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June 22, 2015
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Shaping Tomorrow’s Breakthrough Materials
Citrine Informatics brings big data to materials discovery.
June 19, 2015
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Benoît Monin: How Men React When Their Masculinity is Questioned
Findings have implications for how marketers sell products to men.
June 18, 2015
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Ken Shotts: How to Understand (and Avoid) Political Risk
Political risk is inevitable, but there are ways to mitigate it.
June 17, 2015
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Kat Taylor: Changing the Face of Philanthropy
A bank CEO explains what finance, food and climate change have to do with charitable giving.
June 17, 2015
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Seven Business Books for Your Summer Reading List
Top selections from alumni entrepreneurs around the world.
June 16, 2015
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Alain Enthoven: How to Fix the Affordable Care Act
A Stanford scholar explains why we must break away from employer-sponsored insurance.
June 16, 2015
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Taking on the Challenges of Health Care in Africa
As the types of illnesses change throughout the continent, half the population still lacks adequate health services.
June 11, 2015
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Carole Robin: How to Create a Feedback-Rich Environment
Giving and receiving constructive criticism takes practice.
June 10, 2015
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Sangick Jeon: How Do You Manage Diversity?
In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.
June 09, 2015
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George Foster: Are Startups Really Job Engines?
Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes.
June 09, 2015
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Stephan Seiler: Can Hospital Competition Save Lives?
Why market forces in healthcare are good for patient care.
June 08, 2015
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How Power Couples Balance Work, Life & Family
Four dual-career couples share their secrets for reducing the chaos in their demanding lives.
June 05, 2015
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Daniel Kessler: The Anti-Competitive Risk of “Accountable Care”
Stanford researchers find that vertically integrated healthcare systems charge higher prices.
June 05, 2015
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Stereotyping Makes People More Likely to Act Badly
Even slight cues, like reading a negative stereotype about your race or gender, can have an impact.
June 04, 2015
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Jesper Sørensen: How Do You Define A New Product Category?
A professor of organizational behavior explains why nailing market identity right out of the gate is critical to successfully launching an innovative product.
June 01, 2015
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Three Ways to Transform American Health Care
Hospitals should adopt these popular business strategies.
May 29, 2015
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Jonathan Bendor: A Toolkit for Solving Problems
Is classic research on decision-making still relevant today?
May 28, 2015
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Do Mentions of God Persuade Consumers to Buy?
Research shows that references to God can prompt people to take more risks.
May 28, 2015
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Thomas Harman: “We’re in the ‘Help You Create Memories’ Business”
The founder of an artificial Christmas tree company discusses faith, failure, and the importance of understanding deadlines.
May 26, 2015
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Paul Auerbach: Lessons from the Disaster Zone
A Stanford doctor who’s worked in Nepal and Haiti explains what leaders should know before the next natural disaster strikes.
May 22, 2015
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Jesper Sørensen: How to Be a More Strategic Leader
A professor of organizational behavior explains why strategic thinking is key to taking an idea to the next level.
May 22, 2015
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Kate Bundorf: What Really Drives Medical Treatment Decisions?
Money matters, but it’s only one part of a complex system of influences.
May 21, 2015
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Why Social Movements Should Favor Collaboration over Confrontation
What the Nature Conservancy can teach other groups fighting for social change.
May 20, 2015
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Matt Abrahams: Become a Better Virtual Communicator
An expert on public speaking explains how online technology changes the way we communicate.