Faculty in the News: July 12, 2012
BU experts on CEOs, Affordable Care Act, and banks
Boston University Public Relations’ Professor Voices blog features a sampling of quotes by experts from BU’s School of Management on recent issues impacting the business world:
“CEOs are not hired to take blame. The board wants a CEO who is going to proclaim victory, or better, achieve it.” (P&G to Philip Morris Blame Currency for Forecast Cuts, Bloomberg)
James Post
“The new CEO needs to be separated from the bonus culture that is a cancer on the industry. A fixed salary with some long-term performance shares makes good sense for now.” (Diamond Antithesis Seen As Key Step To Repairing Barclays, Bloomberg)
James Post
“In the wake of the Supreme Court decision establishing the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act, many Republicans are focusing their opposition on states’ rights.” (No Letup in the Health-Law Debate, New York Times)
Stephen Davidson
“Banks can only be as strong or weak as the economy.” (As Economy Steadies, Bank Closings Become Rarer, Associated Press)
Mark Williams
See more commentary from faculty on the Public Relations blog:
- BU experts on Obamacare, too-big-to fail banks, Airbus, and gold prices (July 5)
- BU experts on JP Morgan, Google & Wells Fargo (June 28)
- BU experts on Jamie Dimon, Supreme Court ruling on health care reform, & Blackberry (June 21)
- BU experts on Consumer Reports ratings of MA docs, JPMorgan, Windows Live, & Facebook (May 31)
- BU experts on Bain, worker safety, Google, and Facebook (May 24)
- BU experts on Romney & health care, Facebook IPO, and Barnes & Noble (May 3)
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