
Participants Saturday’s Alumni Weekend Roundtble discussion agreed that the way out of the current economic crisis lies in America's gift for ingenuity and innovation and more transparency in the financial sector. (Video available) Details

Can't come back to campus this weekend? Watch the Oct. 24th "The Road Back: Panel discussion" live online. It will include Dean Garth Saloner and Penny Pritzker, MBA '84, of the Obama Economic Recovery Board. Details

Is "Thinking" or "Feeling" More Persuasive? Identical messages can have different impacts depending on whether they are couched as "I think" or "I feel," says Stanford GSB Marketing Professor Zakary Tormala...

Courting So-So Customers Can Be Good for Business Marketers often lavish attention on their best customers, but Stanford GSB Professors James M. Lattin and V...

Being Jilted Can Make You Yearn More or So You Think Being rejected increases many people's motivation to pursue that elusive objective. But there's a catch, say Stanford researchers...

The story cites the clear return on investment for grads of top schools, cites some of Stanford’s top entrepreneurial grads (Knight, Schwab, McNealy), mentions the MBA backlash following financial crises, and the tough job market for MBAs. ...

The right tools - from a strong network to a tailored resume can make all the difference in today's job market. Get tips from experts at the GSB and elsewhere on how to rise to the top even when the economy is at rock bottom. Details

People who are closely connected to their peers through social networks tend to overestimate how much other people agree with them, according to research by Business School Professor Frank Flynn, and doctoral student Scott Wiltermutht. MITSloan Review Article

Marketing Professors V. "Seenu" Srinivasan and James Lattin, and their former doctoral student, Oded Netzer, were honored by the INFORMS at its recent Marketing Science conference. Details

GSB faculty member Peter Henry spent 10 intense months in the maelstrom of national politics, leading then candidate Barack 0bama’s group on Economics, Globalization and Trade Policy during the 2008 campaign. He collected position papers and tracked down surrogates... Details

Specializing Can Mean Bigger Sales Being a jack of all trades in too many categories may reduce profits say researchers...

Leadership Is Responsibility, Not Power Too many leaders get caught up in thinking about power rather than their responsibility to those they lead...

Professors Honored for Distinguished Teaching - Faculty members Ilya Strebulaev, Baba Shiv, and Alan Jagolinzer honored with '09 Distinguished Teaching Awards...









