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May 08, 2012
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Globalizing Entry-Level Business Processing Employment
Digital Divide Data offers bright, ambitious — but poor — young people in Cambodia, Laos, and Kenya training, jobs, and support for higher education.
May 02, 2012
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Building Affordable Health Care in China
Serial entrepreneur Kewen Jin discusses the rapid growth of China's health care industry and the idea of "innovation by subtraction."
May 02, 2012
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The Value of “Values Affirmation”
Research shows that modest school interventions can help raise grades and improve health and happiness.
May 01, 2012
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An Internet Alternative to the Doctor's Office
A talk with a Stanford dermatologist and entrepreneur who cofounded a digital-diagnosis practice.
April 30, 2012
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Frank Flynn: Supporting Equality in Education
Raising teachers’ awareness about students' help-seeking dynamics could be an important first step in supporting equality in elementary school education.
April 27, 2012
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Rethinking the Peace Process
How even small psychological interventions can help reduce conflict.
April 25, 2012
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When Threats Are Better Than Anger
Negotiators gain more concessions with cool threats than with heated words.
April 24, 2012
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Building Better Health Care
In an online forum, Stefanos Zenios responds to reader questions on innovation in the field.
April 20, 2012
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How Do You Encourage Recycling?
A social scientist says the key may be in the messaging.
April 18, 2012
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Peter DeMarzo: What Do Managers Do With Bad News?
A new study shows executives are quick to report good news — but hold the negative for a flood of bad economic news in the media.
April 17, 2012
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Research-Backed Ways to Get Out the Vote
How lessons from behavioral science could help increase turnout.
April 17, 2012
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Todd Rogers: The Psychology Around Voter Turnout
Researchers applying psychology to the realm of politics are finding that giving voters a few strategic nudges can push far more people in the direction of polls on election day.
April 13, 2012
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Why Feelings of Guilt May Signal Leadership Potential
Stanford GSB researchers find that how people respond to mistakes can be a "clue to who they are."
March 21, 2012
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Eric Schlosser: In the Food Wars, Don't Forget Low Income People
The "Food Inc." filmmaker and author suggests critics of today's industrial food system should focus more on social justice.
March 21, 2012
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Gearing Up for a Fight, or Retreating for a Treat?
Research explores why some conflicts make you angry, and others make you energized.
March 20, 2012
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Behavior Lessons for Leadership and Teamwork
Body language is critical to your effectiveness in working with other people, says social psychology researcher Deborah Gruenfeld.
March 19, 2012
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Field Research as a Tool for Poverty Alleviation
Researchers share results and ideas for tackling extreme poverty through innovations in institutions, management, and technology
March 14, 2012
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How Big Data is Going to Change Entrepreneurship
At the 2012 Conference on Entrepreneurship, executives from three startups explore the rise of big data and the size of the opportunity
March 08, 2012
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The Role of "Repo" in the Financial Crisis
Researchers look at the effect of banks' off-balance-sheet collateralization of commercial paper in the recent financial crisis.
March 02, 2012
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David Brady Forecasts the 2012 Election at D.C. Alumni Event
Professor David Brady explained to an alumni audience how the “Guns and Butter” model of predicting elections tells just part of the story.
March 01, 2012
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Frank Flynn: Gratitude, the Gift that Keeps on Giving
Research findings suggest that when helpers are thanked for their efforts, the resulting sense of being socially valued is critical in encouraging them to provide more help in the future.
March 01, 2012
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Laurent Demuynck: Changing Lives through Farming in Rwanda
An entrepreneur hopes to increase the yield of mushrooms for Rwandan farmers to make them a staple in the country.
February 29, 2012
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West Bank Program for Children Takes Holistic Approach
An investment banker looks to build a sustainable model for alleviating poverty in a Middle East village.
February 24, 2012
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How Entrepreneurs Can Get Rest — and Have Fun
Kleiner Perkins' Chi-Hua Chien discusses Facebook, the future of mobile, and the one-and-only reason to start a new company.