International Politics - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Apr 2002
News

Insights into Business in Islamic World

Bridging differences in political and economic systems has always been one of the challenges of international business. Where religious beliefs influence those systems heavily, as is increasingly the case in... View Details

Keywords: Islam; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

25 Mar 2014
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First Look: March 25

Publications August 2013 Palgrave Macmillan The Political Economy of Empire in the Early Modern World By: Reinert, Sophus A., and Pernille Røge, eds. Abstract—This volume recasts our understanding of the practical and theoretical... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

17 Apr 2007
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First Look: April 17, 2007

Challenges Authors:Michael I. Norton, Samuel R. Sommers, and Sara Brauner Periodical:Journal of Behavioral Decision Making (in press) Contingent Political Capital and International Alliances: Evidence from... View Details

Keywords: Martha Lagace

February 2023 (Revised February 2024)
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Doing Business in Helsinki, Finland

By: Martin A. Sinozich, Lena Duchene, Tonia Labruyere and Daniela Beyersdorfer

This case examines the challenges and opportunities of doing business in Finland. It highlights Finland's economic transformation in the decades leading up to 2024 in the context of its history, culture, and politics. The case gives an overview of some of the main... View Details

Keywords: Business History; Business and Government Relations; Corporate Strategy; Research and Development; Foreign Direct Investment; Crisis Management; Culture; Environmental Sustainability; International Relations; Food and Beverage Industry; Finland; Europe

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01 Feb 2002
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Former Bulletin Editor Remembered

His detailed reports on faculty research, campus construction, and the School's growing international reach were regular features during that period. In an article marking the magazine's 75th anniversary in 1999, Anthony noted the... View Details

Keywords: Edward Lovell ("Ted") Anthony II (MBA 1952); obituary; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

30 Oct 2012
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First Look: October 30

hazard. Our results have broad implications for regulation, financial auditing, and private credit- and quality-rating agencies in financial markets. Read the paper: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1640638 The International View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

23 Feb 2011
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First Look: Feb. 23

even when we control for factors prominent in the last decade's cross-country studies of financial development. The findings indicate that inequality-perpetuating conditions that result in political instability are fundamental roadblocks... View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

16 May 2016
HBS Case

Food Safety Economics: The Cost of a Sick Customer

keep close watch over them. In 2015, Dr. Margaret Chan, director-general of the World Health Organization, highlighted the problem. “A local food safety problem can rapidly become an international emergency,” she wrote in a statement.... View Details

Keywords: by Dina Gerdeman; Food & Beverage

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... View Details

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

01 Sep 2014
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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

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

sixteenth to the nineteenth century. It is divided into the following general subject categories: views of stock exchanges, banks, mints, and treasuries; portraits of bankers, statesmen, and financiers; political and personal satires;... View Details

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Maliha Khan

In college, Maliha Khan kept her family's textile business at arm's length, preferring to follow a path that would lead to a PhD in political science. But as she approached graduation, the business changed dramatically. "Pakistan... View Details

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Choosing the Right Student Loan | MBA

Loan requires credit approval. Unfortunately, federal loans are not available to international students, but there are private loan options available. Private loans may be a good option for both View Details

19 Feb 2013
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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

22 Jan 2013
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First Look: Jan. 22

and observable stability using reduced form regressions. The other is an institutional economics conception of how to measure performance. It is focused on understanding whether foreign entry gave rise to difficult-to-reverse changes in the View Details

Keywords: Sean Silverthorne

01 Mar 2008
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Where Have All the Leaders Gone?

TUMULTY: “Rather than challenge voters, politicians look for the lowest common denominator.” In the following article, the first in a series of occasional opinion pieces by HBS alumni who are professional writers, Time magazine’s national View Details

Keywords: Government

01 Oct 2002
News

Bozidar Djelic

guests. “There is great pressure in this job,” says Djelic. “There are so many needs and so little money. Letting off steam is important for me and my colleagues.” The go-go pace of his work life can serve a useful political purpose,... View Details

August 2002 (Revised December 2003)
Case

Italy: A New Commitment to Growth

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Rebecca Evans

Examines Italy's efforts to comply with the Maastricht Treaty and become integrated with Europe in the European Union. By 2002, Italy has achieved macroeconomic stability, but slow growth threatens the country's future competitiveness. Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi... View Details

Keywords: Macroeconomics; Economic Growth; Competitive Strategy; Integration; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Policy; Government and Politics; Globalized Economies and Regions; International Relations; Alliances; Italy; European Union

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June 2009
Journal Article

Taxes, Institutions and Foreign Diversification Opportunities

By: Mihir Desai and Dhammika Dharmapala

Investors can access foreign diversification opportunities through either foreign portfolio investment (FPI) or foreign direct investment (FDI). The worldwide tax regime employed by the U.S. potentially distorts this choice by penalizing FDI, relative to FPI, in... View Details

Keywords: International Finance; Foreign Direct Investment; Investment Portfolio; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Diversification; United States

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May 1999 (Revised December 2003)
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European Monetary Union

By: Richard H.K. Vietor and Sabina M. Ciminero

On January 1, 1999, 11 European countries unified their currencies--48 years after their first integrative efforts. This marks a huge development in the structure of Europe and the world's economy. This case examines the integrative process, the Single Europe Act and... View Details