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- 01 Dec 2009
- News
Up for Grabs
governorship of California. Alluding to the cash-strapped Golden State’s financial predicament, Whitman said, “Honestly, when I talk about spending, I get mad. I simply cannot understand how even politicians could have let things get so... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
Negative Ad Power
nefariousness of individual politicians and political parties. It’s the structure and rules of the political game. Political marketing is “do or die.” Candidates typically represent one of only two viable choices for voters and face a... View Details
- 04 Sep 2001
- Research & Ideas
Five Questions for Max Bazerman
wings battle over who gets the biggest piece of the pie, while paying little attention to expanding the pie of social resources for all. Q: If I recall my political science studies, lawyers and career politicians are disproportionately... View Details
Keywords: Re: Max H. Bazerman
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Sol Erdman Archives | Social Enterprise
Curriculum Social Enterprise Student Club Social Entrepreneurship Summer Fellows Technology for Good Transformative Impact Tri-Sector Impact 1 Results How Americans from All Walks of Life Can Thrive in an Era of Political Polarization Sol Erdman 11 May 2017 View Details
- 01 Sep 2014
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014
Decline by Steven Rosefielde and Daniel Quinn Mills Cambridge University Press This book reveals that American politicians have usurped their constitutional authority, substituting their economic and political sovereignty for the... View Details
- 01 Mar 2007
- News
Eyeing the Dominoes?
parties, one politician who some experts believe could make a strong run as a centrist alternative is New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (MBA ’66), according to the Associated Press (December 20, 2006). Bloomberg’s strengths are that... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
One Two Punch
which Wynton Marsalis, Bette Midler, former mayor Rudy Giuliani, and other politicians and celebrities participated. Declared Bloomberg, "We will rebuild, renew, and remain the capital of the free world" (Agence France-Presse, January 1,... View Details
- Portrait Project
Jorge Roberts
democracy, Fortitude to be an honest public servant and not listen to Socrates who once said "too honest to be a politician and live," Humility to learn from people without a Harvard MBA, Passion for his job as his abuelo and... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
All Aboard
management is essential, too. Another key is public support. “I think the public is way ahead of the politicians on this,” Gunn observed in the Toronto Star (July 7, 2002). “They drive, and they know what's happening out there. I think... View Details
- 11 Dec 2018
- Research & Ideas
Free Trade Needs Nurturing—and Other Lessons from History
free trade in some industries or regions lead to requests for protection through trade barriers. Politicians pick up on those requests, and we witness periodic trade spats. The Catfish War is a famous example pitting the Mississippi... View Details
Keywords: by Staff; Auto; Aerospace; Chemical; Consumer Products; Electronics; Energy; Industrial Products; Manufacturing; Shipping; Transportation
- Portrait Project
Oded Eran
devastation that might occur when politicians are at an impasse. I believe it's the responsibility of business leaders to step up and promote prosperity for their communities, where governments struggle to do so. I will work to bridge... View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Researching Business and Politics in China and Southeast Asia
America, Europe, Africa, and Oceania. Fueled by a fascination with the means through which politicians control business and the ways businesses adopt and adapt to these controls, Rithmire is now engaged in a comparative study of... View Details
- 01 Mar 2015
- News
Research Brief: Political Capital
It’s no secret that politicians are trying to buy your vote—in the 2012 presidential campaign, Republicans and Democrats shelled out nearly $2 billion in their fight for the White House. But what’s the most effective way to spend that... View Details
- 14 Oct 2010
- News
Jobs Bill Misses Mark
background helps bring Lerner’s view into focus. Politicians love to talk about how small businesses are the jobs engine of the economy. So passing a bill with small business loan guarantees and tax write-offs for equipment investment... View Details
- 29 Jan 2015
- Op-Ed
The Fall of Greece
the contrary the poor utilization of assets, especially in poorly governed countries like Greece, is dramatic. The emerging status is pretty clear: a deeply socialist state where central planning by politicians will command the use of... View Details
Keywords: by George Serafeim
- 01 Dec 2003
- News
Roger Ullman: Going Green with E2
newspaper editorials and letters in support of the bill and were frequent visitors to the statehouse, where they met repeatedly with undecided assembly members. The support of so many prominent businesspeople gave wary politicians a very... View Details
- 05 May 2003
- Research & Ideas
What It Takes to Restore Trust in Business
of the companies that they back. "Their interest [is] in getting the thing out quickly, getting it public, cashing in, and getting out before the whole thing collapses," Mills said. Politicians versus the public. View Details
- 01 Dec 2018
- News
Trade Off
consequences of distribution. DR: There is no doubt that there is an overall gain. But the question is, who gains? Who loses? The concentrated interests affected negatively by free trade in some industries or regions lead to requests for protection through trade... View Details
- 01 Mar 2008
- News
Where Have All the Leaders Gone?
TUMULTY: “Rather than challenge voters, politicians look for the lowest common denominator.” In the following article, the first in a series of occasional opinion pieces by HBS alumni who are professional writers, Time magazine’s national... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Jun 2022
- News
3-Minute Briefing: Earl “Butch” Graves Jr. (MBA 1988)
making public information more public. A big part of my job is to hold corporate America accountable to ensure DEI is more than a sideshow or a check-the-box commitment. Our goal is to help and assist, not to embarrass. I’m looking for a partnership. View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna