Where You Vote May Determine How You Vote
Where you cast your ballot-whether the polling place is in a church, a school, or an auto garage-can effect how you vote say researchers who find the influence would be more than enough to change the outcome of a close election. [Details]

Government Oversight Adds Shareholder Value
The convictions of Jeff Skilling and the late Ken Lay have drawn renewed scrutiny to the effectiveness of such government regulation as the Enron-precipitated Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. But what do we know about the success of these regulations, asks Professor Paul Oyer and others. To find out, they recently examined the impact of Sarbanes-Oxley’s predecessor, the 1964 Securities Acts Amendments. [Details]

Lower Switching Costs Have Made Cellular More Competitive
Allowing customers to keep the same number when they change wireless carriers has lowered the cost to consumers, say researchers Brian Viard and Minjung Park. [Details]

International Investment Could Help Tame Disasters
Natural disasters can take a tremendous toll on life when infrastructure fails, particularly in developing countries. Stanford researcher Ryan Orr says private investors could be a solution to global infrastructure woes. [Details]

One Reader's Childhood Dana Gioia, MBA '77, chair of the National Endowment for the Arts, recalls how his childhood adventures thumbing through books by Goethe or Vonnegut, and accounts of Spiderman and Beowulf, produced a lifelong intellectual passion. (from Stanford Magazine, July 2006) [Details] Podcasting Channel for Social Issues The Stanford Graduate School of Business has launched a podcasting channel, Social Innovation Conversations, With programs drawn from material spawned by the School's Center for Social Innovation. [Details] EXECUTIVE EDUCATION Stanford Executive Program June 25-August 9 [Details] Strategic Marketing Management August 13-23 [Details] Managing Your Global Supply Chain for Global Competitiveness August 20-23 [Details] QUESTIONS? COMMENTS? Contact us at stanfordknowledgebase@gsb.stanford.edu 518 Memorial Way Stanford, CA 94305 650.723.3157

Success Built to Last: Creating a Life That Matters Stewart Emery, Jerry Porras, Mark Thompson, Wharton School Publishing, September 2006 Coauthored by Jerry Porras, whose earlier best seller Built to Last studied corporate success, this book analyzes traits of successful people and creates a set of simple practices to transform life and work. The book draws on conversations with hundreds of men and women: billionaires, CEOs, national leaders, Nobel laureates, and celebrities—and unsung heroes who've achieved lasting impact without obvious power or charisma. [Details] High Price of Global Warming The exact impacts of a changed climate remain unclear, but the evidence points to more frequent and intense severe weather events, significant sea level rise, and increased tropical disease, drought, and famine, all with predicted economic impact. Jackson Library compiles recent articles and research exploring this issue. [Details] VIEW OTHER GSB RESOURCES May Issue Stanford Business magazine [Details] Stanford Social Innovation Review [Details] Subscribe to StanfordKnowledgebase

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