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...critical constraints on joint courses is the different approaches to course materials in the two schools. HBS focuses primarily on case studies, though some HBS case studies have notes attached and some HBS courses assign supplemental readings. The advanced courses at HLS use more textual material as well as judicial opinions and statutes. While case studies provide very helpful insights into the application of substantive principles, it is quite difficult to infer those principles from case studies in technical areas like accounting...
...inevitable effort to assign blame, some ORHA staff members criticize the Pentagon's top brass for America's postwar effort. In Washington too, some insiders grumble that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his allies made a critical error by not--as the military saying goes--hoping for the best while planning for the worst. Civilians in the Defense Department seemed to have believed that Iraqis would be so grateful to the U.S. that the number of troops needed after the war could be relatively modest...
Gross, who says that he does not yet want to assign titles to people, says Wolcowitz is assured a major role in his new office, although he is not sure at the moment what it will...
Steinkeller says he wants a Congressional hearing to assign blame for the looting of Baghdad’s museums and hospitals. He cites numerous treaties that place the responsibility for law and order on the nation’s occupying power. But after a recent meeting with Representative Barney Frank, D-Mass., Steinkeller says he’s pessimistic that such a hearing could take place in the near future...
...activity that mixes levity and creativity, humor and expression. The name of the game is “Do, Dump or Marry.” For those who don’t know the rules, I’ll explain: a friend lists three people, and you have to assign each of them a role you dump one, marry one and engage in salacious behavior with the third. The game almost always elicits smiles and giggles, sometimes even chortles. Anyone who begins to explore this valuable psychological resource should be aware of a few basic Do, Dump or Marry scenarios...