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democracy being a substitute for economic IGOs, but a complement for social and cultural IGOs. July 2013 Article Ethnic Innovation and U.S. Multinational Firm Activity By: C. Fritz Foley and William R. Kerr This paper studies the impact... View Details

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Renovating Democratic Capitalism

By: Malcolm S. Salter

This in-process work focuses on how best to address the declining public trust and confidence in democratic capitalism, which many citizens consider to be a cornerstone of our national ideology and identity? While the answer to this question is not entirely clear, I... View Details

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Expanding My Worldview Through FIELD Global Immersion - MBA

Blog Blog MBA Voices Filter Results Arrow Down Arrow Up Read posts from Author Alumni Author Career and Professional Development Staff Author HBS Community Author HBS Faculty Author MBA Admissions Author MBA Students Topics Topics 1st Year (RC) 2+2 Program 2nd Year... View Details

01 Dec 2014
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The Big Influence of Small Countries in the United Nations Secretariat

democracies such as Finland and New Zealand are overrepresented. Does It Matter? "There are two views of the United Nations," says Werker. "Either you think it matters or you don't." In the first camp are those who... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

01 Mar 2021
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How Systemic Racism Can Threaten National Security

Tabellini began studying the effects of race and migration as a doctoral student at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. This study’s findings go beyond the military or law enforcement to illustrate far deeper problems afflicting America, he says. “It applies to... View Details

Keywords: by Rachel Layne

31 May 2023
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Alumni Achievement Awards 2023

fell in 1974 and I was asked to head the youth organization of the New Democracy Party. Then I was asked, at age 26, to run for Parliament, with the choice of Athens or Messenia. I chose Messenia, was elected in 1977, and am currently... View Details

Keywords: leadership; management; work-life balance

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Have Managers Underestimated the Need for Face-to-Face Contact?

that such trade might alter Chinese interest in democracy and capitalism. That leads to a conclusion that “we need to start quickly weaning ourselves off of the products and resources of our adversaries.” Presumably, that would call for a... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

30 Jun 2021
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The Harvard Business School Faculty Summer Reader 2021

What’s on HBS faculty members’ reading list for summer 2021? Which books are most meaningful to them and why? Below, faculty share their top picks, ranging from biographies and memoirs to their colleagues’ latest works. Julia Austin: Social justice and the Obamas I... View Details

Keywords: by Kathryn Haviland

07 May 2007
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Rediscovering Schumpeter: The Power of Capitalism

term. He wrote an article in 1943 in which he speaks of "venture capital." Q: Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy is perhaps Schumpeter's best-known work. What makes it so rich and provocative even half a century later? A:... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Education

21 Feb 2019
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Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either)

democracies has been decreasing over the last decades and, in some countries, elections regularly attract less than half of the voting-age population. The lower a democracy’s participation, the more unequal it tends to be, raising... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

19 May 2022
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HKS Policy Analysis Exercise Showcase

April 26, students presented projects focused on a range of topics—female representation in the start-up ecosystem, anticipating climate disasters in Yemen, a community-based approach to early childhood education in Brazil, analyzing threats to security and View Details

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Global Business Course | HBS Online

Rates 6-8 hrs Module 3 Political Order and Disorder Understand the role of government in the modern economy and analyze political risks to business strategy. Highlights Introduction - Ray Mabus Welfare Economics Corruption Show Hide Details Concepts The State The Role... View Details

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Capitalism as a System of Governance

My research interest is in further exploration of the analytic utility of an original conception of capitalism as an indirect, three level system of governance for the economic relationships within political entities, and mostly within nation states. This three level... View Details

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2024 Reunion Presentations - Alumni

downsides of the emerging platform economy, how AI will impact the digital economy, and the strategic challenges faced by business leaders and regulators alike. 11:45 a.m.-1:00 p.m. EDT A Profound Threat: The Rising Challenge to Democracy... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Building a Strong and Prosperous Society

Professor Rebecca Henderson, Photo credit: Susan Young Rebecca Henderson is worried about the current state of capitalism in America. The noted economist says that increasing global crises and challenges to democracy are posing some of... View Details

01 Sep 2020
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Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

believe that the ideas the elite present are not universal and true but, in fact, are designed to serve their own interests. Why are we seeing a surge in populism? See more from the online-only September Alumni Bulletin IMPACT section’s exploration of democracy-related... View Details

Keywords: April White

28 May 2019
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A More Perfect Union

Africa to Liberia, she saw firsthand what it means for a democracy to exist in name only and grew an appreciation for those who dedicate themselves to building a representative democracy. Ballou-Aares hopes that by the time her two... View Details

Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint; illustration by Dan Bejar

01 Mar 2008
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Faculty Books

How Good Marketing Makes for Better Democracy by John A. Quelch and Katherine E. Jocz (HBS Press) Professor Quelch and Research Associate Jocz demonstrate marketing's critical role in the growth and governance of societies and how good... View Details

Keywords: Business Schools & Computer & Management Training; Educational Services

03 Mar 2011
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HBS Faculty on Revolution in the Middle East and North Africa

Americans value; what we value, more accurately, is "liberal democracy." Thus, we would not support the right of 51 percent of a population to persecute or kill the other 49 percent, despite the fact that this is consistent with the notion of View Details

Keywords: Re: Deepak Malhotra; Energy; Utilities

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