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Emotions Can Hamper Investment Decisions
People whose ability to feel emotions were hampered by brain
injuries earned more money when investing than a comparison group,
say researchers who argue that emotional reactions themselves can
get in the way of making prudent financial decisions.
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Malpractice Reforms Increase the Supply of Physicians
States that adopted malpractice law reforms, such as caps on
noneconomic damages, saw the number of physicians increase, say
researchers.
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Integrated Systems Lower Medical Costs
Improved systems to perform tasks such as share medical histories,
create interdisciplinary medical teams, and update doctors on
medical research findings could trim healthcare costs while
improving patient care, argues Prof. Alain Enthoven.
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How Thoughts of Death Affect Consumer Behavior
When faced with a threat of death, people may exhibit dramatic
behavior changes ranging from increased church attendance to serious
overeating say researchers. What's important to their self image
determines responses to this stress.
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The Four-Minute Search for the Perfect Mate
Research has always reported that women pay more attention to
intelligence and compatibility in deciding whom they date. A new
study finds that when it comes to spending four minutes on a “speed
date,” women are just as likely as men to concentrate on what the
potential date looks like.
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It’s Not All About You
The minute you move from being a task-oriented professional
to managing people, says Dean Robert Joss, your focus stops
being about your individual talents and successes, and
starts being all about coaching, motivating, removing
roadblocks, and finding resources for your employees.
Leadership is about celebrating their victories.
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Location Makes a Difference for Nonprofit Support
Nonprofits in the San Francisco Bay Area are better-funded
and spend more per capita compared to the rest of California
and the nation, according to a study by the Center for
Social Innovation at the Stanford Graduate School of
Business.
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Are We Getting Warmer?
Global warming—including rising sea levels, catastrophic
weather patterns, disappearing species - has Stanford
scientists combing the earth for answers.
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EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
Executive Forums in Seoul, Bejing, and Shanghai
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Biotech and Pharma
The cost of producing a marketable drug has skyrocketed in
recent years. The biotech and pharma industry tops the R&D
spending list, resulting in 23 new drugs being introduced in
2004. As a whole, the financial market for this segment is
very solid, however many stocks are very volatile. Jackson
Library has compiled a list of recent articles on this
topic.
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Setting the CEO’s Pay
Joining the ongoing debate over CEO pay, researchers use
data drawn from two very different industries to demonstrate
the linkages between the social forces present in the
boardroom and executive pay outcomes. Generous pay awards,
bearing only a weak connection to corporate performance, are
explained in the context of the social psychology of the
boardroom. [Details]
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