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September 2009
Space Junk, What Goes Up Must Come Down
Enforcing existing rules requiring space programs to clean up their own space junk could stem the growing threat to millions of dollars worth of orbiting satellites. The rules are already on the books, they are merely being ignored Prof. Lawrence Wein told Aerospace America magazine.
Time Magazine Cites Work of Three Stanford GSB Alums
Three of Time magazine’s Responsibility Pioneers are organizations founded by GSB alumni, two of them former students of Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability taught by Jim Patell. See Embrace(#11), Acumen Fund (17), and D.Light Design (18)
- The full September 10, 2009, Doing Well by Doing Good story
April 2009
Focus on Money Hurts
Your income level and your happiness level don't correlate, Professor Jennifer Aaker told Moneywatch.com. In these tough times she and her co-researcher, Kathy Mogilner, are studying how people cope with economic stress.
Edward Lazear’s Top Five Operas
Die Walkure and Porgy and Bess are on the favorite opera list microeconomist and former White House economic advisor Edward Lazear provided to Forbes magazine. He told the publication it was hard to choose his top five and impossible to rank order them. In addition to Wagner and Gershwin he listed Lady Macbeth by Shostakovich, Tosca by Puccini, and Quadrophenia by The Who.
October 2008
Stanford students' dreams died in coast crash
San Francisco Chronicle, October 13, 2008
One was the first in his family to attend college. Another mentored troubled youth. The third dreamed of building space rockets and companies to cure cancer.
September 2008
Economic advisers to McCain, Obama debate at Stanford
Mercury News, September 25, 2008
The Bush administration's $700 billion bank bailout was handled gingerly by advisers to presidential candidates Sen. John McCain and Sen. Barack Obama, including Business School economist Peter Henry, during a packed debate and discussion at Stanford University.
Stanford Business School Goes Green
Businessweek MBA Blog September 12, 2008
The $350 million project is easily one of the most ambitious business school construction plans in recent memory.
Stanford Breaks Ground on New Campus
Financial Times, Sept 12, 2008
School breaks ground on all new green campus of eight buildings around three quadrangles.
Nike’s Knight comes back to Stanford for Business School groundbreaking
Mercury News, September 11, 2008
Photo layout: Knight presses his Nike shoes into concrete at the groundbreaking of the new Stanford Graduate School of Business campus, which will be a collection of eight buildings around three quadrangles expected to open in 2010. It will be named the Knight Management Center.
July 2008
Taking Supply Chain Responsibility to the Next Level
Supply Chain Management Review, July 1, 2008
Leslie Sept, associate director of the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum at the Graduate School of Business writes about how Socially and Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains can improve with better management systems, holistic approaches, and a greater emphasis on the social side of the equation.
Universities strive for work-life balance
KGO-TV, July 7, 2008
The "unfinished revolution" for women searching for solutions to balancing work and life with children. GSB professor Myra Strober comments that men are now becoming more and more interested in this issue. Last year a third of her students were men.
How Do We Decide?
London Times online, July 10, 2008
On the podcast, Baba Shiv, professor of marketing at Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about how emotions influence decision-making.
June 2008
D.light hopes to shine in India
San Jose Mercury News, June 16, 2008
Features the work of alumni Ned Tozun and Sam Goldman and their work on replacing the kerosene lanterns with portable LED sources.
Fox Business News Interviews Joss, Grousbeck, McDonald
Fox Business News anchor Liz Claman interviewed 
Dean Robert L. Joss during a June 10 live broadcast from the Graduate School of Business campus. Claman also interviewed Center for Entrepreneurial Studies Director Irv Grousbeck, Finance Professor Jack McDonald, Stanford University President John Hennessy and others were interviewed along with Silicon Valley CEOs and venture capitalists.
May 2008
Stanford Helped to Make Converse Star
Financial Times, May 12, 2008
Story details the career progression of Stanford Executive Program participant John Hoke, a vice president of the Nike-owned sports brand Converse.
How to Get Exactly What You Want
New Scientist, May 2008
Features contribution from Prof. Zakary L. Tormala. (requires login)
April 2008
Business Schools Teach Environmental Studies: Learning How to be Ecofriendly Is an Important Business Skill
USNews.com, March 26, 2008
US News highlights Stanford GSB curricular efforts in environmental sustainability.
March 2008
Innovation Saves Environment
Forbes.com, March 19, 2008
Innovators create new ways to cut emissions and clean-up the air. Kym McNicholas interviews GSB Professor William Miller.
November 2007
Dean Robert Joss Discusses the New Curriculum
BusinessWeek.com
Robert Joss talks about leading Stanford in a new direction, with a flexible curriculum launched this fall and an eco-friendly campus.
October 2007
Stanford Tops Alternative Ranking
Financial Times.com, October 11, 2007
Aspen Institute reports Stanford MBA curriculum includes most robust offerings in social responsibility and environmental sustainability.
Stanford Tops Sustainability Rankings
BusinessWeek Online, October 10, 2007
Stanford is #1 for the second time in a row in a biennial ranking of business schools by the Aspen Institute. The ranking measures how well schools integrate social responsibility and environmental sustainability into their curriculums.
Why We Can – And Should – Teach Leadership
Forbes.com, October 5, 2007
Like the Stanford Graduate School of Business, business schools should put students through leadership simulations and development exercises. Outlines Stanford GSB’s first and second year leadership process.
September 2007
Nightly Business Report, September 27, 2007
Faculty Member James A. Phills Jr., director of the Center for Social Innovation at the Graduate School of Business, comments on social innovation on PBS-television’s Nightly Business Report.
Wall Street Journal Ranks Stanford Business School #19 in 2007
Wall Street Journal, September 17, 2007
The annual recruiter poll also pegged Stanford #1 in Innovation Leaders, the school producing the most creative and innovative graduates.
August 2007
Some Schools Are Selling Case Studies on the Web
Wall Street Journal, August 6, 2007
The Wall Street Journal’s Theory & Practice column highlights new leadership video cases produced by the Center for Leadership Development and Research at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. The cases are available free for academic use.
June 2007
'Rapid Growth to Sustain 20 Years'
China Daily, June 11, 2007
At the Shanghai Forum, Professor emeritus and former dean Michael Spence predicts that the Chinese economy will sustain its fast growth for at least two more decades.
The Poverty Platform
New York Times, June 10, 2007
New York Times Magazine article highlighting economic injustice. Quotes GSB
professor Paul Romer.
A Plan to Snuff Out Darkness
Palo Alto Daily News, June 9, 2007
MBA students Sam Goldman and Ned Tozan want to light up Third World lives
with LED technology.
May 2007
Passion Triumphs at DFJ Contest
Red Herring, May 31, 2007
Two GSB students' proposal to replace kerosene lamps with LED lanterns trump
13 other contestants to win $250,000 prize.
How Stanford Is Grooming Next Business Leaders
Wall Street Journal, May 29, 2007
Evelyn Williams, director of the GSB's Center for Leadership Development and
Research Leadership Laboratories, discusses the growing emphasis on
leadership at Stanford.
How a Business School Puts Its House in Order
Financial Times, May 21, 2007
Professor Garth Saloner discusses the school's new curriculum, how courses will be tailored to individual abilities with a focus on smaller groups, and a requirement for overseas experiences.
Approaching a Pinnacle of Achievement
Financial Times, May 14, 2007
Hamish Fraser (MBA, 2007) based his decision to seek an MBA on gut feelings rather than careful business logic. His experiences at the GSB have made him feel like a "kid (on steroids) in a candy store."
Stanford students vie to be 'Entrepreneur Idol'
Los Angeles Times, May 14, 2007
One-minute pitch leads one student to $2,000 in seed money and connections
to a top-level venture firm.
Executive Picks: The best business books of all time
US News & World Report, May 13, 2007
Dean Robert Joss and Prof. Jeffrey Pfeffer each highlight five must-read business books.
Best Business Books: Dean Robert Joss's Picks
Best Business Books: Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer’s Picks
Academics Chosen for Arts, Sciences Panel
San Francisco Chronicle, May 1, 2007
Prof. Darrell Duffie elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
April 2007
The science of business dominance
CNN, April 27, 2007
Who's in charge? Social hierarchies and displays of dominance can influence
negotiations. Quotes Lara Tiedens, associate professor of organizational
behavior.
Dean Joss on Stanford’s new directions
China Economic Review, April 18, 2007
Dean Robert Joss interviewed on the new MBA curriculum.
Competing to do Good
CNN, April 13, 2007
Stanford GSB students are finalists at the
Global Social Venture Competition at UC Berkeley, where they will present d.light,
a plan to sell cheap, safe, and easy-to-power LED lights to communities
without electricity.
Stanford Shows Off Innovation
San Francisco Examiner, April 11, 2007
Report on the Cool Product Expo, hosted by the Stanford Graduate School of
Business and the school’s Alliance for Innovative Manufacturing.
Creating Leaders
San Jose Mercury News, April 11, 2007
GSB's Center for Social Innovation and National Arts Strategies run a
leadership advancement program for arts and culture leaders.
The Greening of America's Campuses
BusinessWeek, April 2, 2007
Mentions that the GSB redesigned its curriculum to emphasize issues linked
to the environment and corporate responsibility. Quotes GSB professor Garth
Saloner.
March 2007
Merchants Get Top Academic Advice; Stanford Students Help N.O.
New Orleans Times-Picayune, March 31, 2007
Stanford MBA students offer suggestions and backed up their advice with
small grants totaling $50,000 to a few of the businesses. Quotes MBA
students Daryn Dodson and Shara Tortora.
In New Orleans, a Lesson in Business and Hope
Los Angeles Times, March 29, 2007
Stanford MBA students try to help small enterprises rebound from Katrina.
The SEC Is Eyeing Insider Stock Sales
BusinessWeek, March 19, 2007
Cites a study by GSB assistant professor Alan D. Jagolinzer.
B-Schools Get Back to Basics
Boston Globe, March 11, 2007
Mentions Stanford's business school has begun tailoring courses to
individual students on track for specific jobs or sectors.
February 2007
Six Sigma vs. Innovation
BusinessWeek, February 27, 200
Cites research by GSB professor Charles O'Reilly.
These MBA Degrees Have a Green Tint
San Francisco Chronicle, February 25, 2007
Stanford GSB came in first in the report Beyond Grey Pinstripes which ranked
MBA programs on how well they incorporate social and environmental issues
into their curriculum.
More Crowding at Top B-Schools
BusinessWeek, February 4, 2007
Quotes GSB dean of admission Derrick Bolton.
January 2007
Power Corrupts? Absolutely
U.S. News & World Report, January 29,2007
A review of "Power and Perspectives Not Taken," a study co-authored by the
GSB's Professor Deborah Gruenfeld and PhD student Ena Inesi that appeared in the December
2006 issue of Psychological Science.
Defining What Makes an Economist
Inside Higher Ed, January 9, 2007
Papers presented at the American Economic Association annual meeting,
included GSB economics professor Paul Oyer's "Is There an Insider Advantage
in Getting Tenure?"
Matching Kidney Quality, Life Span
San Francisco Chronicle, January 1, 2007
The article describes a distribution plan created by Stefanos Zenios,
Business School professor of operations, information, and technology.