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February 2002 (Revised March 2002)
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Primer on Politics and Government Management in the United States, A

Introduces the wide variety of political and organizational forces at work in federal and local governments in the United States. View Details

Keywords: Government Administration; United States

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14 Sep 2017
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Our Political System Is Failing. Michael Porter Has Solutions.

08 Aug 2017
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SEC Probes Deeper If Cos. Have Political Ties: Study

26 Sep 2013
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Behind India’s Economic and Political Woes

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Political Risk, Foreign Intervention and International Arbitration

The Empire Trap: America's Attempts to Protect Property Rights Overseas, 1898-2008, is a history of the U.S. government's attempts to protect the property rights of American investors when they venture outside the boundaries of the United... View Details

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Traveling Agents: Political Change and Bureaucratic Turnover in India

By: Lakshmi Iyer and Anandi Mani

We develop a framework to empirically examine how politicians with electoral pressures control bureaucrats with career concerns as well as the consequences for bureaucrats' career investments. Unique micro-level data on Indian bureaucrats support our key predictions.... View Details

Keywords: Framework; Government and Politics; Investment; Competency and Skills; Personal Development and Career; Rank and Position; Forecasting and Prediction; India

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20 Sep 2022
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How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms

27 Jun 2011
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Obama's Choice on Jobs: Politics or Policy

03 May 2016
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Is Political Activism Actually Good for Business?

December 2018
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Ideological Misfit? Political Affiliation and Employee Departure in the Private-Equity Industry

By: Y. Sekou Bermiss and Rory McDonald

Though organizations are increasingly active participants in the political realm, little research has investigated how an organization’s heightened focus on political ideology impacts employees. We address this gap by exploring how an individual’s political ideological... View Details

Keywords: Values and Beliefs; Employees; Organizational Culture; Resignation and Termination; Financial Services Industry; United States

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18 Dec 2019
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A Geeky Fix From Harvard Business School for Political Gridlock

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The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics

By: David Moss and Mary Oey

What drives policy making in a democracy? The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States

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The Paranoid Style in the Study of American Politics

By: David Moss and Mary Oey

The conventional view is that political actors, like economic actors, pursue their self interest, and that special interest groups dominate the policy making process by satisfying policy makers' need for money and other forms of political support. Indeed, many... View Details

Keywords: Policy; Government Legislation; Media; Interests; Power and Influence; Public Opinion; United States

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August 23, 2010
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Disaster Politics: International Politics and Relief Efforts

By: Eric D. Werker

Keywords: Government and Politics

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11 Mar 2009
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The Energy Politics of Russia vs. Ukraine

state to ownership (with 50.002 percent), and Gazprom's strategy for becoming a global energy company, mainly through acquisition and partnerships. “Russia needs the money. It can't scare away its customers.” The learning objectives of the case focus on how View Details

Keywords: by Garry Emmons; Energy; Utilities