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STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—One need look no further than Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan's use of interest rates to manage the stock market and the economy to realize that expectations play a key role in economic well-being. In recent years, economists have learned a great deal...
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—People vote for candidates based on their performance in office — right? While political scientists like to think so, new research argues that a political incumbent's fate can be influenced by far less weighty matters — like whether the local college football...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS —Iran is the "most-vexing" problem the world faces, says former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. While the international community should indeed continue to pressure this "poster child for support of terrorism," it will probably be its own people that...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - Successful leaders know how to define their mission, convey it to their subordinates and ensure they have the right tools and training needed to get the job done, according to Colin Powell, former U.S. Secretary of State.
The retired four-star general shared...
Two GSB alums who wrote about leaderless organizations find their ideas have resonated with groups ranging from the Tea Party to environmental organizations. When Ori Brafman (at left), MBA '01, met Rod Beckstrom, MBA '87, at a fundraiser to support tree-dwelling environmentalist Julia “Butterfly...
While 33 Chilean miners were trapped underground for 69 days, Laurence Golborne, Stanford Executive Program ’96, was busy overseeing the rescue operation, fielding questions from journalists from around the globe, and comforting the family members of the men nearly a half mile beneath the activity...
STANFORD—Hours after Goldman Sachs executives endured a grilling by angry U.S. Senators on Capitol Hill April 27, two senior Stanford faculty members explained to a standing-room-only crowd the intricacies of the synthetic CDO market and measured the strengths and weaknesses of the Securities and...
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS - On Monday, they debated solutions to the Euro crisis. On Tuesday, devising strategies to bring peace to Afghanistan was the goal. On Wednesday, discussions centered on patent protection of vital medicines versus the developing world's public health needs....
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...