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Forbes.com -
12.10.12
Joel Peterson offers tips for entrepreneurs on laying a foundation for trust-building.
William Barnett's Blog on Corporate Competitiveness -
12.07.12
Bill Barnett talks about power, imagination, and discovery.
Bloomberg Businessweek -
12.07.12
Jeffrey Pfeffer discusses HP, acquisition strategy, and the success of outside hires.
House Committee on Financial Services -
12.07.12
Anat Admati offers Congressional testimony on capital standards.
The Wall Street Journal -
12.04.12
Keith Hennessy discusses the federal budget, tax increases, and budget cuts in The Wall Street Journal.
Stanford Closer Look Series -
11.29.12
David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan examine shareholder lawsuits over executive compensation.
Laura Ching, co-founder of Tiny Prints
A founder of Tiny Prints discusses the future of correspondence.
Slate.com -
11.29.12
Jeff Ball, a Stanford scholar-in-residence, explores why U.S. entrepreneurs are looking to China for coal-burning technology.
Stanford Closer Look Series -
11.26.12
David F. Larcker and Brian Tayan explore whether a powerful CEO is good or bad for shareholders.
Jeff Fluhr, CEO of Spreecast
The CEO of Spreecast discusses the "fundamental alignment around integrity, working hard, and delivering."

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Award-winning economist Susan Athey, noted econometrician Guido Imbens, corporate finance expert Joshua Rauh, and others to join Stanford GSB faculty.
Jeremy Lin Driving to the Basket
Why mere potential can be more impressive than actual achievement.
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John Morgridge shares his “Rules for the Long Road” during the Stanford GSB's annual diploma ceremony.
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The following is a transcript of the commencement address given by Garth Saloner.
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Stanford Graduate School of Business Diploma Ceremony
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A conversation with Stefan Reichelstein on the economics of solar power.
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Stanford GSB students honor Dirk Jenter, Charles Lee, and Jeremy Bulow for their memorable teaching.
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Paralegals can be critical in countries that are short on courts and lawyers. A nonprofit called Namati is helping to bring them there.
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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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When consumers get mild doses of negative information about a product or service, news about the blemish may actually strengthen their positive impression say researchers. This finding could affect online ads or even face-to-face sales processes say Baba Shiv and Zakary Tormala of the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
Corporate governance experts from Stanford Graduate School of Business say criticism of CEO pay might be off the mark.
Policy makers need to understand how early-stage companies in their own area work, rather than try to create another Silicon Valley, says Stanford management professor George Foster. He is coauthor of a new report published by the World Economic Forum.
Fast fashion-designing products that capture the latest consumer trends, and then spending extra money to get them to market quickly, can be well worth the extra expense, increasing profits exponentially, says Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Robert Swinney, coauthor of a recent study.
Forget Suze Orman. Time, Not Money, Is Your Most Precious Resource. Spend It Wisely.
In the emerging market for peer-to-peer loans, the auction method used can make an important difference to the borrower, says Stanford Graduate School of Business economist Nicolas Lambert.
In the business world, women who are aggressive, assertive, and confident but who can turn these traits on and off depending on the social circumstances get more promotions than either men or other women, according to a recent study by Olivia O'Neill and Charles O'Reilly.
Silicon Valley is populated with people who fear sitting on the bench while someone else scores with a great idea, says Professor Baba Shiv. How people approach failure is a key to success, he argues.
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