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The Unwanted Self: Projective Identification in Leaders’ Identity Work – Gianpiero Petriglieri, INSEAD – Organisational Behavior; Mark Stein, University of Leicester School of Management. March 28, 2012 “This paper employs a psychodynamic perspective to examine the development and maintenance of a leader’s identity, building on the premise that such identity work involves both conscious and …
Industrial Competitiveness and Technological Advancement: Debate Over Government Policy, Wendy H. Schacht, Specialist in Science and Technology Policy – March 13, 2012 “There is ongoing interest in the pace of U.S. technological advancement due to its influence on U.S. economic growth, productivity, and international competitiveness. Because technology can contribute to economic growth and productivity increases, …
Department of Homeland Security – FPS’ Exercise of a Contract Option for the Risk Assessment and Management Program, 03/27/12, OIG-12-67 “In August 2008, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement [ICE] competitively awarded and FPS funded a $21 million, 7-year contract (1 base year and 6 option years) to a company to develop and maintain the Risk …
FAQ: “The Art Project is a collaboration between Google and 151 acclaimed art partners from across 40 countries. Using a combination of various Google technologies and expert information provided by our museum partners, we have created a unique online art experience. Users can explore a wide range of artworks at brushstroke level detail, take a …
An FDA for Financial Innovation: Applying the Insurable Interest Doctrine to 21st Century Financial Markets – Eric A. Posner, University of Chicago Law School; E. Glen Weyl, University of Chicago; University of Toulouse, Toulouse School of Economics, revised April 4, 2012 “The financial crisis of 2008 was caused in part by speculative investment in complex …
“Disclosure by public officials of their income, assets and interests should be mandated if the fight against corruption is to succeed, according to a study released today by the Stolen Asset Recovery (StAR) Initiative of the World Bank and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.The first global study of financial disclosure laws and …
“A comprehensive biochemical assessment of nutrition status: CDCs Second Nutrition Report is part of a series of publications that provide ongoing assessment of the U.S. populations nutrition status by measuring blood and urine concentrations of biochemical indicators (such as nutrients or a dietary indicator with potential health relevance). Covering 58 biochemical indicators, CDCs Second Report …
The rise of e-reading, by Lee Rainie, Kathryn Zickuhr, Kristen Purcell, Mary Madden and Joanna Brenner “One-fifth of American adults (21%) report that they have read an e-book in the past year, and this number increased following a gift-giving season that saw a spike in the ownership of both tablet computers and e-book reading devices …
EFF: “On Sunday, the United Kingdoms Prime Minister David Cameron and the Interior Ministry were forced to defend a sweeping wiretapping proposal, which would aim to monitor every single email, text message, and phone call flowing through the whole country. The proposal would likely force all UK Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to install black boxes …
How Does the Benefit Value of Medicare Compare to the Benefit Value of Typical Large Employer Plans?: A 2012 Update. The study is authored by researchers at the Kaiser Family Foundation and Aon Hewitt. “This study compares the value of Medicare’s fee-for-service benefits last year with the value of benefits in two large employer health …
Renewable Energy Project Financing – Improved Guidance and Information Sharing Needed for DOD Project-Level Officials, GAO-12-401, Apr 4, 2012 Medicare Secondary Payer – Additional Steps Are Needed to Improve Program Effectiveness for Non-Group Health Plans, GAO-12-333, Mar 9, 2012
Loan loss provisioning practices of Asian banks, by Frank Packer and Haibin Zhu, Working Papers No 375, April 2012 “In the wake of the Asian financial crisis, many regimes in Asia adopted stricter provisioning requirements, as well as discretionary measures, with the objective of increasing provisioning in good times in response to rising levels of …
