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DEI at Stanford GSB

Stanford Graduate School of Business released its third annual report on diversity, equity and inclusion, focusing on recent initiatives and progress toward six DEI goals.

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Tracking the spread of contagious, threatening language

Researchers unveil a “threat dictionary” that measures the cultural impact of wars, pandemics and other dangers real and imagined.

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Breakthroughs, biases and bosses

For Women’s History Month, the Stanford GSB rounded up a dozen timely stories about women’s experiences in the workplace, the classroom and the world.

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Grad students mobilize to help Ukraine

The Russian invasion prompted a flurry of humanitarian initiatives organized from a Stanford GSB residence.

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Job seekers attracted to diversity

New research finds that a majority of job seekers care about potential employers’ demographics and diversity so much that most would consider sacrificing a higher salary to work at a more inclusive company.

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Cell phone data adds new detail to our picture of urban segregation

GSB researchers used geolocation data from a sample of nearly 18 million cell phones to estimate how much racial separation Americans experience in their everyday lives.

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Why taking gender out of the equation is so difficult

New research finds that even as old stereotypes fade, gender remains central to our view of what it means to be human.

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Members of the Black Business Student Association reflect on Black History Month

MBA students answer the the question, “What does Black History mean to you?”

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Should tech companies make it harder to fire the CEO?

Younger technology companies do better with a little less shareholder democracy, a new study finds.

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Tweaking an algorithm can alter the course of finding love online

A few strategic changes to dating apps could lead to more and better matches, a Stanford GSB professor finds.

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A math chatbot bridges the digital divide

Social Innovation Fellow aims to address the learning crisis for students with little or no internet access.

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Adapting to pandemic, Latino-owned businesses get stronger

Research finds Latino entrepreneurs leaning into tech, bolstering employee benefits.

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A global look at the connections between happiness, income and meaning

Wealthy people may be happier. But a new study finds that money can’t buy a sense of purpose.

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Embracing the stability of U.S. currency may expose global investors to risk

Even when things are uncertain in the United States, the American dollar and U.S. Treasury bonds remain safe havens for parking international wealth. Yet their aura of stability has also created a significant hazard for the rest of the world. In a crisis, the dollar’s dominance can actually make things worse for nations that seek it out.

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When cognitive diversity is a strength for teams

An analysis of thousands of Slack messages shows how groups can switch between creativity and focus.

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2021 in photos: Ten of the year’s most memorable moments

A few moments that caught our attention in 2021.

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The subtle psychology of tipping

Passengers hate mental math — and other lessons from one billion New York City cab rides.

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To kickstart climate action, make companies report their carbon footprints

A “modest proposal” to give corporations a real incentive to cut emissions.

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Two MBA students spent a year researching the childcare crisis; here’s what they found

Two MBA students spent a year surveying parents, executives, and policymakers about our ”unprecedented childcare crisis.”

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First-generation/low-income GSB students share their paths

Members of the FLI Club on what it means to be part of the Stanford GSB community.

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Creativity may suffer when projects change hands

A study of movie development shows the dangers of late-stage handoffs.

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OK, computer: Building trust to make machine learning more effective

Asking users about their needs and concerns can open up the “black box” of new workplace technologies.

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Designing markets for faster, better vaccines

Economics Professor Susan Athey talks about the economic challenges of getting COVID-19 vaccines produced as quickly as possible.

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Restore – don’t reshore – supply chains

Hau Lee, co-director of the Value Chain Innovation Initiative at Stanford GSB, says bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may not be the best approach to disrupted supply chains.

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Respond, reflect, rethink: GSB faculty explore the lessons of the pandemic

In less than two years, the virus has changed our lives, our organizations and our world. Stanford GSB faculty share the ideas they’re exploring and the lessons they’ve learned.

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Space, pace and grace: how to handle challenging conversations

In this podcast episode, GSB lecturer Collins Dobbs, who teaches Interpersonal Dynamics, talks about the importance of “space, pace and grace” in workplace conversations.

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Feeling “older” makes you more likely to help

Researchers studied how subjective age affects the willingness to help strangers and found that when people perceived themselves as older, they were more willing to help others.

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Teaching students the paths to power

The basic lessons of Jeffrey Pfeffer’s perennially popular business school course are simple. Putting them into practice is not.

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Got a problem? Think like a designer

Creative Acts for Curious People, a new book by Sarah Stein Greenberg, makes the Stanford d.school’s approach to problem-solving accessible to anyone.

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How to embrace the benefits of stress

Stanford's Alia Crum discusses how you can channel stress to help your performance and relationships.

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