Explore all of the stories from the Autumn 2018 issue of Stanford Business magazine.
How Much Is Your Private Data Worth — and Who Should Own It?
In an ideal world, consumers would control the rights to their data but would also be able to sell it broadly.
When the Career Path Takes a Sharp Left
Three alumni share what led them to take a chance on a less conventional job change.
How Spotify Broadens Your Musical Tastes
New research shows that streaming music subscribers listen to a more diverse array of artists — and more music in general — on digital platforms.
The Consequences of Viral Outrage
Even justified outcries can backfire when people pile on.
Are You an Ethical Leader?
Good intentions and gut instinct won’t take you far enough, say two Stanford GSB professors.
Narcissistic CEOs Can Mean Big Legal Bills
Companies headed by overconfident, self-centered risk-takers are more likely to end up in court.
It’s Time to Value Stakeholders over Shareholders
Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.
How Technology Companies Alienate Women During Recruitment
The problem isn’t just the pipeline. Companies struggle to attract women through bad recruiting practices.
Helping Entrepreneurs Grow Small Businesses in Emerging Markets
While most business research in the developing world focuses on finance, a Stanford professor is testing a different set of interventions: marketing.
Should Bankers Be Forced to Put Some Skin in the Game?
A study of 19th-century marital laws shows banks are better off when managers are held liable for bad investments.
How CEOs Reinvented the Dating Game Scandal in Stock Options
A study finds that companies have come up with a new variant on backdating stock options to reap windfall profits.
The Takeaway
Investing in China: It’s Still “the Wild, Wild West”
How an uncle’s battle with cancer helped Nisa Leung become one of Asia’s most successful VCs.
The Power of Telling It Like It Is
In Panama, a new study finds that kids are more likely to drink healthier beverages if you speak the truth — subtly.
How to Tap Skilled Managers in Villages Where Chiefs Still Rule
Identifying and promoting talented technocrats outside traditional hierarchies can catalyze local economic development.
Exploring the Origins of Foreign Cultural Values
As businesses go global, it pays to understand the beliefs underpinning behaviors that might seem strange.
Most of these kids live in inner-city neighborhoods and some have never even been to the ocean, let alone visited true wilderness. We’re teaching them that life can be different from what they’ve had.
--Lee Zimmerman, co-owner and operator of Evergreen Lodge
Taking an Expansive View of Success
Learning by Doing, While Doing Good
Students take the lead in Stanford GSB Impact Fund to manage investments in mission-driven startups.
What the Pros Know About Public Speaking
Confidence equals competence. Learn how great leaders handle a crowd.
What’s the Value of Labor When It’s a Labor of Love?
Artisans who find meaning in their masterpieces are more likely to charge less to connoisseurs.
Myra Strober: Breaking Barriers at Stanford GSB
One of the school’s first female faculty members talks about that uninviting climate — and how she’s built the field of feminist economics.
Helping Latino Businesses Keep Pace
The Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative is amassing a huge database and network to nourish the fast-growing sector.
