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February 26, 2015
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Lisa De Simone: How U.S. Companies Export Profits to Save on Taxes
A Stanford scholar examines three methods of income shifting, and why some firms benefit more than others.
February 24, 2015
Written
Roys Gureli: “What Matters Most Is Having a Support System”
A businesswoman from Turkey discusses the value of cofounders, empowering women, and the growth of mobile.
February 23, 2015
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Why Your Workplace Might Be Killing You
Stanford scholars identify 10 work stressors that are destroying your health.
February 20, 2015
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Jeffrey Pfeffer: Why Companies No Longer Reward Loyal Employees
Repaying favors is the norm in our personal lives, but not in the workplace.
February 17, 2015
Infographic
Even the Experts are Dissatisfied with CEO Pay Disclosure
Investors say proxy statements are too long and too difficult to read.
February 17, 2015
Written
How to Write the Ideal Proxy
Stanford scholars explain what investors need in order to understand companies’ annual statements.
February 11, 2015
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Six Reasons to Rethink Aging and Retirement
Researchers at the Stanford Center on Longevity explain that what we think about mental health, exercise, and financial stability is wrong.
February 10, 2015
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How to Bring Your Spiritual Side to Work Every Day
Many successful business people integrate religion into their careers.
February 10, 2015
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Kenneth Singleton: New Research Could Give Policymakers More Tools to Foresee Economic Calamity
A better way to measure risk premiums in bond markets and, maybe, understand the links between economic activity and yields.
February 06, 2015
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Pedro M. Gardete: Fellow Airline Passengers Influence What You Buy
Seeing someone make a purchase makes us more likely to do the same.
February 05, 2015
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Hiroshima Governor’s Goal: End the Nuclear Threat
How Hidehiko Yuzaki plans to convince the world to abolish nuclear weapons.
February 04, 2015
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Kristin Laurin: People Calculate Rewards and Punishments in Different Ways
What is more important: your behavior or your intentions?
February 03, 2015
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Elizabeth Holmes: “I Wasn’t Weighted by Influences That I Couldn’t Do It”
How a college dropout became the youngest self-made woman billionaire.
February 03, 2015
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Keith Krehbiel: Why the Cost of Vote-Buying Favors Moderate Policies
A Stanford political economist predicts that the new Republican Congress won’t overcome the “gravitational pull to the center” in U.S. politics.
January 30, 2015
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Studying Social Networks in Developing Worlds: Five Key Insights
Stanford scholars discuss their experiences in the field.
January 29, 2015
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Do Super Bowl Ads Really Work?
Not all big game TV commercials drive enough sales to offset the ad’s cost.
January 29, 2015
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Itamar Simonson: Do Brands Still Matter for Online Shoppers?
Researchers puzzle over how consumers make product choices in the digital marketplace.
January 26, 2015
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Should Financial Speculators Be Stopped?
Stanford’s Darrell Duffie squares off against the new prohibitionists.
January 23, 2015
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Gates Foundation CEO: Good Intentions Aren’t Enough
Sue Desmond-Hellmann shares what she’s learned as the leader of the world’s largest charitable organization.
January 23, 2015
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How Berkshire Hathaway Can Survive Beyond Warren Buffett
A Stanford panel discusses life after Buffett.
January 23, 2015
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Michal Kosinski: Computers Are Better Judges of Your Personality Than Friends
Artificial intelligence can draw inferences about a person as accurately as a spouse, according to one Stanford postdoctoral fellow.
January 23, 2015
Infographic
Should Your Board’s Audit and Compensation Committees Overlap?
Researchers show the pros and cons to this arrangement.
January 21, 2015
Video
Huggy Rao: How to Lead Change Within Your Organization
Professor Huggy Rao provides a practical framework for changing your company from the inside out.
January 21, 2015
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Navdeep Sahni: Email Promotions to Prospective Customers Really Do Work
Targeted promotions increase revenue and profits for companies that send them out.