Politics - Publications - Faculty & Research

January 2009
Teaching Note

Obama versus Clinton: The YouTube Primary (TN)

By: John A. Deighton and Leora Kornfeld

Teaching Note for [509032]. View Details

Keywords: Internet and the Web; Media; Political Elections; Advertising Campaigns

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10 Aug 2015
Research & Ideas

Why a Federal Rule on CEO Pay Disclosure May Get You In Trouble With Customers

alienate certain consumer groups, dividing 253 participants according to political affiliation. They found Democrats, Independents, and "others" were more willing to buy towels from retailers with low vs. high pay ratios. Republicans were... View Details

Keywords: by Carmen Nobel; Retail

19 Feb 2013
First Look

First Look: Feb. 19

firms strategically respond to government signals regarding appropriate corporate activity. We integrate institutional theory and research on corporate political strategy to develop a political dependence... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

05 Jul 2006
First Look

First Look: July 5, 2006

American multinational firms respond to politically risky environments by adjusting their capital structures abroad and at home. Foreign subsidiaries located in politically risky countries have significantly... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

26 Oct 2017
Research Event

In an Era of 'Fake News,' What is the Future of Advertising and Publishing?

at Harvard Business School, and the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School. The question central to the conference was posed midway through the first panel, Social Distribution, Advertising,... View Details

Keywords: by Jen Deaderick; Media & Broadcasting; Journalism & News

13 May 2019
Research & Ideas

The Unexpected Way Whistleblowers Reduce Government Fraud

cost-plus contracts to fixed-price ones. Companies are willing to accept worse contracting terms in an effort to rebuild trust with the government,” says Perez Cavazos. To find out whether a company’s political connections might have... View Details

Keywords: by Kristen Senz; Service; Construction

August 2024
Background Note

Brief Note on the U.S. Presidential Electoral Process (2024)

By: Robert F. White

A note describing the history and mechanics of the United States' presidential election system, the electoral college. View Details

Keywords: Political Elections; Public Administration Industry; United States

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Educators

21 Apr 2016
Working Paper Summaries

The Perils of Building Democracy in Africa

Keywords: by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri

03 Mar 2019
Working Paper Summaries

Strict ID Laws Don’t Stop Voters: Evidence from a U.S. Nationwide Panel, 2008–2016

Keywords: by Enrico Cantoni and Vincent Pons

2017
Working Paper

Will a Five-Minute Discussion Change Your Mind? A Countrywide Experiment on Voter Choice in France

By: Vincent Pons

This paper provides the first estimate of the effect of door-to-door canvassing on actual electoral outcomes, via a countrywide experiment embedded in François Hollande's campaign in the 2012 French presidential election. While existing experiments randomized... View Details

Keywords: Voting; Political Elections; France

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Profile

Behrad Mahdi

Although Behrad Mahdi was raised in Columbus, Ohio, his could hardly be described as a typical Midwestern childhood. "My parents could not return to their home country after the 1979 Iranian Revolution," Behrad says. "Naturally, View Details

16 May 2018
Research & Ideas

How Companies Managed Risk (and Even Benefitted) in World War Internment Camps

An internment camp for German citizens in England. Chronicle/Alamy Stock Photo Global enterprises that do business in emerging economies face significant political risks—in extreme cases, imprisonment of their civilian employees during... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Manufacturing

16 Nov 2010
Lessons from the Classroom

Data.gov: Matching Government Data with Rapid Innovation

use. It may cut down on the volume of requests that local agencies need to field on a day-to-day basis. Participants also probed questions of concern: Political window dressing: Will Data.gov release controversial datasets or will it... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Technology

01 Sep 2008
News

Negative Ad Power

Political candidates are often said to be marketed just like consumer products. But there’s a big difference. Consumer marketers such as Coke and Pepsi or Toyota and Ford focus on building up their brand, not on tearing down their... View Details

Keywords: John A. Quelch;Katherine E. Jocz; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

Web

MBA Voices Blog | MBA

MBA Voices Blog The views and opinions expressed in the MBA Voices blog are those of the authors. Any political views shared by students are their own; HBS does not endorse a particular party or candidate. View Details

Web

MBA Voices Blog | MBA

MBA Voices Blog The views and opinions expressed in the MBA Voices blog are those of the authors. Any political views shared by students are their own; HBS does not endorse a particular party or candidate. View Details

14 Mar 2011
Research & Ideas

Keeping Credit Flowing to Consumers in Need

The credit crunch and subsequent collapse of the nonprime mortgage market claimed many victims, including hundreds of thousands of low- and moderate-income Americans who lost their homes and savings. Today, regulators and policymakers are debating ways to reform the... View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne; Financial Services; Construction; Real Estate

12 Aug 2008
Op-Ed

Google-Yahoo Ad Deal is Bad for Online Advertising

A proposed advertising deal between Internet competitors Google and Yahoo would reduce competitiveness in the Internet advertising market, likely resulting in higher advertising rates, according to Harvard Business School assistant professor Benjamin Edelman. In... View Details

Keywords: by Benjamin G. Edelman; Advertising; Publishing