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Voting-Booth Feng Shui
New York Times, December 10, 2006
GSB researchers Jonah Berger, Marc Meredith, and S. Christian Wheeler
released a study suggesting that where you vote may significantly influence
how you vote. [more on this
research study]
Working: The Take on Time
Washington Post, November 23, 2006
Mentions research by GSB professor Jeffrey Pfeffer about differences in
attitudes between hourly and salaried workers.
Power is Not Only an Aphrodisiac, It Does Weird Things to Some of Us
San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 2006
Quotes GSB professors of organizational behavior Deborah Gruenfeld and
Roderick Kramer.
Not as Random as it Looks
Business Week, November 6, 2006
Discusses research by Alan Jagolinzer, assistant professor of accounting at
GSB.
What Entrepreneurs Need to Know
Business Week, October 30, 2006
Cites research of GSB organizational behavior professor Frank Flynn.
Are You Sticky?
Time Magazine, October 29, 2006
Cites research of GSB professor of organizational behavior Chip Heath and
his brother Dan.
Ahead of the
Tape
Wall Street Journal, October 26, 2006 (subscription required to
access full article)
Mentions research by Eric Zitzewitz, assistant professor of strategic
management at GSB, and Erick Snowberg, GSB student.
Face Facts
New York Times, October 25, 2006 (free registration required to
access full article)
Article written by GSB professor Lawrence Wein about the health threat of
influenza and how to protect against transmission.
Sending the Board Back to School
Business Week, October 22, 2006
Discusses the Stanford Directors' Forum, a course offered at the Stanford
Graduate School of Business, and quotes
Prof. Maureen McNichols, director of the Forum.
Who Needs Recruiters?
Business Week, October 23, 2006
Quotes Andy Chan, assistant dean and director, MBA Career Management Center.
October Surprise for the Investor Class
U.S. News and World Report, October 13, 2006
Mentions research conducted by Stanford's Graduate School of Business and
the University of Pennsylvania about investor voting behavior. [more on this
research study]
Stanford Offers Custom Classes for Its Students
Wall Street Journal, October 10, 2006
MBA Track column highlights Stanford’s new MBA curriculum as highly
customized, addressing the needs of an increasingly diverse class. Quotes
faculty member Garth Saloner and MBA student Sean Harrington ’07.
On the Record: Robert Joss
U.S. News & World Report, September 24, 2006
A full page interview with Dean Robert L. Joss highlights the Stanford
Graduate School of Business new curriculum model.
Next On His To-Do List: Save the Country
Time Magazine, September 24, 2006
Article aboutAndrew Grove, business school lecturer and co-founder of Intel.
The [Your Name Here] School of Business
Business Week, September 20, 2006
Quotes GSB dean Robert Joss and mentions the recent gift of $105 million by
Philip Knight.
The "Do Nots" of Networking
Business Week, September 6, 2006
Quotes Marie Mookini, senior associate director of career services at the GSB,
discussing ways to avoid making a bad impression at informal recruiting
events.
Work & Money: A Week's Worth
Christian Science Monitor, August 28, 2006
Cites a GSB study on supermarket circulars. [more on this
research study]
You Don't Have to Wait
Business Week, August 7, 2006
Stanford and other business schools are making a greater effort to reach out
to "early career" applicants, those with less than three years of work
experience, as well as undergraduates.
Polling Places Can Affect Elections, Study Finds
Palo Alto Weekly, July 17, 2006
Quotes GSB associate professor of marketing S. Christian Wheeler and
graduate student in business Jonah Berger, who co-authored the study along
with graduate student in business Marc Meredith. [more on this
research study]
Prada Movie Spotlights Nasty Boss Phenom
Washington Post, July 5, 2006
Quotes GSB professors Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton.
Stanford's
"Dr. Doom" Has Terrorism Figured Out–on Paper
San Francisco Chronicle, July 2, 2006
GSB
professor Lawrence Wein, by devoting himself to the application of math
principles to doomsday scenarios, is beginning to acquire the nickname "Dr.
Doom." The article describes his calculations and analyses.
Stanford Smiles on GRE Scores
Business Week, June 26, 2006
To widen its applicant pool, the university will now allow applicants to skip the GMAT
for a less costly exam. Quotes assistant dean and director of MBA admissions
Derrick Bolton.
Lifting the Lid: Threat of Selling Shares Can Force Change
New York Times, June 9, 2006
Research of GSB professors Paul Pfleiderer and Anat Admati shows that large
shareholders can bring about corporate governance reform by threatening to
sell their stake in a company. [more on this
research study]
The CEO Fast Track
Business Week, Summer 2006
This article on starting a search fund mentions H. Irving Grousbeck, consulting
professor of management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business, who developed the concept of a search fund,
quotes Jim Ellis, lecturer in management at the GSB, and cites a study by
the School's Center for Entrepreneurial Studies.
Stanford's New-Look MBA
Business Week, June 6, 2006
The Stanford Graduate School of Business announces its faculty has adopted a
new educational model to create a highly customized MBA Program. [more on this
topic]
Other media mentions on this topic:
Where No Two MBAs are Alike
Business Week, June 19, 2006 (subscription required to access full article)Cardinal Changes
Economist.com, June 9, 2006Stanford to Let Students Tailor MBA Studies
Boston Globe, June 6, 2006Stanford to Opt for the Personal Approach
Financial Times, June 12, 2006Rethinking the MBA Curriculum
Inside Higher Ed, June 7, 2006Stanford Business School Retools Curriculum, Program
San Jose Mercury News, June 7, 2006
Trading Rule May Contain Loophole for CEOs
Los Angeles Times, May 30, 2006
Cites research of Alan Jagolinzer, assistant professor of accounting at GSB.
Hello, Young Workers
New York Times, May 25, 2006
Cites research by Paul Oyer, associate professor of economics. [more on this
research study]
School Day on eBay
Minneapolis Star Tribune, May 21, 2006
Quotes paper co-written by GSB professor Ulrike Malmendier.
Building a Mexican Giant
Los Angeles Times, May 21, 2006
Article quotes GSB professor John Roberts and Cemex chief executive Lorenzo
Zambrano, MBA 1968.
Duke Corporate Manages to Stay in the Top Slot
Financial Times, May 15, 2006
Stanford GSB is ranked 4th of 60 in the Times' annual ranking of
executive education programs.
Innovation Doesn't Always Mean
"New"
San Jose Mercury News, April 27, 2006
Article about the Cool
Products Expo, sponsored by the GSB's Design & Manufacturing Club.
Study Finds Boycott of French Wine Hurt Sales
Sacramento Bee, April 25, 2006
Study by GSB assistant professor Phillip Leslie and GSB doctoral candidate
Larry Chavis. [more on this
research study]
Big Efficiency Gap in Rich and Poor Nations
e-Cargonews Asia, April 24, 2006
Article cites recent study by the World Bank and Prof. Hau Lee.
Investing: Don't Get Emotional
International Herald Tribune, April 20, 2006
Research of Baba Shiv, associate professor of marketing at GSB. [more on this
research study]
Two of A Kind
Business Week, April 14, 2006
Stanford GSB student Robyn Goldman is a co-class president at the Business
School. Her twin brother is class president of Kellogg School of Management
at Northwestern.
Career Journal / M.B.A. Track: Sales Know-How Is Only a Footnote
for Most Programs
Wall Street Journal, April 11, 2006 (subscription required to access
full article)
Mentions GSB's "Building and Managing Professional Sales Organizations"
class and marketing professor James Lattin
America's Best Graduate Business Schools 2007
US News and World Report, April 3, 2006
Stanford ranks #2 after Harvard. Wharton slipped to #3. Last year, Stanford
was #2, but tied for that spot with Wharton. [other ranking
stories]
Bridging the Gap
Menlo Park Almanac, March 29, 2006
The Alumni Consulting Team (ACT), a group of Business School alumni who
volunteer their management expertise to Bay Area nonprofit and public-sector
organizations, is advising the Peninsula Bridge summer program that helps
low-income high school students graduate and go to college.
Our Town: Imagining the Worst
Palo Alto Weekly, March 29, 2006
Research of GSB professor Lawrence Wein on how to stop terrorist threats.
Creativity Comes to B-School
BusinessWeek Online, March 26, 2006
Quotes professor Bob Sutton. Mentions GSB professor Jim Patell's course
"Entrepreneurial Design for Extreme Affordability" course at Stanford.
Need To Shake Things Up?
Boston Globe, March 26, 2006
Cites research of GSB professor Roderick Kramer.
Managers Need The S-Factor to Set Workers' Hearts A-Flutter
Financial Times, March 13, 2006
Research of GSB professor Roderick Kramer.
Bosses in Love with Claptrap and Blinded by Ideologies
The Observer, March 12, 2006
Review of Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths and Total Nonsense, by
GSB professor Jeffrey Pfeffer and management science and engineering
professor Robert Sutton.
Forget Going With Your Gut
Business Week, March 20, 2006
Book review of "Hard Facts, Dangerous Half-Truths & Total Nonsense: Profiting
from Evidence-Based Management" by GSB professor Jeffrey Pfeffer and
Robert Sutton, Stanford professor of management science and engineering.
Scoring After Football
San Francisco Chronicle, March 9, 2006
Twenty-seven professional football players attended a three-day program,
directed by Stanford Business School professor George Foster, designed to
help them transition to the business world after their playing careers are
over. [more on this
program]
The Secret to Google's Success
BusinessWeek, March 6, 2006
Cites research by GSB professor Michael Ostrovsky. [more on this
research study]
Behind the Curtain
San Francisco Chronicle, March 5, 2006
Quotes study co-author and economics assistant professor Michael Ostrovsky. [more on this
research study]
Show Them the Money
Business Week, February 28, 2006
Business schools competing for top applicants are sweetening the
financial-aid pot to lure the best and brightest students. The article
mentions that Stanford' Business School has a loan-forgiveness program for graduates
working in the nonprofit world or in developing countries.
How Biases Can Help With Decisions
Christian Science Monitor, February 13, 2006
Quotes GSB assistant professor Eric Zitzewitz on his research into how
organizations make decisions. [more on this
research study]
Wrangling Over Applications: Elite Business Schools Seek To Curb
Consultants' Influence
Boston Globe, February 6, 2006
Quotes GSB director of admissions Derrick Bolton, and alumna Julie Ha (MBA
2002). Article also discusses consultants' perceptions of the application process at
Stanford GSB.
Lazear Tapped to Lead President's Economic Council
Washington Post, January 31, 2006
President Bush plans to nominate Stanford Business School professor Edward
Lazear, a specialist in workplace issues, to become chairman of the Council
of Economic Advisers.
Stanford B-School Pitches a "Premium Product
Business Week, January 31, 2006
A small class means fewer on-campus recruiters, so students often find jobs
through alumni, says Career Management Center Director Andy Chan.
Schools Benefit as MBA Returns to Favour
Financial Times, January 30, 2006
The 2006 Financial Times ranking pegs Stanford Graduate
School of Business at #3 in both its global and US rankings,
up from #4 last year. The survey is based on information
gathered from alumni who graduated three years ago and data
provided by the school. The lead story says enrollments and
recruitment are rising as the market grows more
international. A student diary story in the feature package
is penned by Stanford Business School student Hamish Fraser. [other ranking
stories]
Placebo In Reverse
London Daily Times, January 24, 2006
Article about a GSB study on the price of medicine by associate professor
Baba Shiv.
How To Steal A Democracy
San Francisco Chronicle, January 22, 2006
Article co-authored by GSB professor John McMillan and Pablo Zoido about
their study of reform and corruption in developing nations. [more on this
research study]
Study Suggests Search Engine Advertisers Waste Time, Money
Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, January 17, 2006
Research performed by Michael Ostrovsky, Graduate School of Business
assistant professor of economics. [more on this
research study]
Opinion: Keep Government Out
Wall Street
Journal, January 13, 2006 (subscription required to access full article)
Healthcare reform should increase our reliance on markets, not on direct
government involvement. Co-authored by Daniel Kessler, GSB professor, and
John Cogan, Hoover senior fellow.
Biz Grads Put Degrees to Eco-Friendly Work
San Francisco Business Times, January 13, 2006
MBA students at Stanford and Cal
have launched popular clubs dedicated to solar, wind, and hydrogen cell
energy alternatives. Quotes Jeremy Sokulsky, MBA '04, who founded a
consulting company working on land conservation, wind energy, and ecological
trading systems; and Alicia Seiger, MBA '02, vice president of corporate
sales and business development for TerraPass. Mentions Carl Palmer, MBA '03,
who founded Beartooth Capital.
Business Schools Start to Rein in Intrusive Recruiters
Wall Street Journal, January 10, 2006 (subscription required to
access full article)
In this robust job market, recruiters are showing up on campus earlier than
ever to get first crack at the most-promising students. Stanford Business
School requires recruiters to delay their initial pitch to first-year MBAs
until Nov. 3rd.
Rewards of Using All Your Faculties
Financial Times, January 9, 2006
The article describes efforts at Stanford, and other business schools, to
work together with university-wide departments, faculty, and resources.
MBAs with Three Bottom Lines: People, Planet, and Profit
New York Times, January 8, 2006 (registration required to access full
article)
Stanford, and other universities, have MBA programs with concentrations in
sustainable enterprise.