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- 19 Jan 2015
- Research & Ideas
Is Wikipedia More Biased Than Encyclopædia Britannica?
debate depending on who is doing the opining. Over the years, Britannica has handled this uncertainty by seeking out the most distinguished experts in their fields in an attempt to provide a sober analysis on topics; while Wikipedia has...
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Climate Change in 2017: Implications for Business
This note provides general information about climate change and its implications for business. Included is an overview of climate change science and a number of its impacts, including rising sea levels, changing weather patterns and extreme weather, pressure on...
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- 20 Oct 2010
- Op-Ed
Export Competitiveness: Reversing the Logic
strategy. It argues that the focus of debate now needs to be on the actual policies that can increase competitiveness rather than exports per se. 2. Policies to improve export competitiveness: Critical issues The notion that exports and...
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by Christian Ketels
- 2016
- Book
Antonio Serra and the Economics of Good Government
By: Rosario Patalano and Sophus A. Reinert
Little is known of Antonio Serra except that he wrote his extraordinary 1613 Short Treatise on the Causes That Make Kingdoms Abound in Gold and Silver even in the Absence of Mines in a Neapolitan jail and that he died there soon afterwards. However, the...
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Patalano, Rosario and Sophus A. Reinert, eds. Antonio Serra and the Economics of Good Government. Palgrave Studies in the History of Finance. New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2016.
- February 2012 (Revised June 2012)
- Case
Rospil.info
By: Paul Healy, Karthik Ramanna and Matthew Shaffer
What should business leaders do about corruption? In December 2011, four HBS alumni met to debate how to engage the unprecedented protests against Vladimir Putin's corrupt government, which had erupted in Russia in response to alleged fraud in the recent parliamentary...
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Leadership;
Crime and Corruption;
Government and Politics;
Social and Collaborative Networks;
Blogs;
Information Industry;
Russia
Healy, Paul, Karthik Ramanna, and Matthew Shaffer. "Rospil.info." Harvard Business School Case 112-033, February 2012. (Revised June 2012.)
- July 2009 (Revised June 2010)
- Supplement
Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)
By: V.G. Narayanan and Lisa Brem
As the recession lingered on into 2009, the U.S. government sought to limit executive pay and excessive risk. The debate raged over what constituted excessive risk and how best to mitigate it. This case describes the government restrictions on executive pay for TARP...
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Financial Crisis;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Government Legislation;
Executive Compensation;
Risk Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Motivation and Incentives;
United States
Narayanan, V.G., and Lisa Brem. "Executive Pay and the Credit Crisis of 2008 (B)." Harvard Business School Supplement 110-005, July 2009. (Revised June 2010.)
- October 24, 2018
- Article
End the Corporate Health Care Tax
By: Mark R. Kramer and John Pontillo
Imagine if a single piece of legislation could effectively eliminate all U.S. corporate taxes, subsidize hundreds of millions of dollars in new corporate investment, increase the take-home pay of most U.S. employees, ease state and local budgets, and reduce the U.S....
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Corporate Taxation;
Health Care and Treatment;
Insurance;
Taxation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
United States
Kramer, Mark R., and John Pontillo. "End the Corporate Health Care Tax." Harvard Business Review Digital Articles (October 24, 2018).
- 2021
- Chapter
Dis-Atlanticism: The West in an Era of Global Fragmentation
By: Rawi Abdelal and Ulrich Krotz
BOOK ABSTRACT: Is the EU a Success or a Failure? Should It Stay or Should It Go? Britain and the EU. The Big Waste or Essential to Feed Europe? The Common Agricultural Policy. Observers of the European Union could be forgiven in thinking that since its inception the EU...
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Abdelal, Rawi, and Ulrich Krotz. "Dis-Atlanticism: The West in an Era of Global Fragmentation." In Key Controversies in European Integration. 3rd edition, edited by Hubert Zimmerman and Andreas Dür, 211–220. London: Red Globe Press, 2021.
- April 2019 (Revised April 2020)
- Case
Reaganomics: Impact and Legacy
By: Tom Nicholas, John Masko and Matthew G. Preble
During the 1980s, President Ronald Reagan and his administration instituted several far-reaching economic policies that had both near- and long-term impacts on such aspects of the U.S. economy as monetary policy, inflation, the tax structure, and the role of...
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Wealth and Poverty;
Business and Government Relations;
Leadership;
Taxation;
Government Administration;
Government Legislation;
Inflation and Deflation;
Money;
Economy;
Economic Slowdown and Stagnation;
Economic Growth;
Equality and Inequality;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, John Masko, and Matthew G. Preble. "Reaganomics: Impact and Legacy." Harvard Business School Case 819-007, April 2019. (Revised April 2020.)
- July 2022
- Case
A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance
By: Tom Nicholas and John Masko
The North Carolina Mutual and Provident Association (the Mutual) was founded in 1898 as a for-profit entity selling life insurance catering to the Black community. The Mutual was entering a field crowded with established White-owned competitors that largely refused to...
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Black Entrepreneurs;
Insurance;
History;
Race;
Prejudice and Bias;
Entrepreneurship;
Decision Choices and Conditions;
Growth and Development Strategy;
Insurance Industry;
United States
Nicholas, Tom, and John Masko. "A Soul and a Service: North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance." Harvard Business School Case 823-032, July 2022.
- November 1994
- Case
Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)
By: Willis M. Emmons III, Monica Brand and Greg Keller
In early 1994, Dow Corning Corp. debates whether to participate in a proposed $4.2 billion product liability settlement. Specifically, the firm must decide whether to contribute $2 billion to end a class action suit filed by women suffering from connective tissue...
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Safety;
Ethics;
Health Disorders;
Government Legislation;
Crime and Corruption;
Legal Liability;
Risk and Uncertainty;
Business Strategy;
Communication Strategy;
Lawsuits and Litigation;
Health Industry;
Beauty and Cosmetics Industry
Emmons, Willis M., III, Monica Brand, and Greg Keller. "Dow Corning and the Breast Implant Controversy (A)." Harvard Business School Case 795-047, November 1994.
- August 2020 (Revised November 2022)
- Case
George Soros: The Stateless Statesman
By: Geoffrey Jones and Wendy Ying
This case traces the business career and philanthropic activities of George Soros. The Hungarian-born Soros made a fortune as a hedge fund investor after establishing Quantum Fund on the tax haven island of Curaçao in the Netherlands Antilles in 1973 where he was...
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Keywords:
Hedge Fund;
Philanthropy;
Populism;
Finance;
Philanthropy and Charitable Giving;
Political Elections;
Personal Development and Career;
Leadership Style;
Financial Services Industry;
Europe;
Hungary;
United Kingdom;
North and Central America;
United States
Jones, Geoffrey, and Wendy Ying. "George Soros: The Stateless Statesman." Harvard Business School Case 321-012, August 2020. (Revised November 2022.)
- 2021
- Article
Les multinationales comme catégorie politique: les années formatrices (1970-1990)
By: Sabine Pitteloud
While multinationals are emblematic economic actors driving the current globalization process through the organization of production in global value chains, they appear to be important political actors as well. This article provides an historical perspective on such...
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Multinational Corporation;
Lobbying;
Investor Protection;
Multinational Firms and Management;
Business and Government Relations;
Governance
Pitteloud, Sabine. "Les multinationales comme catégorie politique: les années formatrices (1970-1990)." Special Issue on L'entreprise comme acteur politique. Entreprises et histoire 3, no. 104 (2021): 93–110.
- 22 Mar 2018
- Cold Call Podcast
Trump’s Populism: What Business Leaders Need To Understand
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Re: Rafael M. Di Tella
- 05 Oct 2016
- What Do You Think?
Can the US Economy Regain the Growth and Prosperity of the Past?
he said "our best policy is to promote economic liberty so that individuals and corporations can adjust to changes in society, technology, the economy, the environment and politics stop trying to make government the engine of growth,...
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by James Heskett
- 05 Nov 2009
- Research & Ideas
A Market for Human Cadavers in All but Name?
suited to analyze these developments and initiate a discussion. As Michael Sandel recently remarked, the decision when to use markets is "a political question" that requires debate (Sandel 2009)....
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- 15 Oct 2019
- Working Paper Summaries
Vote Choice Formation and the Minimal Effects of TV Debates: Evidence from 61 Elections in 9 OECD Countries
- 23 Dec 2017
- News
Exploring a New Agenda for Corporate Sustainability
Global Accountabilities
Accountability is seen as an essential feature of governments, businesses and NGOs. This volume treats it as a socially constructed means of control that can be used by the weak as well as the powerful. It contributes analytical depth to the diverse debates on... View Details