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      Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
      A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste...
      Political Polarization in Televised News | Harvard Business School Digital Initiative
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      • May 2020 (Revised July 2020)
      • Teaching Note

      Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick

      By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels
      Teaching Note for HBS Case No. 519-046. Nike’s selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the thirtieth anniversary of its iconic “Just Do It” campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint...  View Details
      Keywords: Marketing; Brands And Branding; Advertising; Advertising Campaigns; Marketing Strategy; Marketing Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Consumer Products Industry; Sports Industry; United States; North America
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      Avery, Jill, and Koen Pauwels. "Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick." Harvard Business School Teaching Note 520-104, May 2020. (Revised July 2020.)
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Issue Salience and Political Stereotypes

      By: Pedro Bordalo, Marco Tabellini and David Yang
      U.S. voters exaggerate the differences in attitudes held by Republicans and Democrats on a range of socioeconomic and political issues, and higher perceived polarization is associated with greater political engagement and affective polarization. In this paper, we...  View Details
      Keywords: Politics; Stereotypes; Belief Distortions; Model; Government And politics; Public Opinion; Values And Beliefs
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      Bordalo, Pedro, Marco Tabellini, and David Yang. "Issue Salience and Political Stereotypes." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-106, April 2020. (Revised January 2021. Available also from VOX EU.)
      • 2019
      • Working Paper

      How Rupert Murdoch Outfoxed Larry Tisch: Ten Enduring Lessons from the Negotiations that Wrested the NFL from CBS

      By: James K. Sebenius
      A remarkable 1993 negotiation rocked the world of American football with aftershocks that have directly shaped today’s entertainment and media landscapes and even our polarized politics. In December of that year, Rupert Murdoch’s fledgling Fox Network unexpectedly...  View Details
      Keywords: Bargaining; Football; Negotiation; Sports; Media; Negotiation Tactics
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      Sebenius, James K. "How Rupert Murdoch Outfoxed Larry Tisch: Ten Enduring Lessons from the Negotiations that Wrested the NFL from CBS." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 19-098, March 2019.
      • 2021
      • Working Paper

      Racial Diversity, Electoral Preferences, and the Supply of Policy: The Great Migration and Civil Rights

      By: Alvaro Calderon, Vasiliki Fouka and Marco Tabellini
      Between 1940 and 1970 more than 4 million African Americans moved from the South to the North of the United States, during the Second Great Migration. This same period witnessed the struggle and eventual success of the civil rights movement in ending institutionalized...  View Details
      Keywords: Civil Rights; Great Migration; Race; Diversity; Demographics; Rights; Government Legislation
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      Calderon, Alvaro, Vasiliki Fouka, and Marco Tabellini. "Racial Diversity, Electoral Preferences, and the Supply of Policy: The Great Migration and Civil Rights." Harvard Business School Working Paper, No. 20-017, August 2019. (Revised February 2021. Available also from VOX and in Broadstreet.)
      • December 2018 (Revised March 2020)
      • Technical Note

      Note on Economic Inequality (2020)

      By: Rebecca Henderson, Jessica A. Gover, Aldo Sesia and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez
      For over half a century, most of the world's economies have enjoyed steady growth and prosperity. While this economic growth has reduced the number of people living in poverty, it has come with an increase in economic inequality. The gap between the "haves" and the...  View Details
      Keywords: Economic Inequalty; Wealth Inequality; Equality Of Opportunity; Political Polarization; Economic Growth; Economics; Income; Wealth; Equality And Inequality; Society; Problems And Challenges
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      Henderson, Rebecca, Jessica A. Gover, Aldo Sesia, and Mariana Oseguera Rodriguez. "Note on Economic Inequality (2020)." Harvard Business School Technical Note 319-071, December 2018. (Revised March 2020.)
      • December 2018 (Revised September 2019)
      • Case

      Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick

      By: Jill Avery and Koen Pauwels
      Nike's selection of politically polarizing Colin Kaepernick as the spokesperson for the 30th anniversary of its iconic "Just Do It" campaign catapulted the brand into the media spotlight and made it a political flashpoint for consumers across America. Would the choice...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Media; Digital Marketing; Entertainment; Politics; Activism; Brand Equity; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Brands And Branding; Marketing Communications; Sports; Advertising; Apparel And Accessories Industry; Sports Industry; Consumer Products Industry; United States; North America
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      Avery, Jill, and Koen Pauwels. "Brand Activism: Nike and Colin Kaepernick." Harvard Business School Case 519-046, December 2018. (Revised September 2019.)
      • August 2018 (Revised March 2019)
      • Case

      Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?

      By: George A. Riedel and Carin-Isabel Knoop
      Since its founding in 2004, Facebook has built a phenomenally successful business at global scale to become the fifth most valuable public company in the world. The revelation of Cambridge Analytica events in March 2018, where 78 million users' information was leaked...  View Details
      Keywords: Ethics; Corporate Social Responsibility And Impact; Business And Stakeholder Relations; Trust; Business Model; Corporate Accountability
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      Riedel, George A., and Carin-Isabel Knoop. "Facebook—Can Ethics Scale in the Digital Age?" Harvard Business School Case 319-030, August 2018. (Revised March 2019.)
      • March 27, 2018
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      Why CEOs Are Taking a Stand

      By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
      In this podcast, we discuss the emerging phenomenon of CEO activism. We explain how political polarization in the U.S. and employee expectations around company values are pushing corporate leaders to enter into controversial political and social debates. We also hear...  View Details
      Keywords: Leadership; Social Issues; Values And Beliefs; Communication Strategy
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      Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Why CEOs Are Taking a Stand." HBR IdeaCast (March 27, 2018). (Podcast.)
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      Sidestepping Some of the Partisan Debate: An Interview with Max Stier

      By: Aaron K. Chatterji and Michael W. Toffel
      Whereas some organizational leaders are engaging in CEO activism by speaking out on social and political issues not directly related to their bottom line, some leaders want to avoid doing so. Some, in fact, hold neutrality as a core component of their strategy. But...  View Details
      Keywords: Social Issues; Government And politics; Leadership; Communication Strategy
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      Chatterji, Aaron K., and Michael W. Toffel. "Sidestepping Some of the Partisan Debate: An Interview with Max Stier." Special Issue on HBR Big Idea: Leadership in a Hot-Button World. Harvard Business Review (website) (March–April 2018).
      • March 2012
      • Article

      Fixing What's Wrong with U. S. Politics

      By: David A. Moss
      In America today there's a growing sense that the political system is broken and that its ineffectiveness is a major threat to U.S. competitiveness. Why do so many think the political system is not working? Research shows that in Congress, Republicans and Democrats are...  View Details
      Keywords: Government And politics; System; Conflict Management; Performance Productivity; Policy; Public Administration Industry; United States
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      Moss, David A. "Fixing What's Wrong with U. S. Politics." Harvard Business Review 90, no. 3 (March 2012).
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      Political Polarization: Why We All Just Can't Get Along
      A recent study suggests that America’s political polarization is driven more by incorrect beliefs and stereotypes about the other side than distaste...
      Political Polarization in Televised News | Harvard Business School Digital Initiative
      We're Thinking About... Disinformation Reality Machine Learning Curve Climate Disruption New Tech Makers Industry Transformations Society Meets Tech...
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