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January 01, 2011
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Frank Flynn: Pay What You Want Pricing and Charitable Giving
Creating opportunities for “shared social responsibility” — among companies, charities, and customers — will stimulate prosocial behavior.
January 01, 2011
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Ilya Strebulaev: Bankruptcy Laws Drive Corporate Default Rates
A finance professor says permissive bankruptcy laws, not bad business downturns, seem to be the greatest cause of corporate bond defaults.
January 01, 2011
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Nonprofits Must Change as Old Funding Models Decline
Particularly older organizations, such as Goodwill Industries, need to innovate to survive, nonprofit leaders told a Stanford GSB audience.
January 01, 2011
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Panel: A Sobering Look at Today's Federal Debt
Economics experts from Stanford GSB and beyond explain why there are no easy solutions to the estimated $14 trillion debt.
January 01, 2011
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Paying Star Employees Well is a Good Strategy for Innovation
New research shows that the most successful companies get their edge by paying star employees more than the competition to fuel innovation.
January 01, 2011
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Setting Vague Goals Can Help You Keep Those New Year’s Resolutions
New research says people are more likely to achieve a goal if it’s sketched out in vague terms than if it’s set in stone with a specific target.
December 01, 2010
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Duncan Niederauer: Communication Is Key in Changing Culture
The New York Stock Exchange CEO explains that accelerating a slow-moving company to light speed requires stating—and repeating—a clear vision.
December 01, 2010
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Ilya Strebulaev: Tax Policy Has Changed Who Owns Stocks
A new study argues that household stock ownership decreases as the tax benefits associated with owning stocks inside a pension plan increase.
December 01, 2010
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Research: Economics Lessons From Indian Textile Firms
New studies show that firms implementing systematic management practices improved their productivity by 10 percent reduced defects by 60 percent.
November 01, 2010
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Academic Researchers Need to Learn to Talk Across Disciplines
A professor explores why it is difficult for researchers to learn to talk to peers from other areas of academia.
November 01, 2010
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Carlos Brito: Corporate Success Depends on Individual Employees
The head of the world's largest beer marketer says success is built on high-performers who challenge each other and don't take criticism personally.
November 01, 2010
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Charles Lee: Firms in Corrupt Countries Pay a Price in Market Value
Research shows that firms in countries perceived as less corrupt trade at bigger market premiums than those in places deemed more corrupt.
November 01, 2010
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Frank Flynn: Getting People to Give — And Give Generously
This quarter’s column looks at how charities get people to give — and give generously.
November 01, 2010
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Friendster’s Jonathan Abrams: Failure Is a Matter of Perspective
The founder and former CEO of the social networking website says "to an entrepreneur the ups and downs sound cool rather than scary."
November 01, 2010
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Itamar Simonson: Genes May Influence Consumer Choices
A new study suggests that many consumer judgments may be determined by genetics.
November 01, 2010
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Mineral Giant Rio Tinto Balances Politics and Geology
An executive with the world's leading mineral producer explains the challenges of running a global company that must "go where the resources are."
November 01, 2010
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Temporary Shocks Explain Conservative Fiscal Corporate Policies
A finance professor explores the relationship between temporary shocks and CFOs' conservative approach to debt financing.
October 06, 2010
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Business Guys’ Unexpected Fame: They Wrote the Tea Party “Bible”
Two alumni find their book about leaderless organizations has resonated with groups ranging from the Tea Party to environmental organizations.
October 01, 2010
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Bill Drayton: Helping the Social Sector Catch up to Industry
The founder of social entrepreneur funder Ashoka says adding business expertise to social endeavors can "tip the world in the right direction."
October 01, 2010
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Chilean Mining Minister Accomplishes Rescue Mission
Laurence Golborne led the two-month effort to rescue all 33 trapped miners, and won hearts at home and abroad.
October 01, 2010
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Harikesh Nair: Social Networks Impact the Drugs Physicians Prescribe
Research shows that the drugs your physician prescribes may well depend on the behavior of an opinion leader in his or her social network.
October 01, 2010
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Jeff Bezos Makes Magic Out of Online Retailing
The high-tech legend with a multibillion-dollar company accepted the 2010 Entrepreneurial Company of the Year (ENCORE) award.
October 01, 2010
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Sequoia’s Don Valentine: What Problem are you Solving?
The Sequoia Capital founder says it may not matter whether you know how to run a company, as long as you “have a dream and a way to solve a problem.”
October 01, 2010
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Tony Hsieh: Happiness Leads to Profits
The Zappos CEO says that doing whatever it takes to keep his employees, customers, and vendors happy has led to profits in the end.