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- 18 Sep 2017
- Research & Ideas
'Likes' Lead to Nothing—and Other Hard-Learned Lessons of Social Media Marketing
your customers Some brands can get away with being political—Ben & Jerry’s uses the political news of the day to further its relationship with consumers. “They’ll launch ice cream flavors tied to View Details
- 17 Nov 2016
- Op-Ed
What's Behind the Unexpected Trump Support from Women
Before last week’s election, polls and pundits suggested that Donald Trump’s presidential campaign was doomed to failure, because it could not attract enough votes from women, who saw him as a misogynist—and worse. Conventional wisdom crashed and burned, however, as 42... View Details
Keywords: by Laura Morgan Roberts and Robin Ely
- 21 Feb 2019
- Research & Ideas
Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)
certainly controversial, but political pundits rarely ask a key question: Do they actually work? A new research paper reaches a surprising conclusion: These rules don't impact voter fraud or public confidence, nor do they dampen... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 23 Aug 2021
- Research & Ideas
Why White-Collar Crime Spiked in America After 9/11
After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the FBI shifted financial resources and hundreds of agents toward combatting terrorism, unintentionally weakening the agency’s ability to investigate white-collar crime in America, research shows. As a result, wire fraud, illegal... View Details
Keywords: by Jay Fitzgerald
- 04 Oct 2011
- First Look
First Look: October 4
business in the context of Nigeria's political culture and the predicament of the JV's alleged manager, Albert "Jack" Stanley, after being terminated in 2004 by Halliburton, parent of the U.S. JV partner, for taking kickbacks.... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 03 May 2023
- Research & Ideas
Why Confronting Racism in AI 'Creates a Better Future for All of Us'
this type of research. It’s a safe place, people feel comfortable sharing what they’re doing, and we don’t have to spend time explaining what algorithms are or why race is organically part of the technology conversation. DeLollis: View Details
Keywords: by Barbara DeLollis
- Research Summary
The Baby Business: How Markets are Changing the Future of Birth
By: Debora L. Spar
It is difficult to conceive of the child as commerce. For even at the start of the 21st century, we like to believe that some things remain beyond both markets and science; that there are some things that money can't buy. In economic terms, these things are defined as... View Details
- 2013
- Working Paper
These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System
By: Stephen Haber and Aldo Musacchio
In 1997, the Mexican government reversed long-standing policies and allowed foreign banks to purchase Mexico's largest commercial banks and relaxed restrictions on the founding of new, foreign-owned banks. The result has been a dramatic shift in the ownership structure... View Details
Keywords: Market Entry and Exit; Balance and Stability; Foreign Direct Investment; Banks and Banking; Society; Economics; Banking Industry; Mexico
Haber, Stephen, and Aldo Musacchio. "These Are the Good Old Days: Foreign Entry and the Mexican Banking System." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 13-062, January 2013. (NBER Working Paper Series, No. 18713, January 2013.)
- 28 Nov 2005
- Research & Ideas
Unilever: Transformation and Tradition
business in emerging markets, despite the growing political risks and low remittances from major markets such as India. The Special Committee of Durham, Maljers, and Angus launched a major corporate turnaround. This was a visible... View Details
- 07 Jan 2019
- Research & Ideas
The Better Way to Forecast the Future
School of Business to lay out best practices as well as challenges. They also highlight three domains already using probability forecasts successfully: meteorology, economics, and political science. Probability forecasting differs from... View Details
- November 1994
- Case
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
In early 1994, Dow Corning Corp. debates whether to participate in a proposed $4.2 billion product liability settlement. Specifically, the firm must decide whether to contribute $2 billion to end a class action suit filed by women suffering from connective tissue... View Details
Keywords: Safety; Ethics; Health Disorders; Government Legislation; Crime and Corruption; Legal Liability; Risk and Uncertainty; Business Strategy; Communication Strategy; Lawsuits and Litigation; Health Industry; Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-047, November 1994.
- 26 Dec 2012
- Working Paper Summaries
Reinforcing Regulatory Regimes: How States, Civil Society, and Codes of Conduct Promote Adherence to Global Labor Standards
- February 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
In December 1877, an all-white grand jury in Patrick County, Virginia, indicted two black teenagers, Lee and Burwell Reynolds, for killing a white man. After a series of trials, an all-white trial jury convicted Lee of second-degree murder and sentenced him to prison.... View Details
Moss, David, and Dean Grodzins. "Race, Justice, and the Jury System in Postbellum Virginia." Harvard Business School Case 716-047, February 2016. (Revised July 2017.)
- 08 Jul 2019
- Research & Ideas
Are Paywalls Saving Newspapers?
used firm size as a proxy for reputation and utilized uniqueness and political slant indices to account for other company characteristics. The study did not take into account costs or any discounts or marketing efforts targeting new... View Details
- Portrait Project
Carlos Emilio Larreategui
My grandfather cut through the tension of a family political discussion: “If, with all our flaws, God loves us infinitely, who are we to deny each other love?” Ecuador, the place I call home, was treading polarized waters that pitted... View Details
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Seminars & Conferences - Faculty & Research
Political Economy of Religion Seminar Series No results found in Events Suggestions: Were any results found in one of the other content buckets on the left? Try removing some search filters. Use different search filters. If you have any... View Details
- 05 Feb 2018
- What Do You Think?
Should Companies Disclose Employee Compensation?
believes in a practice he calls “radical transparency.” That means “giving most everyone the ability to see most everything (to reduce) harmful office politics and the risks of bad behavior more likely to take place behind closed doors... View Details
- 01 Dec 2019
- News
Bridging the Gap
and political challenge facing the country,” he says. “This was back in 2011 and 2012, when that was still a fairly novel point of view.” Participants in YALP are chosen by a senior city leader, based on their placement and ability to... View Details
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Business, Government & the International Economy Awards & Honors - Faculty & Research
the Review of Economic Studies . Marco E. Tabellini : Recipient of the 2020 Russell Sage Foundation Presidential Authority Grant in the Future of Work program for “The Labor Market and Political Effects of Automation” with Sydnee... View Details
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The Gift of Global Talent
Garcia 24 Dec 2018 | The Indicator William Kerr on ‘The Gift of Global Talent’ James Pethokoukis 21 Dec 2018 | AEI: Political Economy The Global HR Challenge William R. Kerr 18 Dec 2018 | HR.com The Innovation Engine John A. Griffin 17... View Details