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September 01, 2009
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How Good Are Commercial Corporate Governance Ratings?
Research casts doubt on the value and validity of the ratings of governance advisory firms.
September 01, 2009
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Why Are Some Geographic Areas So Entrepreneurial?
A professor of organizational behavior says working with former entrepreneurs makes individuals more likely to start their own businesses.
September 01, 2009
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You Can’t Buy It If You Don't Know It Exists
Research says that rock bands can lose as much as 40% of their potential sales because consumers don't know about them.
August 01, 2009
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Being Jilted Can Make You Yearn More — or So You Think
Rejection increases people’s motivation to pursue that elusive objective. But there’s a catch.
August 01, 2009
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Foster a More “Giving” Identity to Rouse Donors and Volunteers
A study looks at the relationship between self-image and charitable giving.
August 01, 2009
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India's Slums Represent Complex Political and Social Issues
How slums are run depends on a variety of factors, such as their ethnic makeup, political connections, and how long they have been established.
July 01, 2009
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Services Market Is Key to Open Source Software
Researchers explore the key factors in the decision to create open source software.
June 01, 2009
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Why Seeking Common Ground Can Backfire
Research shows that conversations between people seeking common ground can influence which ideas and people gain cultural prominence.
May 11, 2009
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Management Values that Count
Stanford Graduate School of Business Dean Robert L. Joss recalls powerful lessons from his grandfather, a dairy farmer.
May 01, 2009
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Leadership Is Responsibility, Not Power
Stanford GSB Dean Robert L. Joss delivers the year's last View From The Top lecture. He plans to continue teaching after leaving the dean's office.
May 01, 2009
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On Being Part of the Changing Business Landscape
Oracle CFO explains his long career path — through booms and busts and times of struggle — to working in tech.
May 01, 2009
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Top Bottling Exec: "There's Still a Lot of Room for Local Breweries"
Jose Antonio Fernandez, head of the largest bottler in Latin America, explains the "Most Interesting Man" ads and other competitive strategies.
April 01, 2009
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Credit Default Swap Clearing Plan Won't Work
A finance professor explores a regulation of credit default swaps.
April 01, 2009
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Jeffrey Pfeffer: Time to Detox the Work Environment
A professor of organizational behavior says companies spend too much time on polar bears and not enough on people.
April 01, 2009
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Self-Identified Multiracial Individuals Realize Real Benefits
A group of scholars look at the issues surrounding identifying one's self as multiracial.
April 01, 2009
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Small Islands, Big Economic Lessons
Barbados and Jamaica experienced very different growth trajectories after independence. A scholar explores why.
March 01, 2009
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Eric Schmidt: "Change Happens when Things are Hard"
The Google chairman and CEO explains why, even though the job market is ugly, 2009 is an excellent year to be a new graduate.
March 01, 2009
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Jennifer Aaker: The Happiness-Time Connection
Why many effective consumer marketing campaigns focus on experiencing, rather than possessing, a product.
March 01, 2009
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Lawrence Wein: A Proposal to Slow the Buildup of Space Junk
Space debris is a big problem. Here's how to solve it.
March 01, 2009
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Turning on The Light For Customers on Tiny Incomes
Two Stanford GSB alumni explain their D.light Design venture, a company specializing in affordable off-grid lighting.
February 01, 2009
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Brenda Barnes: We Must Support Women Returning to the Work Force
The CEO of Sara Lee Corp. explains why her company recruits mid-career talent that has been out of the workforce for a couple of years.
February 01, 2009
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Framing Obama's Stimulus Package
A study explores how peoples' backgrounds influence their opinions of the president's plan to boost the economy.
February 01, 2009
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Jeff Raikes: 5 Things That Make a Great Business Leader
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation CEO says the best managers "know when they need to roll up their sleeves and make something happen."