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- 27 Jul 2019
- Op-Ed
Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?
In the 2012 US presidential election, the Obama campaign deftly used a Facebook app to register voters and have friends message them to get out the vote. But it was 2016 presidential campaign that really changed social media’s impact on...
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by George Riedel
- 25 Jul 2017
- First Look
First Look at New Research and Ideas: July 25, 2017
https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=52954 July 2017 Public Choice Who Will Vote Quadratically? Voter Turnout and Votes Cast Under Quadratic Voting By: Kaplow, Louis, and Scott Duke Kominers Abstract—Who will vote quadratically...
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Carmen Nobel
- February 2016 (Revised July 2017)
- Case
An Australian Ballot for California?
By: David Moss, Marc Campasano and Dean Grodzins
In early 1891, California lawmakers were considering a plan to reform the state's elections through the introduction of an “Australian” ballot. Under this new system, candidates from all qualifying parties would appear on official ballots, which would be printed by...
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Moss, David, Marc Campasano, and Dean Grodzins. "An Australian Ballot for California?" Harvard Business School Case 716-054, February 2016. (Revised July 2017.)
- 18 Sep 2018
- First Look
New Research and Ideas, September 18, 2018
paper: https://pubwww.hbs.edu/faculty/Pages/item.aspx?num=54967 Does Context Trump Individual Drivers of Voting Behavior? Evidence from U.S. Movers By: Cantoni, Enrico, and Vincent Pons Abstract—This paper assesses the relative influence of contextual drivers of View Details
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Dina Gerdeman
- December 1997
- Case
California: The American Future?
By: Bruce R. Scott and Kevin Price
California has long been a lead state in terms of population growth, income, and societal norms. In the 1990s, California voters approved referenda to restrict benefits to immigrants and to prohibit affirmative action. Is this likely to be another leading indicator for...
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Fairness;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Policy;
Laws and Statutes;
Civil Society or Community;
Public Opinion;
California
Scott, Bruce R., and Kevin Price. "California: The American Future?" Harvard Business School Case 798-001, December 1997.
- 01 Aug 2007
- Op-Ed
Company Town: Fixing Corrupt Governments
Corporations could do a good job of running corrupt Third World governments. Corruption rules in too many of the world's democratically elected governments. From Achocalla, Bolivia, to Mayuge, Uganda, voters pick their leaders through the...
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by Eric Werker
- February 2016 (Revised August 2021)
- Case
Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
In January 1965, Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., the most prominent leader of the civil rights movement in the United States, launched a campaign of civil disobedience in Selma, Alabama, to bring national attention to disenfranchisement of black voters in the South. On...
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Rights;
Voting;
Race;
Government and Politics;
Conflict and Resolution;
Leadership;
History;
Alabama
Moss, David, and Dean Grodzins. "Martin Luther King and the Struggle for Black Voting Rights." Harvard Business School Case 716-042, February 2016. (Revised August 2021.)
- June 2023
- Case
The Business of Campaigns
By: Vincent Pons and Mel Martin
In 2022, the U.S. Congress examined the Democracy Is Strengthened by Casting Light on Spending in Elections (DISCLOSE) Act, the latest in a long series of campaign finance reforms. According to its authors, the law would be the “most consequential overhaul of federal...
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Political Elections;
Government Legislation;
Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms;
Business and Government Relations;
United States
Pons, Vincent, and Mel Martin. "The Business of Campaigns." Harvard Business School Case 723-039, June 2023.
- February 2016
- Case
Debt and Democracy: The New York Constitutional Convention of 1846
By: David Moss and Dean Grodzins
On September 23, 1846, delegates to New York State's constitutional convention prepared to vote on a proposal that its principal proponent, Michael Hoffman, conceded would be “a serious change in our form of government.” The proposal would place tight restrictions on...
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Curriculum - Case Method Project
Carolina’s congressional district plan, which allegedly grouped voters by race, was a good-faith effort to comply with the Voting Rights Act or an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Coverage: 1787 – 1993; redistricting; alternative...
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- 21 Nov 2019
- Research & Ideas
Do TV Debates Sway Voters?
of Harvard Business School Working Knowledge. [Image: David Goldman/AP] Related Reading Voter ID Laws Don't Work (But They Don't Hurt Anything, Either) Why People Don’t...
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by Danielle Kost
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Teacher Profiles - Case Method Project
SchoolBoise, ID Subjects:U.S. History, Intro to Law Enforcement IL Jane Mizzi Kenwood AcademyChicago, IL NJ Michael Moldovan Teaneck High SchoolTeaneck, NJ NJ Tim Monahan Ridgewood High SchoolRidgewood, NJ...
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Partners - Case Method Project
21 Craig Misajet Meridian High SchoolBoise, ID Subjects:U.S. History, Intro to Law Enforcement ID 14 of 21 Holly Morris American Falls High SchoolAmerican Falls, View Details
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Ways to Give Today - Alumni
our legal name and federal tax ID number and one of the two addresses listed below. Also, to ensure proper crediting, be sure to let us know your plans. Legal Name: President and Fellows of Harvard College Federal Tax View Details
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Frequently Asked Questions | HBS Online
Extension School (January or September CORe cohorts) or Harvard Summer School (May CORe cohort) and eligible for student privileges like a Harvard University ID number (to access online library resources), free career and academic...
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Named Fellowship Funds - Alumni
The Nielsen Company. He is also a member of the Yale University Council, the Harvard Law School Dean's Advisory Board, the New York State Board of Trustees of The Nature Conservancy, and the boards of Friends of MVY Radio and Sponsors for...
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- 20 Sep 2021
- Research & Ideas
How Much Is Freedom Worth? For Gig Workers, a Lot.
when it came time to vote on reclassification of gig workers under California’s Proposition 22 initiative? Benefits and other protections were at the heart of Proposition 22, the first large-scale look at how voters view gig work. In...
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- 03 Oct 2018
- Blog Post
HBS Lingo 101
collaboration of the public, nonprofit, and private sectors—and for leadership effective in each. HLS: HLS is short for Harvard Law School. Together with HLS, we offer the JD/MBA which is the oldest joint degree program at Harvard....
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- 20 Sep 2022
- Research & Ideas
How Partisan Politics Play Out in American Boardrooms
data, combined with the voter registration records of 3,786 top executives working at 941 firms in the S&P 1500 between 2008 and 2020. They pulled documents from states that share records and track voter...
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by Pamela Reynolds
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What does the year-old IRA mean to business and society? Harvard faculty weigh in - Blog - Business in Global Society
and union members, and 83 interviews of people ranging from coal miners to power company executives. One hope is that the IRA’s benefits will flow to political battlegrounds like Georgia or fossil fuel producers like West Virginia, in theory broadening the political...
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