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- 17 Nov 2008
- Research & Ideas
Decoding the Artful Sidestep
We heard question-dodging in the U.S. presidential debates not long ago. And everyone hears it in normal political discourse, in business meetings, and in typical daily life—but are people really listening?... View Details
Keywords: by Martha Lagace
- 16 Aug 2024
- In Practice
Election 2024: What's at Stake for Business and the Workplace?
Sucher: Dust off that COVID playbook After the June 27 debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump, 64 percent of 1,024 US workers surveyed reported suffering—or seeing others suffer—poor treatment at work for... View Details
Keywords: by Rachel Layne
- 21 Aug 2006
- Research & Ideas
How Europe Wrote the Rules of Global Finance
developing countries. His article, "Writing the Rules of Global Finance: France, Europe, and Capital Liberalization," appeared in the Review of International Political Economy in February 2006. Ann Cullen: How did you become... View Details
Keywords: by Ann Cullen
- 06 Aug 2008
- Research & Ideas
Are the Olympics a Catalyst for China Reforms?
there are several areas where there are differences of opinion between the authorities in China and others, inside and outside China, about norms for social and political discourse. The main obstacle, I feel, is that there is no mechanism... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- 24 Jun 2016
- Op-Ed
Why Brexit is a Big Deal
will press for for a new independence referendum and, if successful, will seek to join the EU. British businesses with substantial EU interests might then relocate from England to Scotland. The referendum was a bad political move. No... View Details
Keywords: by John Quelch
- 07 Apr 2011
- What Do You Think?
When Should the Public Sector Take Over in a Meltdown?
them lack of public credit for prevention (as opposed to recovery), political opposition to preemptive actions, and the sheer cost of insuring against meltdowns (Phil Clark). David Physick responds with questions: "Is the question... View Details
- 10 Aug 2011
- Research & Ideas
HBS Faculty Views on Debt Crisis
downgrade as an attempt to awaken that political will, but by issuing it during the heated debates over the debt ceiling and short-term policy, S&P risks prompting fiscal austerity over the wrong time... View Details
Keywords: by Staff
- 03 May 2021
- What Do You Think?
Where Does CEO Activism Go From Here?
(Image credit: iStockphoto/adamkaz) CEO activism entered a new chapter with the decision by more than 200 leaders of large corporations last month to publicly declare their support for voting rights for Americans and, by extension, their opposition to View Details
Keywords: by James Heskett
- 06 Jul 2010
- Research & Ideas
Renewable Energy: Winds at Our Back?
residents of Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket such as the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy. Cape Wind has also confronted opposition from other political leaders as well as Native American groups, tourism and business... View Details
- 07 Aug 2009
- What Do You Think?
Why Can’t Americans Get Health Care Right?
provided excellent comparative data of the kind that we have seen all too little in the public debate on the matter. And nearly everyone admirably avoided the political rhetoric that has clouded rational... View Details
- 10 Jan 2005
- What Do You Think?
Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?
Summing Up Judging from responses to the January column, the debate concerning reform of the social security system in the U.S. will take many directions before the question can even be framed adequately. If the responses are an... View Details
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Government & Public Policy Club | MBA
of the Government & Public Policy Club at Harvard Business School is to provide a forum for students to explore the intersection of and relationship between business, government and politics domestically and internationally. Annual Events... View Details
- 07 Nov 2011
- Research & Ideas
The Forgotten Book that Helped Shape the Modern Economy
how European debates about political economy were translated with time across the Atlantic in the late-eighteenth and early-nineteenth centuries. Through acts of translation, and in the context of intense... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
- Web
Conservative Club | MBA
serves as a forum for the exchange of political ideas and values, and to foster a sense of community among HBS students who share conservative political views. Annual Events Speaker Series Club Social Events... View Details
- 12 May 2016
- Research & Ideas
When Mass Shootings Lead to Looser Gun Restrictions
In the United States, there’s much debate over whether gun-related legislation can diminish the likelihood of mass shootings. New research from Harvard Business School turns the question on its head: Do mass shootings lead to more... View Details
Keywords: by Carmen Nobel
- 02 Jan 2020
- Op-Ed
Medicare for All or Public Option: Can Either Heal Health Care?
preventable deaths, despite its world-class resources and medical technology. The Democratic presidential candidates have been debating the benefits of the “Medicare for All” approach versus a public insurance option. The former would... View Details
- 24 Sep 2012
- Research & Ideas
Why Do We Tax?
There is a mismatch between what many scholars assume is the purpose of taxes and what most people believe for themselves. That mismatch means that the advice experts offer to policymakers and citizens debating American tax policy can... View Details
- 22 Oct 2012
- Research & Ideas
Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism
afford to write off these firms as noncompetitive threats or unworthy partners on the global business stage. "There is still a lot of apprehension about state-owned enterprises," says Musacchio. "The debate is very polarized. Either you... View Details
Keywords: by Michael Blanding
- 01 Dec 1999
- News
Ted Anthony
attitudes and objectives of students and faculty at HBS had been fairly consistent from one year to the next, but the early '70s marked a turning point. The School was not immune to the unprecedented social and political upheaval... View Details
Keywords: Ted Anthony
- 01 Dec 2011
- News
Greek Drama
pair became close friends while students at Amherst and were fellow backbenchers in the Greek Parliament in the 1980s, “reminiscing about their college years in between heated political debates and cross... View Details