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- 01 Jun 2001
- News
On the Inside
Top billing, of course, goes to her boss, George W. Bush (MBA ’75), but Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao (MBA ’79) is also making a name for herself in the new administration. Chao, who has previously served in several government posts and... View Details
Keywords: Government
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Leading Boston and Beyond
who have stayed in Boston–in government and private institutions—who still keep our relationship to the City government and public agendas in some way,” says Stephen Chan (MBA 2009), Chief of Staff for the... View Details
- 01 Dec 2012
- News
An Advocate for Women's Equality
government and...the attitudes of those who practiced those skills of public administration and politics." Changes still to come would be authored by women whom Franklin recruited to public service. —SEAN SILVERTHORNE View Details
- 01 Jun 2008
- News
The Real Deal
Leppert called on the business community to help combat homelessness and its root causes. “Investments are, at their heart, a belief that we can create opportunities,” he noted. “The private sector must step up. Government can’t do... View Details
- 16 Dec 2014
- News
Boston's New Environment and Energy Chief Will Walk to Work Every Day
Keywords: Government
- 25 Jan 2012
- News
Is Tax Reform Viable?
ago, that some of my return was due to inflation, and that government arguably bore some responsibility for that inflation. But when I dug a little further, I found that over the three years my investment was at risk, inflation averaged... View Details
- 01 Feb 2002
- News
Q&A: Wrestling with the Unthinkable
concern for civil rights at home or creating civilian casualties overseas? The President has to find an appropriate balance between taking steps that are effective and respecting our civil liberties. Abraham Lincoln posed the central question in an 1863 speech: Must... View Details
- 01 Sep 2006
- News
Strange Bedfellows
Since when do the taxman and the shareholder agree? IRS Commissioner Mark Everson and SEC Chairman Christopher Cox (MBA 1976) have advanced a simple, but controversial proposal. Companies would be required to disclose how much they pay in taxes — an amount, remarkably... View Details
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Corporate Lobbying Strategy and Foreign MNEs
“U.S. Defense Contracts and the Lobbying Strategies of Foreign MNEs: The Liability of Foreignness and Make-or-Buy Decisions about Political Goods”
Many firms engage in lobbying with the expectation that their lobbying efforts will... View Details
- 01 Sep 2020
- News
Maintaining a Resilient Democracy
deeply committed to making government more responsive and are drawing on insights from their prior careers—Braun as a former state legislator and the founder and CEO of Indiana-based Meyer Distributing, and Harder as a former vice... View Details
Keywords: Deb Blagg
- 01 Jun 2007
- News
Fixing America’s Leadership Deficit
political leaders have demonstrated spectacular leadership failures. The reasons and possible solutions shaped a fascinating give-and-take discussion among three distinguished panelists assembled in March at Harvard’s Kennedy School of View Details
Keywords: Government
- 10 Jun 2020
- News
The Politics Industry: How Political Innovation Can Break Partisan Gridlock and Save Our Democracy
Keywords: Government
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Just Keep Our Money
ask for IOUs in the form of savings bonds instead. In 2007, the federal government distributed tax refunds exceeding $248 billion to more than 114 million filers. Businesses have long capitalized on these refund dollars, which average... View Details
- 03 Aug 2014
- News
A Career's Twists and Turns--Maybe with a Stop for Governor
- 2017
- Other Book
Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices
By: Matthew Taylor, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent
I was not the only person appointed to the Review. My fellow Review team members, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol and Paul Broadbent have not only been an important source of ideas and wisdom throughout the process but have led in engaging with key groups of... View Details
Keywords: Future Of Work; Labor Relations; Marketplaces; Employment; Labor and Management Relations; Labor; Markets
Taylor, Matthew, Greg Marsh, Diane Nicol, and Paul Broadbent. Good Work: The Taylor Review of Modern Working Practices. London: Great Britain, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 2017. Electronic.
- 01 Jun 2006
- News
A Capital Asset
eleven responses and landed three interviews. “It was,” she says, “a searing experience because I felt it was totally directed at women.” Two job offers came from government — OMB and Defense — but Cohen opted for a private-sector... View Details