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New Yorker James Farrin, MBA ’60, is among a growing number of GSB alums who are redefining what it means
to retire.
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Offering stock options may not motivate employees to work harder, but it might encourage them to stick around.
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August 2001, Volume 69,
Number 4

Features

Never Say Never
After preening their feathers, some alums fly off to new vistas in the land of anti-retirement.
By ROBERT L. STRAUSS,
MBA/MA ’84

Reshaping Industries with Internet Supply Chains
Behind the headlines of e-commerce, the Internet aids and abets methodical transformations in how goods and services are produced.
By GARTH SALONER and
A. MICHAEL SPENCE

Departments

ABOUT THIS ISSUE

DEAN'S COLUMN

SPREADSHEET
What’s Up: News about the
GSB and its graduates.
People: Jim Anderson, MBA ’77,
and Russ Hall, MBA ’81.
Lila Poonawalla, SEP ’84.
For the Record: Class of 2001 Commencement

TODAY
It was the toddlers who showed alumni/ae how to have a really great time at their spring reunions.

IDEAS
A canary from the high-tech mines warns that the convergence of genetics, nanotechnology, and robotics threatens the human race.
By DAVID MALTZ, MBA ’02

SOCIAL CHANGE
An American foundation working
in South Africa helps an alumnus
find fresh insights into the knotty
issues of organizational trust and
personal identity.
By EVERETT HARPER, MBA ’99

LIFESTYLE
An alumna with a pink slip finds a bright side to the high-tech slump.
By AMY BUTLER PAULSEN, MBA ’93

FACULTY NEWS

FACULTY PUBLICATIONS

FACULTY RESEARCH

A cultural lens changes business focus
SEC reforms and executive pay
Anchoring employees with the lure of stock options
Earning the right to indulge.

NEWSMAKERS
Who's in the news: A roundup of media mentions.

CALENDAR

IN MEMORIAM

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