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Research News
Social Innovation
Bad
Preparation Puts Community College Students at Risk
Students heading for the nation's community colleges are less likely to be
prepared for the demands of college than their classmates heading for schools
with competitive admissions standards, says education professor Michael Kirst.
Lack of preparation means a higher dropout rate and poses a real threat to the
future qualifications of the U.S. labor force. (June 2005)
Teachers' Preferences for Where They Teach May Disadvantage Urban
Schools
New teachers overwhelmingly want to teach in school districts near where
they grew up, say researchers, thus creating a “cycle of poverty” for some urban
schools where few graduates go on to earn teaching degrees. It's not just that
teachers prefer teaching higher-performing kids, it's that they want a school
like the one they attended, says Susanna Loeb, associate professor in the
Stanford School of Education. (June 2005)
MBA Graduates Want to Work for Caring and Ethical Employers
A survey of more than 800 MBAs from 11 leading North American and European
schools found a substantial number were willing to forgo some financial
benefits to work for an organization with a better reputation for
corporate social responsibility and ethics. (January 2004)
Sooner May Not Be Better as Charities Distribute the Wealth
Michael Klausner takes issue with pundits who would like to require
charitable organizations to distribute their assets faster than now
required. His argument appears in the inaugural issue of the Stanford
Social Innovation Review. (May 2003)
Managing
Nonprofits Requires Mainstream Business Skills
Strategy is key to success for nonprofit organizations says the head of
the Nature Conservancy. Steve McCormick, a graduate of the School's
Stanford Executive Program, was one of the speakers at the May launch of
the new Stanford Social Innovation Review. (May 2003)
Scrooge May Really Want to Help
Letting people pretend they are supporting worthy causes because there is
something in it for them may increase their participation. Researchers say
nonprofit organizations need to recognize the wide range of motives behind
donations of both money and time. (March 2003)
Does Technology Need to be Curbed?
Has society become the captive of technology? Just because we can work
technological wonders isn't a good enough reason to do so. Professor
Harold Leavitt argues that mankind's insatiable curiosity could become a
danger. (November 2002)