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Firms often oppose costly public policy reforms—but under what conditions may they come to support such reforms? Previous scholarship has taken a predominantly static approach to the analysis of business positions. Here, we advance a dynamic theory of change in... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Environmental Regulation; Business and Government Relations

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August 1984 (Revised June 1985)
Teaching Note

Antitrust Movement: Symbolic Politics and Industrial Organization Economics, Teaching Note

By: Richard S. Tedlow

Keywords: Monopoly; Government and Politics

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September 2006
Article

Political Relationships, Global Financing and Corporate Transparency: Evidence from Indonesia

By: Christian Leuz and Felix Oberholzer-Gee

Keywords: Government and Politics; Relationships; Financing and Loans; Business Ventures; Indonesia

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March 2024
Supplement

Making Target the Target: Boycotts and Corporate Political Activity (C)

By: Nien-hê Hsieh and Matthew Souba

Supplements the (A) case. View Details

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January 2006 (Revised March 2007)
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Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (B)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner

Keywords: Investment Funds; Banking Industry

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August 2005 (Revised March 2007)
Case

Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (A)

By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Christopher Bruner

Involves the March 2005 takeover bid launched by ABN Amro, the Dutch bank, for Padua-based Banca Antoniana Popolare Veneta S.p.A. (Antonveneta)--a bid that many would view as a test of Italy's commitment to the creation of a single European market for financial... View Details

Keywords: History; Transformation; Business and Government Relations; Integration; Competitive Strategy; Mergers and Acquisitions; Emerging Markets; Financial Markets; Banks and Banking; Financial Services Industry; European Union; Italy

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10 Jun 2015
HBS Conference

The Political Economy of Food: Grown Locally and Consumed Globally

May 1982 (Revised February 1983)
Case

Ford Motor Co. (B): The Automobile Crisis and Ford's Political Strategy--1980

By: Malcolm S. Salter

Keywords: Strategy; Crisis Management; Government and Politics; Business and Government Relations; Auto Industry; United States

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21 May 2024
Research & Ideas

What the Rise of Far-Right Politics Says About the Economy in an Election Year

political economy, and behavior. This conversation is lightly edited for clarity and length. Rachel Layne: What draws you to the economy and politics of the far right? Paula Rettl: I'm from a country that... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

24 Sep 2014
Op-Ed

Stop Thinking of Climate Change as a Religious or Political Issue

You sometimes hear people say things like, "I believe in global warming" or "I don't believe in climate change." It seems odd to approach climate change in this way, as though it were a question of belief, like religion. Most of the time when we confront uncertainty in... View Details

Keywords: by Forest Reinhardt; Energy; Utilities