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HBR's Picks on Managing Social and Political Issues at Work
Global Business Big IdeaWhen political and social issues touch business and the workplace, employees and their leaders sometimes struggle to address those issues productively... -
Barack Obama's Rebranding Plan: Attack, Orate, Repeat
Global Business Digital ArticleHow the President can beat a flagging economy, and Mitt Romney. -
Why the News Is Not the Truth
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe news media and the government are entwined in a vicious circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest. Journalists need crises to dramatize... -
When Should a Leader Apologize--and When Not?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen corporate leaders or the organizations they represent mess up, they face the difficult decision of whether to apologize publicly. A public apology... -
Is India the World’s Next Great Economic Power?
International business Digital ArticleHistorically, the country’s expected rise has remained elusive. Here’s a look at what’s different now. -
Our Economic Malaise Is Fueling Political Extremism
Finance & Accounting Digital ArticleAnd history is repeating itself. -
How to Talk About Office Politics with a New Colleague
Communication Digital ArticleDo you give them the dirt? -
What 'The Art of the Deal' Reveals About Leadership Fairy Tales
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleDonald Trump's rise is partly due to the leadership-industrial complex. -
Case Study: Do Business and Politics Mix?
Global Business Digital ArticleA CEO struggles with the fallout from a controversial campaign donation. -
Visualizing the Rise of Global Economic Uncertainty
Economics Digital ArticleThree decades of data shed light on five key drivers. -
Conservatives Are More Open to Seemingly Inferior Products Than Liberals Are
Consumer behavior Magazine ArticleThey believe in balance—and so think obviously imperfect items must have hidden virtues. -
Should You Talk About Politics at Work?
Communication Digital ArticleWeigh the consequences of speaking up. -
What the Last Trump Tariffs Did, According to Researchers
Trade Digital ArticleThe U.S.-China trade war from Trump’s first administration offers a glimpse of the effects a more protectionist trade policy might have this time around. -
What SCOTUS's Affirmative Action Decision Means for Corporate DEI
Organizational Development Digital ArticleEven if the law continues to evolve in a conservative direction, at least three common approaches to diversity, equity, and inclusion will endure. -
How Companies Should Weigh In on a Controversy
Communication Magazine ArticleExecutives need guidance about managing their organizations' engagement with societal issues-including hot-button topics such as gender, climate, and... -
Mitt Romney's "Gift" Gaffe Is Not the Comment of a Savvy Businessman
Global Business Digital ArticleYou don't increase market share, or win elections, by playing the blame game. -
Why Companies Can - and Should - Recommit to DEI in the Wake of the SCOTUS Decision
Global Business Digital ArticleBusinesses are reconsidering whether they need to change their DEI strategies. The short answer is: They don't. -
Entering China: An Unconventional Approach
Global Business Magazine ArticleConventional wisdom has it that the best way to do business in China is through an equity joint venture (EJV) with a well-connected Chinese partner. But... -
Lessons in Power: Lyndon Johnson Revealed: A Conversation with Historian Robert A. Caro
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleIn this wide-ranging conversation, Robert A. Caro shares his insights about the nature of power, the complexity of ambition, and the role that the greater... -
Use Office Politics to Your Advantage
Leadership & Managing People Digital ArticleNo matter what your company, you've probably encountered organizational politics. One of the most frequent complaints that I hear from managers is how...
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The Panic of 1873 and the "Long Depression" (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7525. In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes must decide whether to sign the Bland-Allison Act and commit the United States to minting... -
Politics and the Public Purse: The Government of Ontario versus Public Sector Pension Accounting
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details On October 3, 2016, the Government of Ontario released its finance statements for the province without the opinion of Ontario's auditor general. This... -
Maple Leaf Foods (B): Employees
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W20831 -
India 2020 - Governance and Growth
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In January 2012, the government of India faced significant challenges to achieving three key objectives of high growth, inclusive development, and improved... -
The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Craig Coy, a business executive, retired Coast Guard officer, and former White House security adviser, was named executive director of the Massachusetts... -
The Politics and Economics of Accounting for Goodwill at Cisco Systems (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Studies the role of Cisco in setting current US accounting standards for acquisitions and goodwill. Students are asked to analyze an acquisition in the... -
The Affordable Care Act (E): The August 2009 Recess
Organizational Development Case Study5.00View Details During the Congress's August recess in 2009, the Tea Party makes a big push to stop the health reform bill moving through Congress. -
When Imperatives Collide: The 2003 San Diego Firestorm
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details In October 2003, a confluence in southern California of low humidity, dead vegetation, and Santa Ana winds created the conditions for a firestorm-multiple... -
Australia: Commodities, Competitiveness, Climate and China
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details For the past few decades, Australia has dealt with the benefits and costs of repeated mining booms-inflation, a housing bubble, a current account deficit,... -
Firestone Liberia's Battle against Ebola
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details This case puts students in the shoes of the Ebola response leadership teams of Firestone Liberia and its parent company, Bridgestone Americas, as they... -
Menem and the Populist Tradition in Argentina
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Argentina has flourished under a fixed exchange rate system, yet there are large income and employment fluctuations. The social cost of unemployment is... -
Mexico (B): Escaping from the Debt Crisis?
Global Business Case Study5.00View Details Describes the response of the Mexican authorities and the international community to the "Third World Debt Crisis" that came to the forefront of global... -
Dubai: Global Economy
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details This case, along with Saudi Arabia: Modern Reform, Enduring Stability (709-042), provides an opportunity to discuss Saudi Arabia's efforts to modernize,... -
Chile's Copper Surplus: The Road Not Taken (A)
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In 2008, Andres Velasco, Chile's Finance Minister, was under mounting criticisms over his fiscal policy. As the world's largest copper producer, Chile... -
The Purdue Pharma Bankruptcy: Settling the Opioid Crisis
Management Case Study11.95View Details How to get to a fair outcome for claimants in the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy given its significant role in the U.S. opioid crisis. -
Constructing a Nation: The United States and Their Constitution--1763-92
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Examines the founding of the United States of America during the second half of the eighteenth century. Focuses on: 1) the reasons why the American colonists... -
Endesa Chile: Raising the Ralco Dam (A)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study11.95View Details Endesa Chile, the largest electricity generation company in Chile, is building a major power plant on the Biobio River in Southern Chile. A historic conflict... -
Unintended Acceleration: Toyota's Recall Crisis
Strategy & Execution Case Study11.95View Details In late 2009 Toyota became the subject of media and U.S. government scrutiny after multiple deaths and injuries were attributed to accidents resulting... -
Mossadeq's Gambit: The US, UK, and Iranian Oil Nationalization
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Many of the West's political problems in the Middle East and in Iran in particular can be traced to the overthrow of Prime Minister Mohammad Mossadegh... -
Vodafone in Egypt: National crises and their implications for multinational corporations (B)
Leadership & Managing People Case Study5.00View Details On Thursday January 27, 2011, hundreds of thousands of protesters in Egypt were vociferously demanding an end to the 30-year rule of President Hosni Mubarak,...
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HBR's Picks on Managing Social and Political Issues at Work
Global Business Big IdeaWhen political and social issues touch business and the workplace, employees and their leaders sometimes struggle to address those issues productively... -
How Government and Business Can Tackle Big Global Crises Together
Power and influence AudioA leading political scientist outlines the challenges we face and explains what we can do about them. -
The Panic of 1873 and the "Long Depression" (B)
Finance & Accounting Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case UV7525. In 1878, President Rutherford B. Hayes must decide whether to sign the Bland-Allison Act and commit the United States to minting... -
Barack Obama's Rebranding Plan: Attack, Orate, Repeat
Global Business Digital ArticleHow the President can beat a flagging economy, and Mitt Romney. -
Politics and the Public Purse: The Government of Ontario versus Public Sector Pension Accounting
Finance & Accounting Case Study11.95View Details On October 3, 2016, the Government of Ontario released its finance statements for the province without the opinion of Ontario's auditor general. This... -
Maple Leaf Foods (B): Employees
Strategy & Execution Case Study5.00View Details Supplement to case W20831 -
India 2020 - Governance and Growth
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details In January 2012, the government of India faced significant challenges to achieving three key objectives of high growth, inclusive development, and improved... -
The Turnaround Artist: Craig Coy Tackles Political Influence at Massport
Global Business Case Study11.95View Details Craig Coy, a business executive, retired Coast Guard officer, and former White House security adviser, was named executive director of the Massachusetts... -
Why the News Is Not the Truth
Global Business Magazine ArticleThe news media and the government are entwined in a vicious circle of mutual manipulation, mythmaking, and self-interest. Journalists need crises to dramatize... -
When Should a Leader Apologize--and When Not?
Leadership & Managing People Magazine ArticleWhen corporate leaders or the organizations they represent mess up, they face the difficult decision of whether to apologize publicly. A public apology...