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...president planned to fire Kirby last year, but the plan was put on hold amid the Faculty uproar over Summers’ own leadership, according to the two sources, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the University’s employment decisions are considered private...
...Corporation member told the two sources this month that Kirby has been fired by University President Lawrence H. Summers. The president planned to fire Kirby last year, but the plan was put on hold amid the Faculty uproar over Summers’ own leadership, the sources said...
...Heavy-handed marketing can be dangerous for governments, too. In the U.S., recent revelations that a group close to the Republican Party planted news stories in Iraqi newspapers and allegedly paid off some prominent Iraqi religious leaders caused an uproar in Washington. Simon Anholt, an international consultant who advises political leaders on ways to improve their nations' brand images, thinks the answer lies in moving away from the current obsession with polls and focus groups. "Most governments provide second-rate customer service rather than leadership," he says. "Governments are popular when they have real problems and deal with them well...
...fuel its growth, Beijing also needs to buy oil without having to worry about the U.S. - the world's largest consumer of oil - working at cross purposes. That includes in places like Saudi Arabia, Washington's long-time ally, and even in the U.S. itself - where a political uproar last year deterred China's cnooc from buying Unocal. Beijing, in short, could drive a hard bargain in return for its acquiescence on sanctions. So what will Hu do? The conventional view is that China will never endorse serious economic measures against Iran because it needs oil and gas too badly...
...meet how good a product is, from Vespa scooters to Lucky Strike cigarettes. But that doesn't work for governments. Just this month revelations that a group close to the Republican Party has been planting news stories in Iraqi newspapers, and allegedly paid off some prominent imams, caused an uproar in Washington. Simon Anholt, an international consultant based in Britain who advises governments on how to improve the brand image of their nations, thinks the answer lies in moving away from obsessing over polls and focus groups. "Most governments provide second-rate customer service rather than leadership," he says. "Governments...