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December 01, 2004
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Anne Mulcahy: The Keys to Turnaround at Xerox
The Xerox CEO discusses the importance of honest communication, cost cutting, and "not taking a dollar out of the research and development budget."
December 01, 2004
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How Do We Work Together on Sustainable Development?
Top U.S. environmentalists note that most Americans are "pro-environment," but the lack of a unified approach hinders progress.
October 01, 2004
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Even the Furniture Can Affect Business Attitudes
A study shows that design cues can put people in a competitive or collaborative frame of mind.
October 01, 2004
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Outsourcing Has No Easy Answers, Say Panelists
Most panelists at the Oct. 9 conference say competitiveness is the key weapon against social inequality and unemployment associated with outsourcing.
October 01, 2004
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Use Weighted Averages to Determine Transfer Pricing
A prize-winning paper presents a real-world method for transfer pricing that incorporates both management and tax considerations.
July 01, 2004
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Jeremy Bulow: A Market-Based Approach to Expensing Options
A scholar parses recent proposals for financial reporting of stock option expenses, and offers a solution that reflects economic realities.
July 01, 2004
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The Surprising Impact of the Bestseller List
A researcher finds that the sales “boost” is virtually nonexistent for the best-known authors.
May 01, 2004
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Vinod Khosla: Microlending to End Poverty
The venture capitalist calls funding low-income entrepreneurs "one of the most important economic phenomena since the advent of capitalism."
May 01, 2004
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What Makes Consumers Want to Buy the Latest Model?
A new probabilistic model determines what features and pricing factors influence a buyer's decision to upgrade.
April 01, 2004
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Bill George: We Need to Bring Heart and Soul Back to Leadership
The former head of Medtronic says business should focus more on sound fundamentals, rather than short-term trading gain.
April 01, 2004
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Deborah Gruenfeld: Diverse Teams Produce Better Decisions
Research suggests that those with a team's minority viewpoint force the majority to think more and consider diverse evidence.
April 01, 2004
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Gaming: Get Ready for Virtual Reality
A panel at Stanford GSB's Future of Entertainment Conference describes how we'll soon spend as much time in a virtual world as the real one.
April 01, 2004
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Housing Inflation Does Not Hurt Consumers
A new study concludes that the losses buyers incur are offset in the larger economy by the gains accrued by sellers.
March 15, 2004
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James Wolfensohn: The New Debt Debate
The World Bank president says external debt is one of the biggest structural issues that the world will face in the next couple years.
March 12, 2004
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How Do White Males Fare in the Heterogeneous Workplace?
A study shows that diversity didn't have as strong an effect on women and minorities as it did on white male workers.
March 12, 2004
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Leonard Lauder: "We're a Family in Business, Not a Family Business"
The second-generation leader of Estee Lauder Companies explains why taking the business public was key to global expansion.
February 01, 2004
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Paul Oyer: New CEOs Don't Always Mean Executive Turnover
Research shows that CEOs promoted from within are much more likely to retain the senior management team.
February 01, 2004
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Research: Too Much Choice Can Hurt Brand Performance
National companies offering large variety at a premium price actually would benefit from reducing their offerings.
January 26, 2004
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Latin American Business Strategy Embraces Diversification
Juan Castro Sloan '98
January 01, 2004
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Economics Research: What Would Happen if We Removed Borders?
When two countries join, both almost always benefit economically from greater access to ideas, capital, and customers.
January 01, 2004
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MBA Graduates Want to Work for Caring and Ethical Employers
There is a strong argument for firms to become more socially responsible in order to attract MBA candidates.
January 01, 2004
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What We're Missing When We Study Success
A researcher argues that a research gap in understanding failure skews how we understand success.
November 01, 2003
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Are Discount Tickets Good for Business?
A study shows that charging different prices may help the bottom line, without hurting consumers.
October 15, 2003
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What Led to Enron, WorldCom and the Like?
Increases in executive compensation, jumps in incentives to manage earnings, and shifts in auditing firm structure contributed to governance failures.