Politics - Publications - Faculty & Research

16 Oct 2007
First Look

First Look: October 16, 2007

business's key success factors and other important interests, and strictly adhering to "professional" compensation principles, which are useful standards to try to follow but they may not meet important personal and family interests or be View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Sep 2020
News

Navigating the Populism Phenomenon

challenge the way things have traditionally worked. Vincent Pons: In populist discourse you often have this idea that a country has been governed by a political and economic elite hurting the interests of the people. If you systematically... View Details

Keywords: April White

20 Mar 2019
News

Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire

political community has failed.” These comments were echoed in remarks by guest speaker Roland Hwang, managing director of NRDC’s Climate and Clean Energy Program. Drawing on 10 years of research and her hugely successful MBA course,... View Details

Keywords: Allison Webster; Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation; Transportation

05 Oct 2010
First Look

First Look: October 5, 2010

board, their past professional experience, and their political contributions vary with the degree to which the accounting standards they propose are perceived as increasing accounting "relevance" and/or decreasing accounting... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

15 May 2019
Research Event

The Unconventional Capitalism That Shapes Business History

Lalocracio In thinking about the current contested state of global capitalism, and what to do about it, much can be learned from the debates I heard at the recent Harvard Business School conference, Seeking the Unconventional in Forging Histories of Capitalism, which... View Details

Keywords: by Geoffrey G. Jones; Education

24 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

Linking the Globe: The Role of Media and Communications

19th or 20th? How international can a global media company be? What are the boundaries? What are the political implications of global media and how will media play a political role? The Reuters View Reuters... View Details

Keywords: by Kenneth Liss; Information; Publishing; Journalism & News; Media & Broadcasting

14 Jul 2021
Blog Post

From Colombia to the District of Columbia: Making an Impact with Paulina Llano (MBA 2022)

her ultimate goal – working in her home country to make it a better place. Positioning Herself for Success After high school, Llano lived in France for a year and then studied Business Administration and Political Science at Universidad... View Details

Keywords: Health Care

01 Sep 2014
News

Alumni and Faculty Books for September 2014

thought experiments designed in his executive MBA classes, he challenges readers to explore their cognitive blind spots, identify any salient details they are programmed to miss, and then take steps to ensure it won’t happen again. Democracy and Its Elected Enemies:... View Details

Keywords: faculty research; Alumni Research

01 Apr 2002
News

Pamela Thomas Graham

laughs. "I love it, though - I think everyone has the need for a creative outlet." The hardworking Thomas-Graham thrived, and eighteen months later, she was asked to head CNBC. Currently, she is overseeing the network's evolution at a critical juncture when the View Details

Keywords: Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment

16 Feb 2016
Working Paper Summaries

Diversity and Team Performance in a Kenyan Organization

Keywords: by Benjamin Marx, Vincent Pons, and Tavneet Suri; Public Administration; Public Relations

2023
Working Paper

Market Exclusivity and Innovation: Evidence From Antibiotics

By: Edward Kong and Olivia Zhao

The US incentivizes drug innovation via patents as well as market exclusivity periods awarded by the US Food and Drug Administration. We estimate the causal effects of extending market exclusivity for an important drug class: antibiotics. Using a... View Details

Keywords: Health Testing and Trials; Innovation and Invention; Motivation and Incentives; Government Administration; Government Legislation; Pharmaceutical Industry; United States

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November 2022
Case

Hiring with the Community in Saint Paul

By: Mitchell B. Weiss and Sarah Mehta

This case reviews Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter’s decision to involve the community in the process of hiring his cabinet members. Rather than relying on an executive recruiting firm or choosing cabinet heads from his own network, Carter recruited 100 community members... View Details

Keywords: Community Engagement; Competency and Skills; Government and Politics; Human Resources; Government Administration; Recruitment; Selection and Staffing; Decision Making; Public Administration Industry; United States; Minnesota; Saint Paul

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November 1999 (Revised May 2000)
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Data Supplement: Post-War US Economic Statistics

By: Julio J. Rotemberg and Cherie Nursalim

Supplements Tax Cut of 1964 (9-382-078), Nixon's Economic Strategy--1969 (8-378-258), and The Reagan Plan (9-381-173). View Details

Keywords: History; Sovereign Finance; Development Economics; Mathematical Methods; Taxation; Policy; Government Administration; Macroeconomics; United States

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Stock Exchanges - Coin and Conscience – Baker Library | Bloomberg Center, Historical Collections

Vanity and Virtue Misers, Moneylenders, and Thieves Money Devil Biblical and Mythological Scenes Love and Money Politics and War Louis-Philippe Speculation and Credit Bankers, Financiers, and Statesmen Stock Exchanges printer-friendly... View Details

23 Oct 2019
News

Exploring Big Issues at the Intersection of Business and Society

both sides of the political spectrum worldwide. “Pragmatic policy making has become regarded as status quo,” Abdelal said. He urged students to help save globalization from itself. Students then chose from 16 concurrent sessions designed... View Details

Keywords: Educational Innovation

01 Dec 2013
News

Climate Change as Must-See TV

scientists to investigate human causation of climate change. Video Embed Dan Abbasi (MBA 1998) hopes to enlist the HBS alumni community in the political movement for climate change. He calls his fellow alumni "probably the most powerful... View Details

Keywords: videos; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services; Broadcasting (except Internet); Information; Arts, Entertainment

01 Apr 2002
News

Breakthrough International Negotiation

Susan Rosegrant urge business leaders to learn from the lessons of negotiators who have helped to shape recent world history. Watkins, who teaches the popular HBS elective Corporate Diplomacy, worked with Rosegrant, a political case... View Details

Keywords: Michael Watkins; Susan Rosegrant; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

02 Jul 2020
Working Paper Summaries

Inflation with COVID Consumption Baskets

Keywords: by Alberto Cavallo

March 1999 (Revised October 2009)
Background Note

Deferred Compensation

By: Henry B. Reiling and Mark Pollard

Briefly discusses two of the major tax doctrines--constructive receipt and economic benefits--which govern the structure of deferred compensation contracts. Some business context is provided and some implications are noted. View Details

Keywords: Stock Options; Taxation; Compensation and Benefits; Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry

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April 1999
Background Note

Note on the Caspian Oil Pipelines

By: Benjamin C. Esty and Mathew M Millett

The Caspian region may become one of the world's next major energy producers. Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan-all former Soviet republics--hold vast and largely undeveloped reserves of oil and gas, but the region's export infrastructure is nearly... View Details