More Women are Needed in Congress
Political strategists say that women are critical to the Democrats’ strategy for retaining control of the Senate.
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Judge the U.S. Candidates by Their Self-Mastery and Openness
While the presidential primary elections in the United States are not over, Mitt Romney is now almost certain to be the party’s nominee to face Democratic President Barack Obama in November. As gover
Toward a Higher Purpose: Captain Englebert Navigates the Choppy Waters of Network Governance
In Ports in a Storm, a team of Harvard Kennedy School scholars focus diverse conceptual lenses on a single high-stakes management task—enhancing port security across the United States.
The Elasticity of Trust: How to Promote Trust in the Arab Middle East and the United States
Book abstract: Recent events around the world, especially in the financial sector and with respect to government performance, have severely undermined people’s trust in both private organizations and
The Tummler’s Task: A Collaborative Conception of Port Protection
Book abstract: In Ports in a Storm, a team of Harvard Kennedy School scholars focus diverse conceptual lenses on a single high-stakes management task—enhancing port security across the United States.
One Answer to Secret Service Scandal? Hire More Women
Is the Colombia prostitution scandal rocking the Secret Service an isolated incident?
Innovation: Are Feds Afraid of Their Own Shadows?
I recently read a fascinating article in the Academy of Management Journal with the slightly daunting title “Implicit Voice Theories: Taken-for-Granted Rules of Self-Censorship at Work.” The article,
Egypt’s Spymaster Candidate For President, Omar Suleiman
The 14 months since Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow have not been kind to those who yearn for a free Egypt.
Why Obama’s World Bank Pick Is Proving So Controversial
Outsiders must be a little mystified as to why the Obama administration’s nomination of Jim Young Kim to lead the World Bank has kicked up so much dust in the development community.
A Yelp to Let Us Compare Cities, Towns
Before the Internet age, when my car had some minor problem, I would choose a car shop at random and walk out with a whopping bill for some possibly unnecessary service.
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