"Republicans in general tend to be more managerially oriented and run the White House more tightly," Pfiffner says.
And, professors say, those in the business world do not support Bush because of his management style, but rather for his political stance.
"I would say that the faculty and the students and most of the alums [of HBS] would be more favorable to the policies than the style," Mills says.
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Democrats say they care far more about what comes out of the White House than what happens within.
"You can use all the tools of modern business practice, but if you don't use them with compassion, you're not best serving the American people you were chosen to represent," Grossman says.