David Rubenstein on Leading the Parade

David Rubenstein on Leading the Parade

The D.C. denizen reflects on his time in Jimmy Carter’s White House, recalls how he got into leveraged buyouts, and shares why he thinks you're not working hard enough if you never fail.

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November 01, 2001
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Tax Shield May Make Convertible Bonds Attractive

Research suggests that companies are issuing these newly popular securities with more than raising capital in mind.
Accounting
November 01, 2001
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Using Hedge Funds as Alternative Investment Vehicles

A seminar provides an inside look at hedge fund managers' strategic challenges, and why the offset risk can be attractive to investors.
Finance & Investing
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October 15, 2001
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Robert Sutton: How to Promote, Manage, and Sustain Innovation

In his new book, a scholar offers "weird" ideas for managers to boost creativity and performance, each backed by research and real-world success.
Leadership & Management
August 01, 2001
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Reshaping Industries with Internet Supply Chains

In an excerpt from their book, Garth Saloner and Michael Spence explore the ways managers can use technological innovations to add value.
Operations & Logistics
August 01, 2001
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Why Do Companies Continue to Use Stock Option Incentives?

A study says they're lousy motivators, but can serve as salary buffers to keep workers from leaving when compensation rises in the labor market.
Finance & Investing
August 01, 2001
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Are Auditors Biased?

A ground-breaking study suggests that accounting firms' consulting business impairs an auditor's independence.
Accounting
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July 01, 2001
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Virtual Prototypes Can Cheaply Test More Ideas

Research shows that Internet-based prototypes can predict consumer choice nearly as accurately as physical ones.
Marketing
June 01, 2001
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Cultural Lenses Change Business Focus

How can firms understand and appreciate the cultural background of employees, partners, and customers without overemphasizing or stereotyping it?
Culture & Society
Exploring Auction Models for Peer-to-Peer Lending
May 01, 2001
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Why Most Analysts Don’t Rock the Boat

Research suggests they fear a “sell” warning would reduce their status with top sources.
Finance & Investing
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May 01, 2001
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Is Reducing Inflation Good for an Economy?

An economist suggests the better question is: Do the long-term benefits of reducing inflation outweigh the short-term costs?
Economics
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November 01, 2000
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Managing Supply Chain Key Link to Growth

Successful businesses will be the ones who can adapt to changes from globalization, greater product variation, and shorter production cycles.
Operations & Logistics
November 01, 2000
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Peter Löscher: Siemens Needed a New Corporate Ethic

The Siemens AG CEO explains how he helped the company recover from one of the worst scandals in corporate history.
Leadership & Management
November 01, 2000
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Game Theory: A New Tool for Economists

In the last 25 years, many if not most significant innovations in economics have been driven by this methodological innovation.
Economics
August 01, 2000
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Is Hospital Competition Socially Wasteful?

A study finds that competition was good for a group of acutely ill patients, in part because of managed care efficiencies.
Healthcare
February 01, 2000
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Principles of Internet Marketing

In a new book, an economist explains how the internet's immediacy can cause a company to rethink its entire marketing organization.
Marketing
November 01, 1999
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The Knowing-Doing Gap

Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton explore how companies can turn talk into action, and why promoting internal competition may not help.
Leadership & Management
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November 01, 1999
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Managed Care: What Went Wrong? Can It Be Fixed?

In a Mayo Clinic lecture, a scholar explains the challenges to stemming out-out-of-control healthcare costs.
Healthcare
November 01, 1999
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Diversity and Work Group Performance

Research shows that informational diversity stirs constructive debate around the task at hand.
Opportunity & Access
Japanese job-hunting students
June 01, 1999
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Stock Options, It's all in the Timing

Researchers examine how compensation incentives affect executives' decisions to disclose information.
Markets & Trade
March 01, 1999
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Sharing Information to Boost the Bottom Line

Research looks at how much supply chain data should be kept secret.
Operations & Logistics
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August 01, 1998
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John Jost: Women Undervalue Themselves in Setting Pay Rates

In one startling study, women paid themselves 18% less than the men paid themselves for identical work.
Opportunity & Access
September 01, 1997
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A Statistical Solution to Testing the Blood Supply for HIV

A Stanford GSB scholar devises an advanced model that allows inexpensive, accurate testing by pooling blood samples.
Healthcare
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September 01, 1997
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Why Some Managers Won't Let Go

A study reveals the tendency of leaders to inflate the worth of work produced with their direct oversight.
Leadership & Management
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September 01, 1996
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What's in it for Fund Managers?

Two scholars say it's time to ask if the people investing your money are properly motivated.
Finance & Investing