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January 06, 2023
Written
Digital Marketplaces Have Incentives to Keep Sellers in the Dark
Online platforms that match consumers may strategically withhold information about supply and demand to maximize returns.
Operations, Information & Technology
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December 13, 2022
Written
A Bundle of Podcasts to Brighten Your Holidays
Members of the Stanford GSB faculty recommend some of their favorite programs.
Career & Success
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December 12, 2022
Written
A Dozen of Our Favorite Research Stories of 2022
A sampling of the big ideas and timely research produced by Stanford GSB faculty this year.
Leadership
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November 01, 2022
Infographic
This Chart Shows the Big Admin Costs Behind Americans’ Medical Bills
$215 to process a routine medical procedure? It’s not like this everywhere.
Health Care
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October 06, 2022
Written
Trust but Verify: Peeking Inside the “Black Box” of Machine Learning
If a complex data analysis tool can’t explain its decisions, how do we know it’s accurate — or fair?
Big Data
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September 14, 2022
Written
A New Strategy to Speed Up Cold Case Investigations
Solving crimes with forensic genetic genealogy is slow and complicated. A new mathematical analysis could crack cases 10 times faster.
Operations, Information & Technology
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July 18, 2022
Written
Replacing the “Take-Make-Waste” Model with Sustainable Supply Chains
The switch to a circular economy could protect the environment while helping companies generate more value.
Sustainability
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May 05, 2022
Written
Ghost in the Machine: Knowing Who Created a Robot Makes It Feel More Authentic
Researchers found that origin stories changed how people viewed AI agents’ work.
Operations, Information & Technology
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February 23, 2022
Written
A Plan to Inject More Funding into the War on Antibiotic Resistance
Two doctors propose federal subsidies to accelerate R&D on urgently needed antibiotics.
Health Care
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February 07, 2022
Written
Cupid’s Code: Tweaking an Algorithm Can Alter the Course of Finding Love Online
A few strategic changes to dating apps could lead to more and better matches.
Operations, Information & Technology
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January 28, 2022
Written
Adapting to Pandemic, Latino-Owned Businesses Get Stronger
Research finds Latino entrepreneurs leaning into tech, bolstering employee benefits.
Innovation
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December 15, 2021
Video
4 Class Takeaways from 2021
Five lessons in five minutes from Stanford GSB professors and lecturers.
Career & Success
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December 13, 2021
Written
A Dozen of Our Favorite Insights Stories of 2021
Just some of the original ideas and fascinating research coming from Stanford GSB faculty this year.
Career & Success
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December 13, 2021
Audio
How to Use Storytelling to Be a Better Founder
In this bonus episode, we share lessons from the Stanford GSB class “Startup Garage” on hypotheses, narrative, and design thinking.
Entrepreneurship
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December 08, 2021
Written
The Spy Who Came in from the Code
A New York Times reporter details how the government and tech companies are leaving the U.S. vulnerable to hacking and cyber espionage.
Operations, Information & Technology
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December 07, 2021
Audio
A Conversation with Juliet Anammah, Jumia Nigeria
Find out how Africa’s largest e-commerce platform connects buyers and sellers across the continent.
Entrepreneurship
Grit & Growth: The Podcast
December 01, 2021
Written
How Income Inequality Can Drive COVID Infections
A look at lockdowns in Chile finds that wealth played a major role in who stayed home and who risked infection.
Economics
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October 19, 2021
Written
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
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October 19, 2021
Written
Restore — Don’t Reshore — Supply Chains
Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may be an overreaction.
Supply Chain
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October 15, 2021
Written
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
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