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Sir, Bankers say whatever serves their interests. William Isaac, Chair of Fifth Third Bankcorp, and Richard Kovacevich, former Wells Fargo chief executive, repeat standard and flawed arguments against what they call “breathtaking“ levels of equity such as 9 percent. Many others argue that...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — When Laurent Demuynck began growing mushrooms in Rwanda two years ago, he wanted to help solve a social problem and also be profitable.
“I took the twin concepts of ‘social’ and ‘enterprise’ seriously,” said Demuynck, a 1995 graduate of the business school...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — By capitalizing on its educated labor pool, proximity to Israel, and technical strength, information technology has become the fastest-growing part of the Palestinian economy, speakers told a daylong conference cosponsored by the MBA student Middle East and...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Social entrepreneur Rupert Scofield says people in the world's poorest nations can relate to what's driving Occupy Wall Street demonstrators to the streets of the United States.
"Their basic message is: 'This system doesn't work for us anymore. It's not...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — For a CEO who speaks often about leadership, DaVita Inc.'s Kent J. Thiry says it's not something that can easily be taught in business school. Management, yes, but leadership is a human skill.
"If you want to learn more about leadership, learn more about...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Chi-Hua Chien, MBA ’06, is an investment partner at venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, where he specializes in mobile web and internet ventures. He’s also the founder of MyListo, a company created to provide product reviews from...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Appointed commander of the U.S. Joint Special Operations Command in 2003, General Stanley A. McChrystal was officially the leader of the U.S. counter-terrorism organization. Yet, because of the composition of the group, the now-retired four-star general told...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Declining readership and vanishing advertising dollars have left many mature news organizations reeling. But breaking down the “walls” that have historically separated publications’ news and advertising operations can help restore the industry’s financial...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — When Salman Khan first started tutoring friends and relatives in math over the internet in 2004, he never imagined that the lessons someday would go viral on YouTube. They certainly weren’t much to look at: just a friendly, disembodied voice and an...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — Former Colombian President Álvaro Uribe delivered an impassioned defense of his tactics in pursuing the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia, or FARC, between 2002-2010.
When he came to power in 2002, political assassinations were rife. Guerrillas and...