deal with both "routine emergencies" (dangerous events, perhaps extremely severe, that are routine because they can be anticipated and prepared for) and "true crises" (which, because of... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; Leadership; Decision Choices and Conditions; Crisis Management; Government and Politics
Leonard, Herman B., and Arnold M. Howitt. "Leading in Crises: Observations on the Political and Decision-Making Dimensions of Response." Chap. 3 in Mega-Crises: Understanding the Prospects, Nature, Characteristics and the Effects of Cataclysmic Events, edited by Ira Helsloot, Arjen Boin, Brian Jacobs, and Louise K. Comfort, 25–36. Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 2012.
- March 2021
- Supplement
Political Legitimacy and Global Capital Markets: Malaysia's 1MDB (B)
By: Meg Rithmire and Courtney Han
Keywords: Malaysia
Rithmire, Meg, and Courtney Han. "Political Legitimacy and Global Capital Markets: Malaysia's 1MDB (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 721-042, March 2021.
- 10 Aug 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Varieties of Outward Chinese Capital: Domestic Politics Status and Globalization of Chinese Firms
Keywords: by Meg Rithmire
- 2012
- Working Paper
Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence
By: Shon Hiatt and Wesley Sine
Although entrepreneurs constitute a key economic driving force for many emerging economies, they often face unstable environments due to the failure of governments to maintain civil and political order. Yet, we know very little about how environments characterized by... View Details
Keywords: Entrepreneurship; Business Startups; Developing Countries and Economies; Government and Politics; Crime and Corruption; Balance and Stability; Strategic Planning
Hiatt, Shon, and Wesley Sine. "Clear and Present Danger: Planning and New Venture Survival Amid Political and Civil Violence." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 12-086, March 2012.
- 21 May 2018
- Working Paper Summaries
Business, Governments, and Political Risk in South Asia and Latin America Since 1970
Keywords: by Geoffrey Jones and Rachael Comunale
- June 2003
- Article
Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics
By: Rawi Abdelal
Abdelal, Rawi. "Contested Currency: Russia's Ruble in Domestic and International Politics." Journal of Communist Studies and Transition Politics 19, no. 2 (June 2003): 55–76. (Reprinted in Perspectives on the Russian State in Transition, ed. Wolfgang Danspeckgruber. Princeton, N.J.: Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, 2006, pp. 197-219.)
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia
Associate Professor Meg Rithmire The dynamic relationship between a country’s political system and its business environment is a topic that intrigues Meg Rithmire, the F. Warren McFarlan Associate Professor of Business Administration. An... View Details
- July 1988
- Article
Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics
By: James E. Austin and C. Overholt
Austin, James E., and C. Overholt. "Nutrition Policy: Building the Bridge between Science and Politics." Annual Review of Nutrition 8 (July 1988): 1–20.