JUNE 2005

Global Warming is Not Just An Environmental Issue
The chairman of the reinsurance giant Swiss Re America, Jacques Dubois, argues that climate change is becoming one of the most significant risks in the insurance industry. [Details]

 

Ballmer Sees Growth in Information Management
The greatest innovations upcoming in the software industry will be in information management technology, says Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer. He sees his industry growing more over the next five years than it has over the past decade. [Details]

Wind Power Could Meet the World's Energy Needs
Stanford researchers have mapped spots where the world's winds are fast enough to produce power. They argue that even if these locations are only partially harnessed, wind could generate enough power to satisfy the world's energy demands. [Details]

Protect the Bluefin Tuna
Marine scientists argue that tighter restrictions should be placed on fishing for Atlantic bluefin tuna to protect the feeding and breeding grounds of one of the world's most commercially valuable fish. [Details]

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Silicon Valley is Maturing, Not Declining [Details]

BP's John Browne on Shareholder Value
A successful corporation must keep its own sense of purpose firmly in view to be successful at creating shareholder value said John Browne, Sloan ’81, who heads the global energy giant BP. [Details]

Poor Countries Transform Banking
Technology is fast bridging geographical and economic barriers, empowering the people in some of the world’s poorest countries, and transforming the ways corporations make money says, John Bond, Group Chairman of international bank HSBC. [Details]

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Jackson Library Website Recommendations [Details]

Executive Program for Leadership
July 10-15, on campus [Details]

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Tenaris: Creating A Global Leader From An Emerging Market
Tenaris S.A., a leading global supplier of seamless steel pipe and related services, had been formed in December 2002 from firms in Argentina, Mexico, and Italy and had annual sales of $3.1 billion. The firm was now looking for ways to grow globally in a mature industry.(case must be purchased) [Details]

A Call to Action: Taking Back Healthcare for Future Generations
by Hank McKinnell, MBA '67, PhD '68, McGraw-Hill, 2005
Healthcare systems around the world are focused on sickness and its management rather than health says Hank McKinnell, one of the world’s most influential corporate leaders. As a result, dialogue about how to sustain health now takes a back seat to arguments about cost, says the new book by the CEO of Pfizer.[Details]

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A Primer on Writing Business Plans [Details]

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Stanford Business magazine [Details]

Executive Education Programs
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Stanford Social Innovation Review [Details]


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