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The Stakeholders You Need to Close a Big Deal

Harvard Business Review

The champions I’ve known have been motivated by a host of related factors – generating personal visibility, drawing attention and resources to their domain, or being perceived as innovators. The decision maker at AT&T was CEO Randall Stephenson. With that, Stephenson felt he could defend his decision.

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The Rise, Fall, and Rebirth of the U.S. Antitrust Movement

Harvard Business Review

Antitrust’s noneconomic goals were jettisoned for an amorphous “consumer welfare” standard. The authorities accepted the increased risks from concentrated telecommunications, financial, and radio industries, among others, for the prospect of future efficiencies and innovation. The Emerging Anti-Monopoly Movement.