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Airline customers waiting at the airport
Hayagreeva Rao explains why innovation is about more than just new technology.
Call center employee
A new study finds good middle managers add to workplace productivity.
Brenden Millstein
How Brenden Millstein's Carbon Lighthouse helps businesses conserve more energy.
Students set up their donated laptop computers on the first day of school at Joplin High School in Joplin
How to make digital learning in public schools a reality.
Jessica Herrin
The founder of Stella & Dot discusses leadership, emotional intelligence, and an "angel in a cowboy hat."
Kwabena Amporful
Kwabena Amporful looks to improve education in his native Ghana, and beyond.
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New research by Ilan Guttman explores how information disclosure can affect financial panics.
James Gutierrez
James Gutierrez, MBA '05, discusses how he built Progreso Financiero, where he gets his best ideas, and the best advice he's ever received. 
Box of Chocolates
New research shows that seeing all your options at once makes you happier with the choice you make.
The Atlantic.com -
09.14.12
In the Atlantic.com, Lenny T. Mendonca examines America's "crippling lack of high-skill workers."

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Kwabena Amporful
Kwabena Amporful looks to improve education in his native Ghana, and beyond.
Chip Conley
Chip Conley, founder of Joie de Vivre Hotels, discusses leadership, his bad first job, and the best business book he's ever read.
Cover Photo: "Painting with Numbers"
In a new book, a Stanford GSB alum explores how to successfully present numbers.
Stanford launches first online Innovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate program.
Individuals staring intently at computers and handhelds
Kelly McGonigal argues we're becoming addicted to our devices. Here's how to unplug. 
Tralance Addy Named SEED Executive Director
Francis J. Flynn on Stanford University campus
In his quarterly column, Francis Flynn examines why people give things away to strangers.
Tainan, Taiwan, sunset
A key player in creating Taiwan's semiconductor industry explains the role of technology in improving energy efficiency.
Fire station, edifice
Stanford GSB students explore ways to reduce health care costs and improve outcomes. 
China Shale Gas Line
Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Perry joins the head of the U.S-China Energy Forum to explain why shale gas “has the potential to change everything.”

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Skyline with Super Moon
New research shows that moments of awe can change perceptions about that most precious commodity — time.
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Research shows that the little word 'we' can make a big difference in attitudes toward brands.
Seated shareholders
A new paper says shareholder voting on executive pay doesn't improve compensation practices.
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A Stanford research team proposes changes to credit default swaps to lower the risks of sovereign default.
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Why bankers like leverage—and what that could mean for the global financial system.
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Negotiators gain more concessions with cool threats than with heated words.
photo of man receiving bad news
Executives quickly report good news — but hold the bad for a flood of it. 
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Stanford GSB researchers find that how people respond to mistakes can be a "clue to who they are.”
David Larcker photo
Given the pervasiveness of social media, should the board of directors pay closer attention to the information exchanged on these sites?  Can this information be used to improve oversight and risk management?
Nir Halevy photo
All conflict is not created equal. Some conflicts make you angry, energized, and ready to fight for your interests. In other cases conflict can leave you drained and exhausted — and yearning for chocolate.

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