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- January 2002 (Revised March 2006)
- Background Note
Democracy
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Surveys scholarship on democracy and democratization. Describes the relationship between democracy and the environment of business, including capitalist economic institutions, economic growth, economic reform, and international relations. View Details
Keywords: Economic Systems; Situation or Environment; Business and Government Relations; Economic Growth; International Relations; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms
Abdelal, Rawi E. "Democracy." Harvard Business School Background Note 702-036, January 2002. (Revised March 2006.)
- May 2001 (Revised October 2002)
- Teaching Note
Russia: The End of a Time of Troubles? (TN)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Teaching Note for (9-701-076). View Details
Keywords: Russia
- March 2008 (Revised April 2009)
- Case
Eliot Spitzer: Pushing Wall Street to Reform
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella and Jonathan Schlefer
New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer faced a decision about how to stop wrongdoing committed by major Wall Street firms during the Internet boom. The equities analysts of Merrill Lynch and other Wall Street firms were charged with objectively advising retail... View Details
Keywords: Crime and Corruption; Decisions; Financial Institutions; Stocks; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Laws and Statutes; Lawsuits and Litigation; Conflict of Interests; Internet; Financial Services Industry; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, and Jonathan Schlefer. "Eliot Spitzer: Pushing Wall Street to Reform." Harvard Business School Case 708-019, March 2008. (Revised April 2009.)
- March 2007
- Teaching Note
Politics and Prudential Supervision: ABN Amro's Bid for Antonveneta (TN) (A) & (B)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
Teaching note to 706-009, 706-039, and 706-010. View Details
- June 2006 (Revised February 2007)
- Teaching Note
Chrysanthemum and Dragon: JAFCO Asia in China (TN)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal
- 02 Jun 2010
- First Look
First Look: June 2
management. Download the paper: http://www.hbs.edu/research/pdf/10-099.pdf Cases & Course MaterialsRussia: Revolution and Reform Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon TarontsiHarvard Business School Case 710-030... View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- August 2005
- Article
To Judge Leviathan: Sovereign Credit Ratings, National Law, and the World Economy
By: Christopher Bruner and Rawi Abdelal
Bruner, Christopher, and Rawi Abdelal. "To Judge Leviathan: Sovereign Credit Ratings, National Law, and the World Economy." Journal of Public Policy 25, no. 2 (August 2005): 191–217.
- November 2019 (Revised January 2025)
- Case
Russia: A Drama In Three Acts
By: Rawi Abdelal, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi and Lavinia Teodorescu
The collapse of central authority in the Soviet Union in 1991 ushered in a period of revolutionary transformations for the states that emerged in its wake. The leaders of Russia, the USSR's successor, struggled to reestablish central authority while also seeking to... View Details
Keywords: Government Policy; Policy Change; Policy Making; Economic Systems; Economics; Globalization; Emerging Markets; Privatization; Non-Renewable Energy; Governance; Global Strategy; Corporate Governance; Policy; Business History; Lawfulness; Problems and Challenges; Business and Government Relations; Risk and Uncertainty; Strategy; Change Management; Developing Countries and Economies; Russia; Moscow
Abdelal, Rawi, Rafael Di Tella, Galit Goldstein, Sogomon Tarontsi, and Lavinia Teodorescu. "Russia: A Drama In Three Acts." Harvard Business School Case 720-020, November 2019. (Revised January 2025.)
- 12 Jan 2010
- First Look
First Look: Jan. 12
to meet or beat key benchmarks. This paper examines this hypothesis by testing how different types of marketing expenditures are used to boost earnings for a durable commodity consumer product, which can be easily stockpiled View Details
Keywords: Martha Lagace
- Fall 2022
- Article
Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Alexandra Vacroux
Russia invaded Ukraine, first in 2014 and then again in February 2022. The United States and Europe—the West—imposed waves of sanctions on Russian individuals, firms, and the country itself. Six months into the West’s efforts to isolate Russia, it is reasonable to ask... View Details
Keywords: Russia; Sanctions; War; International Relations; Trade; Russia; Ukraine; Europe; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Alexandra Vacroux. "Are the West’s Sanctions on Russia Working?" Just Money Roundtables (Fall 2022).
- 2015
- Chapter
Just Who Put You in Charge? We Did: Credit Rating Agencies and the Politics of Ratings
By: Rawi Abdelal and Mark Blyth
Abdelal, Rawi, and Mark Blyth. "Just Who Put You in Charge? We Did: Credit Rating Agencies and the Politics of Ratings." In Ranking the World: Grading States as a Tool of Global Governance, edited by Alexander Cooley and Jack Snyder, 39–59. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2015.
- 2014
- Chapter
Disjoining Partners: Europe and the American Imperium
By: Rawi Abdelal and Ulrich Krotz
Abdelal, Rawi, and Ulrich Krotz. "Disjoining Partners: Europe and the American Imperium." In Power in a Complex Global System, edited by Louis W. Pauly and Bruce W. Jentleson, 131–147. London: Routledge, 2014.
- October 2012 (Revised August 2013)
- Case
Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Russia and China are neighbors with complementary needs: Russia has an abundance of energy resources, which China needs to fuel its industry. The case analyzes the evolution of the China-Russia energy relations in the post-Cold War period, with an emphasis on the... View Details
Keywords: Strategy; International Relations; Energy; Cross-Cultural and Cross-Border Issues; Globalized Markets and Industries; Business and Government Relations; Energy Industry; China; Russia
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Russia and China: Energy Relations and International Politics." Harvard Business School Case 713-045, October 2012. (Revised August 2013.)
- Article
Mondialisation: la French Touch
By: Rawi Abdelal and Sophie Meunier
Abdelal, Rawi, and Sophie Meunier. "Mondialisation: la French Touch." Telos (October 12, 2007).
- Article
Has Globalization Passed Its Peak?
By: Rawi Abdelal and Adam Segal
Keywords: Globalization
Abdelal, Rawi, and Adam Segal. "Has Globalization Passed Its Peak?" Foreign Affairs 86, no. 1 (January–February 2007): 103–114. (Abridged and reprinted in International Politics: Enduring Concepts and Contemporary Issues, ninth edition, ed. Robert J. Art and Robert Jervis. New York: Longman, 2009, pp. 340-346.)
- October 2012
- Case
Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy
By: Rawi Abdelal and Kaitlyn Tuthill
In 2012, the energy sector in the United States was demanding major reform. Prices of oil and gas had continued to cripple the middle and lower class as the U.S. economy slowly recovered. At the same time, the U.S. lagged behind developed economies in production of... View Details
Keywords: Mitt Romney; Barack Obama; Energy; Election Outcomes; Climate Change; Renewable Energy; Political Elections; Policy; Business and Government Relations; Public Administration Industry; United States
Abdelal, Rawi, and Kaitlyn Tuthill. "Romney vs. Obama and U.S. Energy Policy." Harvard Business School Case 713-050, October 2012.
- November 2010 (Revised February 2013)
- Case
Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Sogomon Tarontsi
Russian and German energy firms initiated the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline project with strong political support from their home governments but encountered resistance from other states. Although the pipeline would connect Russia with Germany directly, the project... View Details
Keywords: Non-Renewable Energy; Leadership; Distribution; Business and Government Relations; Conflict and Resolution; Energy Industry; Russia; European Union; Germany
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Sogomon Tarontsi. "Energy Security in Europe (A): Nord Stream." Harvard Business School Case 711-026, November 2010. (Revised February 2013.)
- February 2007
- Supplement
Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (C)
By: Rawi E. Abdelal and Marina Vandamme
Abdelal, Rawi E., and Marina Vandamme. "Journey to Sakhalin: Royal Dutch/Shell in Russia (C)." Harvard Business School Supplement 707-038, February 2007.
- 2004
- Chapter
Theodore Levitt's 'The Globalization of Markets': An Evaluation After Two Decades
By: Richard S. Tedlow and Rawi Abdelal
Keywords: Globalized Markets and Industries
Tedlow, Richard S., and Rawi Abdelal. "Theodore Levitt's 'The Globalization of Markets': An Evaluation After Two Decades." In The Global Market: Developing a Strategy to Manage Across Borders, edited by John A. Quelch and Rohit Deshpandé, 11–30. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass, 2004.