Federal Communications Commission - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Sep 2009
News

Heroines and Helping Hands

idea when she was born or how old she is. She never had the chance to go to school. Then seven years ago, in 2002, she was gang-raped by the order of a tribal council. Somebody had accused her brother of an offense, and the community... View Details

Keywords: Sheryl WuDunn; Arts, Sports, Language, Driving, and Other Schools; Educational Services; Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations; Personal Services

12 Oct 1999
Research & Ideas

Media Metamorphosis: Advertising in the Technology Age

permitted by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is realigning media ownership. Among other changes, the Federal Communications Commission recently relaxed restrictions on... View Details

Keywords: by Peter K. Jacobs; Advertising

27 Jul 2019
Op-Ed

Does Facebook's Business Model Threaten Our Elections?

When the FTC announced in July a $5 billion penalty and other actions against the company over privacy disgressions, the Federal Trade Commission said it well: “ through at least June 2018, Facebook... View Details

Keywords: by George Riedel

22 Oct 2014
News

Closing the opportunity divide for low-income young adults

country, from State Street, Goldman Sachs to the federal government. And the reason we have grown to a $70 million dollar organization with 400 staff in 12 different cities is not because I’m that special or we’re that special. The reason... View Details

04 Aug 2014
Op-Ed

Why Small-Business Lending Is Not Recovering

self-employed person declined 19 percent in real terms between 2007 and 2010, according to the Federal Reserve's Survey of Consumer Finances. And a survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses... View Details

Keywords: by Karen Mills; Banking; Financial Services

01 Jun 2015
News

Fast Forward

tangible results: The Walmart Foundation cited the research as part of its announcement of a new five-year, $100 million effort to address the skills gap. The initial competitiveness research also inspired the HBS Club of New York to launch a project that connects... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government; Elementary and Secondary Schools; Educational Services; Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services

01 Sep 2015
News

Feedback

Military Memories Re: The Military and the MBA Photo courtesy of Phil Curtis As a member of the Class of 1974, we were thrown into the midst of the travails of the Vietnam War and were populated by a number of patriotic officers serving on active duty. (I was also... View Details

01 Mar 2013
News

Sizing Up Social Impact

radical transformations, including a power shift from its headquarters in London to an international secretariat in Johannesburg; a new federated governance structure that increases the influence of units in Africa and Asia; and... View Details

30 Mar 2022
News

Giving Hope and Comfort

sourcing these vital products in the face of inflation and snags in the supply chain. About 25 percent of Hope and Comfort’s inventory comes through direct donations—from corporations, from hygiene drives hosted by schools, religious organizations, and View Details

01 Aug 2002
News

Service Leadership Fellows

Omosa, Initiative for a Competitive Inner City; Juan Carlos Pereira, Presidential Commission for Investment Promotion (in Nicaragua); and (front row) Nicole Hanrahan, Women's Educational and Industrial Union; Alexis Palmer, Lincoln Center... View Details

09 Mar 2003
Research & Ideas

Education, Technology, and Business: What’s the Catch?

was what led Ira Fishman in this direction. Fishman worked in the Clinton administration as Counsel and Director of the Task Force on Education at the Federal Communications View Details

Keywords: by Carla Tishler; Education

22 Sep 2017
News

Turning a Disorder into an Opportunity

Michael Fieldhouse (AMP 177, 2009), director for Emerging Businesses and Federal Government at Hewlett Packard Enterprise Australia (HPE), launched the Dandelion program in Australia in 2015, introducing people with autism spectrum... View Details

09 Nov 2017
News

Paving the Way for Veterans to Serve in Congress

And thanks to the people he got to know while serving, he believes veterans hold a key part of the solution to the current hyperpolarization and lack of civility in American politics. Barcott has established a federally registered,... View Details

Keywords: Ralph Ranalli

01 Mar 2004
News

Chinese Premier Speaks at HBS

George W. Bush (MBA ’75) that a high-level joint commission be formed to defuse business problems between the two countries. “We should not turn economic or trade issues into political ones,” he declared. Quoting Thomas Jefferson, Wen... View Details

Keywords: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools; Educational Services; Executive, Legislative, and Other General Government Support; Government

01 Mar 2004
News

Ex-Con Talks Ethics with HBS Students

dropped out of college and joined a New York securities firm. He saw his sales and commissions rise after he decided to be less than forthcoming about potential drawbacks to the investment ideas he was pitching to customers. Over time,... View Details

Keywords: Justice, Public Order, and Safety Activities; Government

01 Sep 2016
News

In My Humble Opinion: The Business of Burning Man

Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) Jennifer Raiser (MBA 1990) (photo by Sidney Erthal) A self-described “experiment in community and art,” Burning Man takes place each year in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert during the week... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna

01 Sep 2015
News

Clubs: Capital Improvements

committee stacked with former cabinet secretaries, ambassadors, and other Washington notables—would be a much larger affair, one with the goal of raising the profile of the DC business community, often overshadowed by the federal... View Details

Keywords: April White

25 Apr 2016
News

Trail Blazer

finds such gratification in the 47-mile bike and pedestrian route soon to connect the six-city region. It will be a legacy enjoyed by generations. “It’s very psychically rewarding,” he says. “It’s so much fun to be involved in something the entire View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken; Food and Beverage Stores; Retail Trade; Scenic and Sightseeing Transportation; Transportation

10 Oct 2018
News

Building Paths to Success

charities. The federal government contributed as well. SVA offered 12 percent return. Wind the clock forward eight years, and we met and exceeded our targets. We repaid the debt two years before expected, and there’s better quality early... View Details

Keywords: Jill Radsken

06 Sep 2005
What Do You Think?

What are the Lessons of New Orleans?

to action. Andrew Williamson sounded a common call for a "blue ribbon committee similar to the 9/11 Commission to study all the sources of the problems that contributed to this disaster." Margaret O'Keeffe suggested that... View Details

Keywords: by James Heskett

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