Instead of making decisions based on what is best for the organization, this personality type strives for approval, appreciation or accolades.

FORBES: Your Ego and the Bad Decisions It Makes

Unfortunately, approval for this type of entity has been paralyzed by the fight over Wal-Mart's attempt to open such a bank.

FORBES: Magazine Article

Unfortunately, approval for this type of entity has been paralyzed by the fight over Wal-Mart (nyse: WMT - news - people )'s attempt to open such a bank.

FORBES: It's the Dollar, Stupid (and Taxes, Too)

These questions have raised fears in the financial services industry that the department will put a government stamp of approval on one type of investing--index mutual funds--and mandate that computer modeling ignore past performance, considering only past costs.

FORBES: Magazine Article

This week, America's Food and Drug Administration gave its approval to a new type of artificial heart made by Abiomed, a firm based near Boston.

ECONOMIST: A promising new artificial heart wins regulatory approval

Prior to the recent FDA action, Fusilev had approval for the treatment of osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer.

FORBES: Straightforward Talk From Spectrum Pharmaceuticals Helps Attract Investors

This type of harm can only be detected through population-based surveillance after drug approval, when large numbers of people are being treated.

FORBES: The FDA Is Faster. Now Let's Make It Safer

One big question: would the limited data Sarepta has so far collected from a very small clinical trial of its drug eteplirsen, a treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy that is caused by a very specific type of mutation, be enough to warrant filing with the Food and Drug Administration and perhaps even gain approval?

FORBES: A Key Exchange On Sarepta Therapeutics' Promising Muscular Dystrophy Drug