Political Issues - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2017
News

The Realities of the Refugee Crisis

Professor Kristin Fabbe conducted a large-scale survey of Syrian refugees in Turkey, and Professor Gunnar Trumbull coauthored a case on Europe’s response. “Refugee flows are going to be a growing issue as we see an increasing number of... View Details

Keywords: April White

22 Oct 2012
Research & Ideas

Not Your Father’s State-Run Capitalism

businesses, the problem isn't so much agency issues within the firm as much as it is public cronyism, with companies jockeying to curry favor with government for preferential investments or loans based on View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

November 4, 2020
Other Article

'Big and Little' Challenges as Votes are Counted

By: P. Tufano

Keywords: Political Elections; Problems and Challenges; Social Issues

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12 Dec 2019
Research & Ideas

How to Turn Down the Boil on Group Conflict

Even as polarized political discussion appears to have frozen the possibility of compromise, new research suggests that divided sides can come together on many issues to make decisions. “Our research finds... View Details

Keywords: by Michael Blanding

22 Sep 2015
News

Finding New Ways to Solve Civic Problems

As deputy majority whip in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, Ryan MacKenzie (MBA 2010) has followed a path of community service and political involvement, transforming the business experience he received at HBS into an... View Details

03 Apr 2019
News

Finding Common Ground

not adequately addressing,” he notes. Analytics-Focused Consulting A dual political science/business major at Brigham Young University, Shumway says he has always been drawn to the intersection of business, economics, and public policy.... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg

24 Oct 2017
Research & Ideas

Tax Reform is on the Front Burner Again. Here’s Why You Should Care

underlying issues are just as political and economic as they've always been. It's just a little bit more of a charged atmosphere than before. It's all seen in terms of where you sit on the View Details

Keywords: by Sean Silverthorne

04 Jan 2016
News

Getting ‘Them’ Out of the Equation

Dick Simon (MBA 1980) is CEO of RSI, Inc., a Boston-based real estate development and investment management company, and founder and chair of the kNOwTHEM Initiative. In this video, he discusses the need for leaders to understand their cultural and View Details

10 Jan 2005
What Do You Think?

Public Pension Reform: Does Mexico Have the Answer?

lifetime income benefits should be dramatically lower than...under the proposed PIA approach." These comments raise some questions for us. Given how politically sensitive this matter is, just how different, structurally, can a new... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett; Financial Services

01 Dec 2017
News

The Power of Cultural Understanding

people together to solve problems such as youth unemployment and climate change. HBS cases transmit cultural understanding throughout the world. The result is a very positive multiplier effect.” In the MENA region where there are substantial investment needs and... View Details

15 Mar 2021
Working Paper Summaries

Fairness or Control: What Determines Elected Local Leaders’ Support for Hosting Refugees in Their Community?

Keywords: by Kristin Fabbe, Eleni Kyrkopoulou, Konstantinos Matakos, and Asli Unan

24 Sep 2012
Research & Ideas

Why Do We Tax?

political spectrum, are likely to see at least some intuitive appeal to the principle of Equal Sacrifice. It says that the goal of tax policy is to spread the costs of public goods so that each individual's "sacrifice" from paying taxes,... View Details

Keywords: by Martha Lagace; Legal Services

20 Jun 2011
Lessons from the Classroom

Fame, Faith, and Social Activism: Business Lessons from Bono

lyrics of most U2 songs. "It was like a huge baptism," she says, referring to the Christian ethos of some of the music, alongside the political and social messages of songs like "Sunday Bloody Sunday" (violence in Northern Ireland),... View Details

Keywords: by Kim Girard; Entertainment & Recreation

10 Jul 2000
Research & Ideas

The State of the Markets

that the back end of the operation keeps pace with the front end to avoid the costly control issues that exist today." Looking ahead, Seifert sees the Internet as a force to be reckoned with in terms of costs and productivity.... View Details

Keywords: by James E. Aisner

09 Jun 2015
News

Lessons in perseverance lead to high-quality schools for Peru

war that killed 70,000 Peruvians. At a time of political and economic stability, Deza attended HBS while trying to choose between two growth strategies. “I’m an educator first,” she says. “I didn’t know I could do business.” Today, her... View Details

15 Jun 2021
News

HBS Addresses Racial Equity

“We need to be educating students to work in complex environments with people of different races, genders, ethnicities, religions, and political views to make the most of these differences.” —JAN HAMMOND SENIOR ASSOCIATE DEAN “We need to... View Details

Keywords: Jennifer Gillespie

01 Sep 2008
News

Squeeze Play

LAMAGNA: A fondness for novelty and gadgets, but a commitment to politics and public policy as well. Dal LaMagna (MBA ’70) says he’s writing a memoir titled Failing to Get Ahead, the Washington Post (May 30, 2008) reported. “It’s pretty... View Details

Keywords: Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

03 Feb 2003
Research & Ideas

Homeland Security: A Ready-made Market

have," said Mark Cleverley, a senior solutions executive at IBM. "The CIA can talk to the INS," agreed Mark Hogan, vice president and general manager at BEA Government Systems, "but there are policy issues that affect... View Details

Keywords: by Julia Hanna; Service

March 2022
Supplement

Ukraine: On the Border of Europe and Eurasia (B)

By: Rawi Abdelal, Jonathan Schlefer and Cressida Arkwright

Supplements the (A) case. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 raised questions about democratization and a possible reshaping of the global order. It arose from deep roots in the history of both nations but also turned on contingent decisions by their... View Details

Keywords: Global Order; Social Issues; Government Administration; History; War; Ukraine; Russia