JULY 2005

Bioterror Could Threaten U.S. Milk Supply
New testing procedures and tougher U.S. government safety rules could prevent a potentially deadly attack on the nation’s milk supply, says Prof. Lawrence Wein. His research has sparked a spirited debate about academic research in the age of global terrorism. [Details]

G8 Debt Relief Plan Isn’t the Answer
The move to forgive $40 billion in debt to 18 of the world’s poorest nations won’t help these countries in any fundamental way, argues Prof. Peter Henry, because they lack the basic economic infrastructure. [Details]

Making Assumptions Can Hurt Managers
Working to uncover exactly what leaders’ assumptions are and then testing those assumptions to be sure they’re true may be the most important step in human resource management, says Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer. [Details]

Poor College Skills Threaten U.S. Labor Force
Community college students are less likely to be prepared for the demands of college than their classmates heading for schools with competitive admissions standards, posing a real threat to the future qualifications of the U.S. labor force. [Details]

Flexibility, Not Product Design, Key for Supply Chains
Supply chains today are focused on being flexible to emergencies rather than on product design to maximize efficiency. Stanford’s 10-year-old Global Supply Chain Management Forum has followed the progress. [Details]

2005 Net Impact Conference
The largest annual gathering focused on corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, international development, and environmental management, will bring MBA students and young professionals to the Stanford Graduate School of Business November 10-13. [Details]

Hydrogen Energy Research Urged
Powering all U.S. cars with hydrogen fuel cells could prevent millions of cases of respiratory illness and tens of thousands of hospitalizations and save more lives than were lost in the World Trade Center attacks, say Stanford researchers. [Details]

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Jackson Library Website Recommendations [Details]

Executive Program for Growing Companies
July 17-29, on campus [Details]

Executive Program in Strategy and Organization
July 17-29, on campus [Details]]

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Trust and Distrust in Organizations
The Russell Sage Foundation Series on Trust, edited by Roderick Kramer and Karen Cook
Trust remains a fragile and elusive resource in many of the organizations that make up society’s building blocks. The book chronicles research illuminating the complex nature of how trust develops, functions, and often is thwarted in organizational settings. [Details]

The Business of Sports: Text and Cases on Strategy and Management
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A Call to Action: Taking Back Healthcare for Future Generations
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