Harvard Business Review

JUNE 18, 2018

Randall Stephenson, then CEO of AT&T, famously said , “I told people you weren’t betting on a device. And for good reason — research has shown that when overconfidence permeates the upper levels of management, companies may fail to choose the best investment policies or engage in reckless and damaging acquisitions.

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Stephenson Kahneman CEO Commitment 10

Harvard Business Review

MARCH 16, 2015

Randall Stephenson of AT&T explained, “We had 270,000 people we employed around the globe. How did we make sure that our policies and processes reflected the world we lived in, not just where our headquarters were?” We were not a global company yet. ” Regulation and Legislation.

CEO 8

CEO Stephenson Pharmaceuticals Globalization 8

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 15, 2017

antitrust policy and enforcement have waxed and waned over four cycles: 1900–1920. Thus, during this third cycle, robust antitrust policy was a central condition necessary for effective competition. The hope is for an enforcement policy which is carefully designed, but not diluted. Fifty years later, the U.S.

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Policies Politics Stephenson Industry 8