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October 23, 2014
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Charles O’Reilly: Finding a Corporate Culture that Drives Growth
Adaptive cultures minimize predictability and encourage innovation.
October 20, 2014
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Eric Bettinger: Why Stay-at-Home Parents are Good for Older Children
Parental presence isn’t just for infants and toddlers.
October 17, 2014
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What Would it Really Cost to Reduce Carbon Emissions?
Not as much as you might think, according to two scholars.
October 16, 2014
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Lawrence Wein: Five Disaster Scenarios — and What We Learn From Them
A professor tackles the most effective responses to some of the world’s most dangerous risks.
October 15, 2014
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Roadside MBA: Big Lessons From America’s Small Businesses
Three economists hit the road to learn about America’s small businesses. Here’s what they discovered.
October 14, 2014
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Szu-chi Huang: Pursuit of a Mutual Goal Can Turn Friends into Foes
Marketing research finds that peer support in programs such as Weight Watchers fades as members near the target.
October 10, 2014
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Nicholas Bloom: What Leads to Economic Uncertainty?
An economist explains how political polarization and government growth have increased uncertainty.
October 10, 2014
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Sarah Soule: How Activism Can Fuel Corporate Social Responsibility
Activism has catalyzed progress, but companies can be slow to evolve. How can activists know that their efforts matter? And what is the evidence that their work makes a difference?
October 09, 2014
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Kristin Laurin: Do People’s Connections with God Mimic Their Human Relationships?
A scholar finds similarities between interpersonal connections and relationships to a higher power.
October 07, 2014
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An Entrepreneur and His Wife Row 2,800 Miles Across the Pacific
For a cofounder of Trulia, a seemingly hazardous adventure was good for mind, body, and business.
October 07, 2014
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Introducing Insights by Stanford Business
Welcome to the new digital home for research, stories, and ideas from Stanford Graduate School of Business.
October 06, 2014
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Nicholas Bloom: Decentralized Firms are More Recession-Proof
Research shows that flexibility wins in bad economic times.
October 02, 2014
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William Barnett: When Being a Nonconformist Entrepreneur Pays Off
A study finds that bucking the trend can lead to entrepreneurial success.
September 30, 2014
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Kathryn Shaw: Entrepreneurship Requires Practice, Practice, Practice
A scholar finds that repeat entrepreneurs are more likely to succeed.
September 24, 2014
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Former BP CEO John Browne: Why Coming Out is Good Business
In an excerpt from his new book, a former oil executive explains why he kept his gay identity a secret for decades.
September 23, 2014
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Rebecca Diamond: What Is the Relationship Between Economics and Geography?
Research explores the interplay between wages, taxes, housing costs, the movement of workers, and education.
September 19, 2014
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Roderick Kramer: How Do Trustworthy Leaders Behave?
A scholar explains some signs that a boss has your — and the organization’s — best interests at heart.
September 18, 2014
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Eric Baker: “You Have to Thrive on Challenges”
The founder of ticket reseller Viagogo discusses resilience, role models, and the value of controlling one’s own destiny.
September 18, 2014
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Uzma Khan: How Do Consumers Understand Risk?
A study shows just how poor we are at instinctively understanding probabilities.
September 17, 2014
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Harikesh Nair: Human Resources’ Big Data Moment
A marketing professor explains how workplace analytics can transform how companies hire, evaluate, motivate, and retain employees.
September 12, 2014
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Jesper Sørensen: Why Do Entrepreneurs Take the Leap?
If sudden wealth is not the likely outcome of starting a company, what motivates someone to take the risk?
September 10, 2014
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Darrell Duffie: Why LIBOR Manipulation Poses an Ongoing Risk
A finance professor explains what it will take to fix the problem.
September 08, 2014
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Christine Su: “Listen – To Your Customers, Your Team, and Your Employees”
The founder of a business focused on sustainable ranching discusses the value of listening, learning, and understanding your personal vision of happiness.
September 08, 2014
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Neil Malhotra: Do Americans Really Want Bipartisanship?
A study shows that political identity often trumps a voter’s desire for compromise.