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October 19, 2021
Respond. Reflect. Rethink.
Nearly two years into the global pandemic, Stanford GSB faculty are helping us understand what’s changed and what’s ahead.
Innovation
October 19, 2021
Restore — Don’t Reshore — Supply Chains
Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may be an overreaction.
Supply Chain
October 15, 2021
A Beautiful Application: Using Economics to Make Kidney Exchanges More Efficient and Fair
Even modest improvements to organ exchange markets can save many lives. That’s where economists and operations experts come in.
Economics
October 01, 2021
Speak Like a Founder: How Successful Entrepreneurs Communicate to Their Teams
In this podcast episode, we discuss how startups can build a product quickly and effectively.
Entrepreneurship
September 10, 2021
Many Health Care Workers Are Emotionally Exhausted, and Technology May Be to Blame
New research links technology-related frustration to worker burnout in all corners of the medical industry.
Health Care
August 20, 2021
The Fast and the Incurious: How High-Speed Stock Trading Pushes Out Smart Money
Automated trades are tactically brilliant, but these “speed demons” can discourage serious market research.
Finance
July 12, 2021
“Greedy” Is Good — When You’re Optimizing Giant Online Experiments
Stanford researchers have mapped a more efficient way to conduct the kinds of massive A/B tests tech companies rely upon.
Big Data
June 30, 2021
A New Way to Solve Genetic Mysteries — While Protecting People’s DNA Data
Researchers propose a method to balance the power of genomic searches with privacy concerns.
Big Data
June 23, 2021
Rosalind Brewer: Find Your Voice and Don’t Be Silent
In this View From The Top podcast episode, the former Starbucks COO shares why it’s important to lead with both your head and your heart.
Career & Success
November 20, 2020
The Research Revolution
Access to superabundant data has transformed the methods of scholastic inquiry — and possibly the basic tenets of inquiry itself.
Big Data
November 11, 2020
What We Can Learn From E-commerce in China
China’s integrated ecosystems merge search, social, and retail.
Marketing
November 06, 2020
The Costs and Benefits of Supply Chain Transparency
Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors.
Supply Chain
October 05, 2020
The Good and Bad of Measuring Worker Output in Real Time
Quantification boosts productivity if the task is simple, but demotivates if the task is complex, a Stanford study finds.
Organizational Behavior
August 13, 2020
Six Books to Read on Your Summer Staycation
Stanford business professors share what they’re reading at home right now.
Career & Success
July 21, 2020
Using Algorithms to Track Down Rapists
A Stanford scholar has developed a more efficient way to test DNA samples in the hunt for sex offenders.
Operations, Information & Technology
May 28, 2020
How to Keep Supply Chains Reliable When the World’s Upended
COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of global supply chains. Maybe it’s time to rethink government’s role.
Supply Chain
March 05, 2020
Fasten Your Seatbelts: Turbulence Ahead for Global Supply Chains
Faced with a mushrooming coronavirus outbreak and ongoing trade wars, global manufacturers need to focus on “operational hedging,” a Stanford expert says.
Supply Chain
February 21, 2020
The Quickest Way to Improve Health Care
Research shows prioritizing information-sharing between providers would save lives.
Health Care
December 10, 2019
Where the Bidding Never Stops
Millions of online ads get sold by auction each day. The algorithms behind it all are complicated. But simple ideas can be effective.
Marketing
December 06, 2019
Gift List: 10 Books to Share for the Holidays
Stanford GSB professors recommend the books they’re most likely to give as presents over this year’s holiday season.
Career & Success