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Stanford Graduate School of Business —

An unexpected payoff from trading stocks

An experiment shows that investing – even when unprofitable – can be a lesson in building trust across ideological and political divides.

Can alternative meat compete?

The analysis compares innovations and policies related to plant-based and lab-grown alternatives to animal meat and dairy in the U.S. and European Union. Its findings could help ensure legislation levels the food industry playing field.

Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research —

Companies are counting on inattentive subscribers

For businesses with subscription models, revenues are up to 200% higher than they would be if customers canceled unwanted auto-renewals.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

How a CEO’s personality affects corporate culture

Extraversion and agreeableness may have the most positive effects on company culture, but the ideal traits of a CEO depend on what business they’re in.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Shifting the deficit mindset

Research suggests prospective employers may be biased against first-gen college grads, but a simple intervention can flip the script.

What explains recent tech layoffs, and why should we be worried?

As layoffs in the tech sector mount, Stanford Graduate School of Business Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer is worried. Research – by him, and others – has shown that the stress layoffs create takes a devastating toll on behavioral and physical health and increases mortality and morbidity substantially. Layoffs literally kill people, he said.

Stanford Graduate School of Business —

Restore – don’t reshore – supply chains

Bringing manufacturing back to the U.S. may be an overreaction to disrupted supply chains, says Hau Lee, co-director of the Value Chain Innovation Initiative at Stanford GSB.

New climate risk disclosure recommendations explained

California should use its $260 billion annual spending and $1 trillion pension funds to advance its climate agenda through climate risk disclosure requirements, according to a Stanford-led group of advisors appointed by Gov. Newsom. Two advisors explain how more disclosure can do that.