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Comparison Shopping May Have Unintended Results
Asking consumers to compare your product to a more expensive one may
seem like a good idea, but researchers caution that it could have
surprising results.
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Some Urban Schools Can't Attract Enough Teachers
New teachers overwhelmingly want to teach in school districts near
where they grew up, say researchers, thus creating a “cycle of
poverty” for some urban schools where few graduates go on to earn
teaching degrees.
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Health Care Price Tags Are Important
Most health plans in the United States base coverage decisions on
clinical studies of how well the procedure, device, or medication
works and without considering costs. Professor Alan M. Garber argues
that more attention to cost-effectiveness would reduce health care
costs and insurance premiums without lowering the quality of care.
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Manage Risk Through Diversification
Companies and individual investors both must consider issues of
diversifying to achieve a risk-return balance. Their actual needs,
however, are quite different.
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Discovering Overlooked Markets
During an economic downturn, Cemex, the world's second-largest
cement maker, decided to try to sell more products to Mexico's poor.
Almost by accident, the company discovered a global model for
developing previously overlooked markets.
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Dangers of Unchecked Land Use
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Who Says Cheaters Never Win?
In today's win-at-all-costs culture, many think the end
justifies the means. Kirk Hanson, MBA '71, argues for a need
to build a personal educational process to resist this
temptation.
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Defense Against Phishing
Stanford researchers say they’ve developed a defense against
online “phishing” that works behind the scenes to
permanently encrypt the user’s password.
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Library of Resources on Climate Change
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A monthly series hosts industry leaders and tenured faculty
from Stanford sharing ideas on business today.
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The Necessary Evil of Hierarchies
Many complain that hierarchies are inefficient and stifle
growth, but Prof. Harold Leavitt, in his new book Top
Down (Harvard Business School Press, 2005), argues we
can't live without them.
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Flextronics: A Focus On Design Leads To India
The world’s largest contract manufacturing firm, Flextronics
considered adding software design expertise and contracting
with an Indian software company. The case describes the
contract manufacturing and design landscape in 2004, with a
focus on software. (purchase required)
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Managing Your Supply Chain for Global Competitiveness
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