government - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Mar 2003
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Restoring Order

Last December, calling him “one of the most respected business leaders in our nation,” President George W. Bush (MBA 1975) nominated Wall Street veteran William Donaldson (MBA 1958) to be Securities and Exchange Commission chairman. Charging Donaldson with enforcing... View Details

Keywords: Monetary Authorities-Central Bank; Finance

03 Mar 2017
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Big Blue’s Big Bet

Watson. In 2014, the company announced a $1 billion investment in the Watson Unit, which would advance its cognitive computing technologies in not only medicine but law and finance and government services and culinary services and on and... View Details

Keywords: Paul Kix; illustrations by Dan Page

17 Dec 2017
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How Music Forged a Fighter for Free Expression

resources, we do it with a very small budget, not necessarily out of choice, but getting funding for human rights work internationally right now, with so much domestic focus, is difficult. And just in general, nonprofits are obviously difficult to fund, especially for... View Details

01 Jun 1997
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Sorting Myth from Reality at Hong Kong Conference

continuity. "A smooth transition will be accomplished," the veteran government official vowed. Hui noted that the long-term future looks bright as well: trade with the mainland, now Hong Kong's biggest trading partner, has been growing at... View Details

Keywords: Alejandro Reyes

01 Jun 2003
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Books

firms large enough to finance their own laboratories could create a “virtuous cycle” where staying on the leading edge of science got them first to market with new products, in turn delivering higher profits to fund still more research. As universities opened their... View Details

Keywords: Deborah Blagg; Laura Singleton; Donald; Sull; Henry; Chesbrough; Rob; Austin; Leslie; Perlow; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

10 Mar 2021
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In My Humble Opinion: A Timely Tension

Pandemic project: When COVID-19 hit, Thoren led a pitch to the UK government to create jobs for unemployed and disadvantaged young people, in restoring the UK’s depleted natural infrastructure, based on the US Civilian Conservation Corps.... View Details

Keywords: April White

15 Oct 2019
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Engaging More Deeply with Business in Africa

other leaders. On the first full day in Lagos, the School hosted the Fung Global Research Symposium and a reception for some 100 business, academic, and government leaders. Faculty members presented current research relevant to the... View Details

01 Jun 2009
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Alumni Books

The People Factor: Strengthening America by Investing in Public Service by Linda J. Bilmes (MBA ’84) and W. Scott Gould (Brookings Institution Press) The authors argue that the federal government can achieve the same gains as the best... View Details

Keywords: Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Mar 2008
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One-on-One with Jim Breyer

identify emerging Internet leaders that combine long-term fundamental growth and strong cash flow. In China, virtually no company of any size exists without government investment. How does that affect how you invest in Chinese firms? The... View Details

Keywords: Roger Thompson; Finance; Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services; Professional Services

29 Sep 2014
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The Bash Bug Is a Wake-Up Call

Keywords: internet security; hacking; internet of things

01 Jul 2011
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Integrating Environmental and International Strategies in a World of Regulatory Turbulence

Keywords: Frank Wijen, Rob van Tulder

20 Dec 2022
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Singing to the Corn

Researching the economic history of corn for a course at Creighton, Keen learned that many Plains tribes between 1858 and 1870 were nearly or entirely self-reliant through the sale of excess corn, until the United States government... View Details

15 Jun 2021
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June 2021 Books and Podcasts

drives; and how to manage the disease and vaccinations in the villages of developing countries. The book also explores how governments across the world can work closely with private-sector companies to fight the illness and accelerate... View Details

Keywords: Margie Kelley; Publishing Industries (except Internet); Information

01 Jun 2015
News

Higher Ground

than $50,000. Prieto would share conducting duties that night with the previous music director. “Carlos had the absolute right to walk,” says Hugh Long, president of the LPO governing board. Prieto’s contract stipulated that if either... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries; Arts, Entertainment; Health, Social Assistance