Stanford
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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
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What's behind the pay gap in STEM Jobs?
Women are paid less than men for entry-level positions — and it has nothing to do with their skill sets
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Want to learn how things really work at your new job? Talk to the people at the bottom
New research shows that people of all ranks look to low-level peers for information about organizational social norms
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The positive side of negative emotions
The mental judo known as "cognitive reappraisal"—minimizing the emotional impact of bad situations—can be good for the soul but bad for the firm
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Executive bonuses might work better than you think
Cash and equity incentives promote individual and collective performance benefits, new research finds.
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How to pressure test your strategic vision
Learning to construct, debate, and communicate a logically valid argument is an essential pillar in making great strategy
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Info Games: How corporations wield disclosures as a merger tool
During corporate takeovers, buyers often tailor their public statements to drive down the price of takeover targets, a new study shows
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This is not a joke: The cost of being humorless
Humor has tremendous benefits for physical health, mental well-being, and your bottom line
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Zombies on the rise
A decade of binge borrowing has turned many corporations into the walking dead, Stanford finance experts say.
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The costs and benefits of supply chain transparency
Should firms be required to disclose the negative social impacts of their suppliers? A new study investigates that question from the perspective of investors
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The good and bad of measuring worker output in real time
Quantification boosts productivity if the task is simple, but demotivates if the task is complex, a Stanford study finds.