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- 01 Sep 2009
- News
Over the Top
pay for poor performance wasn’t just an AIG phenomenon. On Wall Street, it was endemic. Bankers gave themselves nearly $20 billion in 2008 bonuses, even as the economy was spiraling downward and the government was spending billions on bailouts. View Details
- 09 Nov 2010
- First Look
First Look: November 9, 2010
the basic business model, follow his competitor into expanding the product line, or tap into underserved foreign markets. At the same time, the entire rent-to-own industry in the U.S. is coming under attack by consumer advocates and View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 20 Aug 2007
- Research & Ideas
HBS Cases: Using Investor Relations Proactively
percent of its profit origins, 77 percent of its shareholder base, and 66 percent of its employees were based outside France. Trade unions and left-wing politicians were especially critical, as they were not used to seeing companies... View Details
- 26 Feb 2020
- News
Phoenix Rising
Bakoyannis, serves in parliament and was mayor of Athens during the 2004 Summer Olympics—a position now held by her son, Kostas. Dora’s first husband, the politician Pavlos Bakoyannis, was assassinated in 1989 by members of the militant... View Details
Keywords: Jen McFarland Flint
- 10 Dec 2014
- News
Front-Row Seat
Bradley was 40 years old, on a 13-hour flight to Asia. (“It’s really dangerous to leave a man that age alone with too much time to think,” he says.) His dream of becoming a politician was over, he realized, but media could offer a... View Details
- 21 Feb 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research: February 21
shareholders more than $3.95 trillion via stock buybacks and $2.45 trillion via dividends—$6.4 trillion in total. These shareholder payouts amounted to over 93% of the firms' net income. Academics, corporate lawyers, asset managers, and View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 26 Jan 2016
- First Look
January 26, 2016
whether politicians can use direct contact to reconnect with citizens, increase turnout, and win votes. During the 2014 Italian municipal elections, we randomly assigned 26,000 voters to receive visits from city council candidates, from... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 15 Jan 2019
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, January 15, 2019
Business School Case 718-005 Populism in America: Fake News, Alternative Facts and Elite Betrayal in the Trump Era During the 2016 U.S. election, long-time politician Hillary Clinton, a Democrat, and celebrity billionaire Donald Trump, a... View Details
Keywords: Dina Gerdeman
- 28 Oct 2014
- First Look
First Look: October 28
disruptive to its drug development efforts and delay new drugs coming to market. UK politicians expressed concerns over downsizing and job losses in the economically important pharmaceutical sector. The case allows readers to explore who... View Details
Keywords: Carmen Nobel
- 01 Mar 2016
- News
Alumni and Faculty Books for March 2016
Nathaniel Greene (OPM 42, 2012) (Eric Fogg) For over a decade pundits have decried the dysfunction of American politics, and politicians have promised that, if elected, they’ll bring about the change we need. Cynical about such promises,... View Details
- 24 Oct 2017
- Research & Ideas
Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care
Credit: malerapaso For as much as American politicians and their constituents complain about taxes, the truth is that tax reform packages to address those complaints are rare—the last major reform of the tax code was passed in 1986 under... View Details
Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne
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2018 Symposium - Race, Gender & Equity
where he specialized in white-collar criminal defense and complex commercial litigation. Professor Sullivan still maintains an appellate and trial practice. He has represented persons ranging from politicians to professional athletes to... View Details
- 12 Dec 2017
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, December 12, 2017
or politician to reference Carrier during the 2016 campaign. Still his declaration to “call up the head of Carrier” upon winning the presidency became a stump-speech refrain popular with his audiences and contrasted with other political... View Details
Keywords: Sean Silverthorne
- 14 Mar 2019
- News
The Merchant of Osaka
viewpoint. But she’s not trying to turn the world upside down. If she sees a good idea, she tries it,” he explains. “That’s the only way to make a dent in Japan’s old-fashioned health care system. No politician would risk his career... View Details
Keywords: Health, Social Assistance
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
Alumni Books of 2016
political theater of the last quarter century. One might think these moments were cases of bad luck, but King argues they were symptomatic of our broad appetite for public embarrassment, the media’s business imperatives in satiating that craving, and the propensity of... View Details
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hold. These trends and characteristics provide a unique set of opportunities for entrepreneurs and investors in the developed world and within emerging markets themselves, as well as for politicians and stakeholders searching for paths to... View Details