Stanford Business

NOVEMBER 2006

FEATURES

Immigration and Labor
Labor economist Robert Flanagan discusses how immigration affects wages globally, a subject in his new book on globalization and working conditions. [Details]

Rising to the Stanford Challenge
Stanford’s campaign calls for cross-campus collaboration, a new home for the GSB, and a reinvention of management education. [Details]

A Russian Odyssey
Bill Browder, MBA ’89, the grandson of a Communist leader, made a fortune as a capitalist in Russia. Now he’s locked out. [Details]

Moments of Joy
An only child reflects on the time she spends with her surviving parent and how she makes those experiences meaningful for the pair. [Details]

Democrat in Palestine
Mustafa Barghouthi, Sloan ’95, lost the Palestinian presidential election but says Palestinians are “leading democratic transformation in the Arab world.” [Details]

Building Better Markets
With a plan conceived at the GSB, alumni bring greater market efficiency to South America through online auctions. [Details]

Class Notes Available Online
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November cover
Photo by Bob Krist


As part of The Stanford Challenge, the Business School’s priorities include funding for curricular innovations, student financial aid, faculty, new buildings, and cross-campus collaborations. [Details]
Illustration by Cindy Salans Rosenheim

SPREADSHEET: WHAT'S UP

Sloans End Year with China,
India Trip
Fellows visited 12 companies in China and met with more than 22 executives and government officials in India during their summer trip.

MBA Class of 2008 Profile
Stanford’s newest MBA students come from 48 countries and 162 academic institutions. A quarter worked in consumer products companies.

MISS THESE STORIES?

The Decision Tree of Family Business
Joining a family-owned business can be both daunting and attractive to achievement-oriented Business School graduates. [Details]

Tackling Corporate Governance
David Larcker and other GSB researchers hope to move the corporate governance debate beyond “one-size-fits-all” solutions. [Details]

NEXT ISSUE

Make Your Ideas Stick
Your PowerPoint presentation may impress your peers or employees at the moment but how do you make them remember and act on your message?

Re-entering Adult Management
Alums who take time out form managing adults to manage their children discuss career re-entry strategies.



COLUMNS

Kathleen O'Toole, Editor
Robert Joss, Dean

KNOWLEDGE NETWORK