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Creighton's Grant Gibbs, Doug McDermott and Avery Dingman
Stanford's Amy Zegart argues in Foreign Policy that the prediction business is getting easier.
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Over time, financial statements of public corporations show more losses, intangibles, and earnings restatements, which lower their value for predicting corporate bankruptcies.
Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria
Nigeria's reform-minded central banker discusses government waste, austerity, and growth.
Can any message be shaped to spread? A scholar offers tips to increase the odds.
Mana RUTF package
A new study finds that a different approach to food-relief efforts in the developing world could save more lives.
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A team of scholars studies the link between emotions and investment behavior.
Ronald Taylor, cofounder and former CEO of DeVry, Inc.
The cofounder and former CEO of DeVry discusses his professional experiences, difficult lessons, and the significance of family.
nurse attending a patient using Gradian equipment
How a New York-based company is trying to make surgery in the developing world a lot easier.
Illustration of rising cost of healthcare
New Stanford research says those with big health problems may be getting less for their money than they could — and raising prices for all.
Scott Stanford
An investor says startups should scale first and worry about monetization later.

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Pitch Johnson, lecturer in Management at Stanford GSB
Why and how Silicon Valley thrives — from one of its founding fathers.
gifts laid out in rows
Prof. Francis Flynn discusses research on giving away a present you don't really want.
Students with Stanford GSB alumni at the Executive Challenge
C-suite leaders challenge MBA students to lead under pressure.
workers installing a solar panel
Sunrun's Ed Fenster discusses his business and the economics of solar power.
Laura Ching, co-founder of Tiny Prints
A founder of Tiny Prints discusses the future of correspondence.
Jeff Fluhr, CEO of Spreecast
The CEO of Spreecast discusses the "fundamental alignment around integrity, working hard, and delivering."
European Central Bank President Draghi
Can the eurozone fix itself in the absence of a catastrophe?
Steve Poizner, serial entrepreneur
Serial entrepreneur Steve Poizner discusses the importance of bold thinking.
children rescued from an embroidery factory
An MBA student urges consumers, NGOs, and companies to end slavery in supply chains of everyday products.
Media filmining political candidate
A Stanford GSB student's new company could make voting decisions more like online shopping.

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Box of Chocolates
New research shows that seeing all your options at once makes you happier with the choice you make.
Brain scan, face in profile
Professor Baba Shiv discusses how you can coax risk-averse managers to innovate.
Angel statue
New research indicates it is even higher than you might think.
Desk Treadmill
Baba Shiv explains why creativity rests on diet, exercise, and a good night's sleep.
Military Procession
New research shows we sometimes prefer hierarchical relationships over equal ones.
Skyline with Super Moon
New research shows that moments of awe can change perceptions about that most precious commodity — time.
photo of passerby in front of wells fargo branch
Research shows that the little word 'we' can make a big difference in attitudes toward brands.
Seated shareholders
A new paper says shareholder voting on executive pay doesn't improve compensation practices.
photo of euro coins
A Stanford research team proposes changes to credit default swaps to lower the risks of sovereign default.
Image of stock trader
Why bankers like leverage—and what that could mean for the global financial system.

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