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Uncle Sam's Governance Is Ugly: But Still a Sideshow
Bill WitherellArticle IVEY-9B13TF04-EStrategyThe U.S. federal government has attracted increased criticism due to the government shutdown in 2013. This author, a former director of financial and enterprise affairs at the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), recommends a reform of laws regarding political contributions and the way legislative districts are determined. Nonetheless, he argues that from a broad governance perspective, the United States still looks relat...Starting at €8.20
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Aflac's CEO Explains How He Fell for the Duck
Amos, Daniel P.Article HBS-R1001L-EStrategy"The Aflac Duck is a rock star in Japan," writes the company CEO. From 2003, when the duck was introduced in that country, to 2008, Aflac's revenues increased by 44%, to $16.6 billion. Seventy percent of that increase came from Japan. This article tells the often comical story of how the duck came into existence in the United States, its instant success in CNN ads on New Year's Day in 2000, its transmogrification into a popular stuffed animal, an...Starting at €8.20