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Mountaintop Leadership Lessons
Barely surviving an Andes plane crash and avalanche, Pedro Algorta, MBA ’82, discovered the value of teamwork. (Stanford Business, May 2008)
Salvaging U.S. Health Care
Many small steps may be necessary to resuscitate the U.S. system. (Stanford Business, May 2008)
Coffee 101
On a study trip to Guatemala, students sample the socioeconomics of coffee. (Stanford Business, May 2008)
The Golden Legacy of Ernie Arbuckle
In a decade as dean, he set the Business School on a new path. (Stanford Business, May 2008)
MercadoLibre is Cornering Latin American Online Sales Market
Latin America is the fastest-growing internet user market in the world today. This is good news for MercadoLibre, the Buenos Aires-based online sales firm founded a decade ago by two members of the Business School’s MBA class of 1999.
Hau Lee: Benefits of Social Responsibility
Businesses can make money while operating in socially responsible and environmentally friendly ways. It just takes what Stanford business school supply chain expert Hau Lee calls the Triple-A approach—having agility, adaptability, and alignment.
Philanthropist Claude Rosenberg Dies at 80
Claude Rosenberg, 80, MBA '52, died May 10. Rosenberg, along with his wife, Louise, formed a foundation that directed money to a variety of educational, artistic, social and environmental causes, including Stanford University and the Bay Area Jewish community. He was a generous supporter of of the Graduate School of Business, notably the Center for Social Innovation and Jackson Library.
The Stanford Black Business Students Association
Celebrates 25 Years of Growth
Since the mid-1980s, the Black Business Students Association has provided a network for personal and professional growth at the Stanford Graduate School of Business. As it celebrates its 25th year, the BBSA continues to deal with the realities of today’s business world.
Understanding Investing is Key to Personal Success
The saving and investing disparity could be leading to “a crisis” in the black community in the future, Mellody Hobson, president of Ariel Investments, told members of the Black Business Students Association. Among workers with similar education, income and age, white workers have nearly twice the savings of their black counterparts, she said.
India’s Economic Growth is Missing the Poor
India’s economy has doubled in the past decade, but Nobel-winning economist Amartya Sen told a Business School audience the benefits are not being shared equally by all levels of Indian society.
With 75 Years of Experience, Jackson Library Looks Ahead
Seventy-five years after its founding, the Business School’s J. Hugh Jackson Library has moved from shelves of books to becoming a center for digital information. When the School moves to its new campus now being planned, the Jackson Library will be the centerpiece of the Knight Management Center.
Patty Miller Loses Battle with Lung Cancer
Memorial services are scheduled May 7 for Patty J. Miller who co-founded a women's health clinic in Sunnyvale and became a wildlife conservation advocate. She was the wife of William F. Miller, Herbert Hoover Professor of Public and Private Management, emeritus, and a former provost of Stanford University.