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- 01 Sep 2011
- News
Making a Difference in the World
The City Solution: Facts and Figures p. 32 “half the world’s people ” U.N. Habitat report (“Cities and Climate Change – Global Report on Human Settlements”) March 2011 p. 33 “2 percent land mass most of its emissions.” UN Habitat Report March 2011 “ largest annual rise... View Details
- 01 Sep 2008
- News
In Africa, Porter Sees Lessons for Health Care
economic development. Binagwaho explained that rolling back disease by fighting poverty — and vice versa — is at the core of public-health policy in Rwanda; sweeping government legislation specifically... View Details
- 19 May 2015
- News
Getting Ready for Success
Leanne Huebner (MBA 1997) was just out of college, working at her first job and volunteering her free time with foster children when a little girl asked: “Will you adopt me?” Just 22 and single, Huebner wasn’t in a position to raise children. But she committed herself... View Details
- 01 Dec 2005
- News
Winning Legally
compliance with the law as only a baseline. Could you elaborate? In our society, most managers understand the importance of compliance, both because businesses have a responsibility to be good corporate citizens and because society has a way, through View Details
Keywords: Deborah Blagg
- 01 Mar 2009
- News
Model Patient
change, numerous devils emerged in the legislative details before passage was ultimately achieved in 2006. Looking back, Pozen observes, “It’s important to consider a few things we did well — and one we did not — in determining whether... View Details
- 01 Dec 2007
- News
Where Are the Innovators in Health Care?
providers, abetted by legislators and insurance companies, have made it virtually impossible for them to succeed. Unlike any other U.S. industry, consumers do not set prices, yet they provide all the money through taxes for View Details
- 01 Jun 2024
- News
Crash Pad
neighborhoods that have felt desolate since the pandemic. Meanwhile, the federal government has announced its own incentives, with billions of dollars in below-market loans and grants as well as technical guidance available through the... View Details
- 01 Sep 2015
- News
An Unconventional Suggestion
© Alexandra Hootnick/zumapress.com The United States needs to find a “rational middle” ground on the topic of hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, says Professor Michael Porter. In a report released this summer, America’s Unconventional Energy Opportunity, Porter and his... View Details
- 01 Mar 2025
- News
Patch Work
The week before the November 2024 US elections was like so many that came before at Winning Connections, with John Jameson (MBA 1991) padding around his firm’s Capitol Hill town house in athletic shorts, trying to demonstrate that the telephone still has a role to play... View Details
- 19 Aug 2021
- News
A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues
prosper. We know that many white banks, for example, the Bank of Italy, they were the beneficiary of the federal government after the Second World War saying that, "We want to create a middle class in America." You know, Daniel, and prior... View Details
- 01 Oct 2002
- News
Sam Hayes
corporations, financial institutions, and government agencies, including the Justice Department, Treasury Department, the Federal Trade Commission, and the Securities and Exchange Commission. He frequently comments in the news media on... View Details
Keywords: Garry Emmons
- 21 Jul 2014
- News
Is a Gap in Small-Business Credit Holding Back the American Economy?
- 02 Sep 2021
- News
Back to School
legislative bills and trying to pass a budget; we are now in an emergency-management situation,” he recalls. Difficult as that time was, it set Simmons up as the perfect candidate for his next role. In April 2021, after Cardona was... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 01 Dec 2016
- News
The US Patent System’s Uncertain Fate
(Illustration by Peter Arkle) What is really at stake when we talk about patents? Lauren Cohen: Innovation is the future of the US economy. Given that the value of firms is shifting toward intellectual property, if we don’t get patents right, then we’re going to be at... View Details
Keywords: April White
- 08 Jul 2014
- News
Seeking "big solutions" to increase the value of nature for business and society
Carter Roberts (MBA 1988) is leading the World Wildlife Fund to "connect the dots" between business and societal goals to increase our perception of the value of the natural world. (Published July 2014) View Details
- 01 Dec 2015
- News
Golden State of Mind
residents.” (Safe to say Draper’s envisioned government is smaller than what exists today, with fewer regulations in the business realm. “Libertarian” is one word that has been used to describe his politics, although he resists party... View Details
Keywords: Julia Hanna
- 06 Dec 2021
- News
Truth Be Told
False Claims Act, which rewards whistleblowers who report fraud against the federal government with a percentage of the money recovered. “We need to understand the costs,” explains Heese, “and how to empower the people who have important... View Details
- 17 Dec 2017
- News
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
- 31 Mar 2023
- News
How Can We Solve the Teacher Shortage Crisis?
labor-market forces that have to do that, that are driving that. But the net result is, we've created quicksand for ourselves, where we don't have enough quality people entering the classroom. And so then we try to legislate the floor. We... View Details