Stanford
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Why divestment doesn't hurt 'dirty' companies
A new analysis finds that selling off stocks in corporations that don't meet your values has minimal impact on their behavior
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Drinking from the firehose of Covid-inspired innovation
Will the great ideas kickstarted by the pandemic be more than a blip?
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Making supply chains deliver more than just faster, cheaper products
Hau Lee envisions a system that benefits buyers, consumers, workers, and the environment
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Want to teach older workers new skills? Ask younger colleagues to train them.
Flipping the top-down approach to training can work — but be prepared for challenges
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Marketing, math and microseconds
The director of Stanford GSB's Computational Marketing Lab talks about the "horrendously complex science" behind online advertising research
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All the feels: Why it pays to notice emotions in the workplace
Leaders who recognize employees' feelings are tapping into an important way to build trust
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How trade triggers innovation
Competition from imports pushes domestic laggards to adopt more efficient practices and technologies
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The language of gender bias in performance reviews
How negative stereotypes about men and women creep into a process intended to be meritocratic
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Workplace equality for all (unless they're old)
Prejudice against older coworkers persists even among those who openly oppose racism and sexism
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Why some companies stood by workers when Covid-19 battered business
A new study finds that corporate decisions to either protect workers or lay them off had a lot to do with ... compassion
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The trickle-down tragedy of corporate fraud
When companies shut down because of executive malfeasance, bottom-tier workers suffer most — especially when it comes to future earnings