"The people who believe themselves to be opinion leaders are less affected by others, " Iyengar said.
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Key opinion leaders will be vetted to see who might influence the influencers.
In the U.S., the government pays attention to public opinion and they know how to promote a policy through opinion leaders.
As Pew's researchers admit, the opinion leaders they interviewed were mostly Democrats.
In fact, there has even been some talk among conservative opinion leaders that indicate a willingness to raise taxes on upper income taxpayers.
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But opinion leaders in society say it is time to attach equal attention to expanding the wealth pool fairly in order to sustain healthy development.
Do not be discouraged when this movie is dismissed by opinion leaders, just like the 1, 168-page book that went on to sell over 7 million copies.
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Henick added that beyond the e-mails, the firm will also be directly lobbying members of the "U.S. government, Congress, the media and opinion leaders" on behalf of Allawi.
These are opinion leaders who are respected in their societies.
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And for all of the changes in the media industry in the past decade, newspapers continue to carry more credibility with news consumers and opinion leaders than other type of media.
Considering the importance of air transportation to our nation, Congress and opinion leaders who shape national policy are disappointingly shortsighted regarding NextGen, the omnibus program to upgrade the Air Traffic Control (ATC) system.
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The study found that so-called "sociometric" leaders like Physician 184 had more of an influence on word-of-mouth buzz than the self-reported opinion leaders, perhaps because the latter group tend to be less involved with their peers.
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More recently, Mr. Zamansky is one of the leading litigators and opinion leaders of the subprime mortgage crisis and the related hedge fund collapses, representing both investors and mortgage borrowers who were defrauded by Wall Street firms and mortgage lenders.
White House Chief Technology Officer Todd Park has, for example, been on a roadshow of sorts all fall, going around the country with Steve Case and a band of chief executives, technologists, and opinion leaders sharing sketches for new ways of leading, yet also, more important, listening.
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Pressured by world opinion, Japanese leaders made a few token gestures of censure-some aid payments, for instance, were delayed.
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Many world leaders, opinion-shapers and other notables profess enduring friendship with Israel.
Organizers of the Festival have done a great job in the inclusion of digital presentations, but I am talking about the general opinion from industry thought leaders.
"That judgment is entrusted to the nation's elected leaders, " the opinion said.
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Earlier this year two organizations I admire, VIDA, an organization for female writers, and The OpEd Project, an initiative to increase the number of female thought leaders and contributors on opinion pages, released findings about the frequency that women appeared in major print publications.
An open mind is a sign of confidence, which allows leaders to recognize diversity of opinion leads to better thinking, better discovery, and better outcomes.
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In the case of Syria, a country at the heart of the Arab consciousness, the force of a public opinion that increasingly demands more action from its leaders is even more in play.
Between the 8th and 10th of June, more than 800 African and international leaders in economics, politics, and public opinion will get together in Libreville, Gabon for the maiden edition of the New York Forum Africa.
It is my opinion that it is desirable and even imperative that great leaders not only manage their companies for the long term, but are also willing to share the ownership of their companies with their employees and staff.
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In 2012, Hagel co-wrote an opinion piece with a bipartisan group of former congressmen and military leaders on stopping Iran from getting a nuclear bomb.
While the market environment is very choppy right now, and in my opinion, has a slight downside bias, many of the leaders are behaving well enough to keep me interested on the long side.
In discussions with dozens of health-care leaders and economists, I find near unanimity of opinion that, whatever its shape, the final legislation that will emerge from Congress will markedly accelerate national health-care spending rather than restrain it.
But in this case it appears to be part of a wider trend: Myanmar's leaders seem prepared to pay more heed both to popular opinion at home and to pressure from the West.
Public happiness, assessed by opinion polls, is being introduced as a new criterion for judging local leaders' suitability for promotion.
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