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A casino table with cards and chips
January 26, 2015
Written

Should Financial Speculators Be Stopped?

Stanford's Darrell Duffie squares off against the new prohibitionists.
Finance

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Sue Desmond-Hellmann
January 23, 2015
Written

Gates Foundation CEO: Good Intentions Aren't Enough

Sue Desmond-Hellmann shares what she's learned as the leader of the world's largest charitable organization.
Career & Success Leadership Nonprofit

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Business man walking in an office
January 23, 2015
Infographic

Should Your Board's Audit and Compensation Committees Overlap?

Researchers show the pros and cons to this arrangement.
Accounting Corporate Governance

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A man's silhouette in front of Facebook and Twitter logos
January 23, 2015
Written

Michal Kosinski: Computers Are Better Judges of Your Personality Than Friends

Artificial intelligence can draw inferences about a person as accurately as a spouse, according to one Stanford postdoctoral fellow.
Operations, Information & Technology

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January 23, 2015
Written

How Berkshire Hathaway Can Survive Beyond Warren Buffett

A Stanford panel discusses life after Buffett.
Accounting Corporate Governance Leadership

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Someone's hands moving while talking during a meeting.
January 14, 2015
Written

Zakary Tormala: Why Certainty Matters in Business

A psychologist explores what makes our attitudes change over time.
Career & Success Leadership Management

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Huggy Rao
January 21, 2015
Video

Huggy Rao: How to Lead Change Within Your Organization

Professor Huggy Rao provides a practical framework for changing your company from the inside out.
Organizational Behavior Leadership Management

Latest Stories

January 29, 2015
Written

Do Super Bowl Ads Really Work?

Not all big game TV commercials drive enough sales to offset the ad’s cost.
Marketing
January 29, 2015
Written

Itamar Simonson: Do Brands Still Matter for Online Shoppers?

Researchers puzzle over how consumers make product choices in the digital marketplace.
Marketing
January 26, 2015
Written

Should Financial Speculators Be Stopped?

Stanford's Darrell Duffie squares off against the new prohibitionists.
Finance
January 23, 2015
Written

Gates Foundation CEO: Good Intentions Aren't Enough

Sue Desmond-Hellmann shares what she's learned as the leader of the world's largest charitable organization.
Career & Success Leadership Nonprofit
January 23, 2015
Written

How Berkshire Hathaway Can Survive Beyond Warren Buffett

A Stanford panel discusses life after Buffett.
Accounting Corporate Governance Leadership
January 23, 2015
Written

Michal Kosinski: Computers Are Better Judges of Your Personality Than Friends

Artificial intelligence can draw inferences about a person as accurately as a spouse, according to one Stanford postdoctoral fellow.
Operations, Information & Technology
January 23, 2015
Infographic

Should Your Board's Audit and Compensation Committees Overlap?

Researchers show the pros and cons to this arrangement.
Accounting Corporate Governance
January 21, 2015
Video

Huggy Rao: How to Lead Change Within Your Organization

Professor Huggy Rao provides a practical framework for changing your company from the inside out.
Organizational Behavior Leadership Management
January 21, 2015
Written

Navdeep Sahni: Email Promotions to Prospective Customers Really Do Work

Targeted promotions increase revenue and profits for companies that send them out.
Marketing
January 16, 2015
Written

Everything That Can Go Wrong in a Field Experiment (and What to Do About It)

Four Stanford scholars share the most important lessons they’ve learned in the field.
Operations, Information & Technology Global Business