Prof. Garth Saloner leads a Critical Analytical Thinking course. The CAT course delves into complex managerial issues that transcend any single management function.
Facts at a Glance
Faculty with appointments at Stanford outside the Business School: 20
Cross-listed elective courses: 31
2006 Business School graduates with joint or dual degrees: 18
Collaboration at Stanford University
- Roberta Katz, Stanford University associate vice president, and Dean Robert Joss describe the University's academic initiatives and the Business School's role in these multidisciplinary efforts.
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- Dean Joss envisions a larger Business School role in multidisciplinary graduate education. Details
- Roberta Katz, Stanford University associate vice president, explains why multidisciplinary learning is "the right theme for the 21st century."
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- Professor Peter Henry on research at the Stanford Business School.
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New Collaboration
The Stanford Graduate School of Business is developing new multidisciplinary programs with the seven other schools at Stanford University and serving as a resource in preparing leaders for the 21st century.
Joint degree programs include the degree in environment and resources offered with the Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources offering degrees to MBA, PhD and Sloan students; and the joint MBA-Public Policy degree offered in conjunction with the Institute for Economic Policy Research. Joint degrees also are offered with the schools of law and education.
- Two New Joint Degrees Now Offered
- Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources
- Public Policy Program
Some examples of courses developed jointly with other Stanford schools include:
- D-School course brings core faculty members from the Business School and the departments of computer science, mechanical engineering, and management science and engineering in the School of Engineering to help graduate students from across the University address design issues in new ways. Details
- The Biodesign Innovation course taught with the schools of business, medicine and engineering has the goal of having graduate students design devices that solve medical problems in a way that doctors, patients, and regulators will all accept. Details Video FileBiodesign course (6 minutes)
Elsewhere Business School faculty work collaboratively with other University faculty in a variety of programs including:
- Woods Institute for the Environment (8 GSB faculty)
- Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies (10 GSB faculty)
- Rock Center for Corporate Governance (1 GSB faculty director)
- Hoover Institution (5 GSB senior fellows)
- Stanford Center on Ethics
- Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum (6 GSB faculty including 2 directors)
- Alliance for Integrated Manufacturing (7 GSB faculty)
- Biodesign Innovation Program (1 GSB faculty member)
- Hasso Plattner Institute of Design [the D-School] (1 GSB faculty member)
