Explore all the stories in the Autumn 2020 issue of Stanford Business magazine — our first digital-only edition.
(Don’t worry: Print is not dead. It’s just sheltering in place for a few months.)
The Research Revolution
Access to superabundant data has transformed the methods of scholastic inquiry — and possibly the basic tenets of inquiry itself.
Stanford Economists Paul Milgrom and Robert Wilson Win the Nobel in Economic Sciences
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences cited the pair for improvements to auction theory and inventions of new auction formats.
The Good and Bad of Measuring Worker Output in Real Time
Quantification boosts productivity if the task is simple, but demotivates if the task is complex, a Stanford study finds.
Don’t Let Politics Poison the Workplace: Some Advice from Business School Experts
Political polarization may creep into the workplace. Here are some ways managers can become peacekeepers.
Office Artifact: Saumitra Jha’s Arabic Astrolabe
How a medieval navigation tool symbolizes the link between world trade and inter-ethnic harmony.
What Elite Donors Want
Big-money donors, both Democrat and Republican, not only have more political influence than the average voter, they also have more extreme beliefs.
You Might Be Trying to Get the Wrong People to Vote Your Way
If you want to be efficient when it comes to influencing others, focus on those who are already (sort of) on your side.
The Costs and Benefits of Supply Chain Transparency
Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors.
Voices
Research Revolution illustrations by Josh Cochran.