Public Sector
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—At some point in your life, you've probably checked off a box on a form that asks you to specify your ethnicity. But educational and governmental organizations are under increasing pressure to include a multiracial option rather than forcing individuals with...
By Professor Jonathan B. Berk A.P. Giannini Professor of Finance
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — In any financial crisis, it is possible with 20/20 hindsight to identify the specific proximal causes. Armed with this knowledge, legislators are invariably tempted to outlaw specific activities...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—For millions of people across Africa, motorcycles can be a key to effective health care. Vaccines, HIV counseling and treatment, and other public health expertise are out of reach—with access obstructed by shortages, poverty, geography, and lack of...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—Slums like those depicted in the popular film "Slumdog Millionaire" are complex communities with residents of different income levels, sometimes complex relations between ethnic groups, and systems of political patronage that interest Saumitra Jha, an...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—Nike overhauled labor practices in its suppliers' overseas factories after it was targeted by activists campaigning against sweatshop conditions. Faced with criticism on many fronts, Wal-Mart embarked on a strategy to burnish its reputation and improve or...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—Good managers know that the proverbial "yes man" isn't much of an asset. But when it comes time to build work teams, many business managers, either by design or through inattention, staff them with people who are prone to think alike. In effect, they've built "...
The following is a pre-written transcript of the commencement address given by Herb Allison In the 40 years since Allison graduated from the GSB with an MBA in 1971, he has led a multifaceted career in the world of finance, in both the private and public sectors. In his 28 years at Merrill Lynch...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS —It wasn't even six years ago that Saudi Arabia decided it wanted to be among the world’s 10 most competitive investment destinations by 2010, an audacious goal considering it wasn't known as an easy place to do business. But not only is it close to hitting the...
STANFORD UNIVERSITY —U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman, chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee and a leading energy policymaker, met with faculty and staff involved in Stanford University's new Steyer-Taylor Center for Energy Policy and Finance, on Jan. 11, to discuss deploying...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Streamlining balky government permit processes or convoluted global supply chains are just some of the challenges in the "Valley of Death" faced by fledgling clean energy firms.
Ideas of how to overcome these and similar barriers were tossed around in a forum...