Management

Forbes.com -
09.07.12
Writing for Forbes.com, a Stanford GSB alum discusses how to align corporate culture with personal values.
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Professor Baba Shiv discusses how you can coax risk-averse managers to innovate.
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A new paper says shareholder voting on executive pay doesn't improve compensation practices.
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Abbott’s John Capek discusses health care device regulation, transparency, and the critical relationship between physicians and their patients.
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Research shows that bolstering people’s sense of well-being can motivate them to slim down or exercise more.
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Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair discusses the importance of partnerships in working with African nations.
YouTube -
05.15.12
At the Stanford Graduate School of Business, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit discusses the financial crisis, leading complex organizations, and the "tremendous uncertainty ahead of us."
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How Scholarship Can Help Alleviate Extreme Poverty
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Serial entrepreneur Kewen Jin discusses the rapid growth of China's health care industry and the idea of "innovation by subtraction."
Stanford School of Medicine Scope blog -
04.26.12
In an address at the Stanford GSB, U.S. Chief Technology Officer Todd Park says he's never been more optimistic about the system's prospects.

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Leadership is not something that can easily be taught. Management can be taught, but leadership is a human skill that requires learning about yourself and other human beings, Kent Thiry, CEO of DaVita, told a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience.
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Professional sports organizations offer brightened prospects for young women aiming for influential posts, agreed participants in the Women in Sports Symposium cosponsored by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the San Francisco 49ers.
Professor Margaret Neale, who showed that negotiation and teamwork are essential skills for managers, is the 13th recipient and first woman to receive the business school's Davis Award for lifetime achievement by a faculty member.
New Book (Corporate Governance Matters by Professor David Larcker and Brian Tayan) from Stanford Graduate School of Business Showcases Research into How Boards Can Govern Better.
As Japan shifts from disaster relief to rebuilding, GSB alumni see opportunities for change and renewal.
In a Stanford course, Jane Chen finds her passion is saving babies
Iger and Disney Have Survived Singing Cops and Moms on Mars.
Knight Management Center
The new home for the Stanford Graduate School of Business opened its doors April 29 with a dedication and open house that drew thousands.
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The Stanford Graduate School of Business opens the Knight Management Center, a new facility of eight buildings around three quads designed to support an innovative MBA curriculum. The center is expected to achieve the highest LEED Platinum® rating for environmental sustainability from the U.S. Green Building Council.
Knight Management Center
The Stanford Graduate School of Business opens its new home, the $345 million Knight Management Center, one of the world’s most innovative and sustainable business school facilities. The new center is an inflection point for the school, which will serve as a launch pad for new courses and programs, as well as cutting edge research. Nike founder Philip H. Knight, MBA ’62, gave the $105 million...

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For millions of people across Africa, motorcycles can be a key to effective health care. A well-maintained fleet of vehicles and motorcycles to connect patients, medical expertise, and medicine is sometimes the most vital link in the health delivery supply chain. A new case written for the Stanford Global Supply Chain Management Forum describes one successful program.
Open source software has become a major and fast-growing presence in the computer industry in recent years. Professor Tunay Tunca of Stanford Graduate School of Business and his co-authors argue that the key factor in whether to create open source software is the strength of the market for support, integration, and related services for such programs.

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