Stanford
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Office confidential: Keeping secrets at work can be a lonely job
At tech startups and banks, in doctors' offices and law firms, workers are increasingly being asked to keep secrets. These aren't personal confidences but organizational secrets about clients, proprietary technologies, or business strategies
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How corporate "diversity washers" spin investors
The results indicate that companies identified as diversity washers often extend their misleading behaviors beyond financial disclosures; their emphasis on DEI extends to other communication platforms like corporate social responsibility reports and social media
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Is a lack of corporate competition stifling the U.S. economy?
Economist Ali Yurukoglu has some encouraging news for anyone who fears that an overconcentration of corporate power is hurting the U.S. economy, stifling innovation, and harming consumers: Dig deep into the data, and you'll see that competition is, in fact, alive and well
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China's steep barriers for IPOs come with serious economic costs
Within days of its $4.4 billion IPO on the New York Stock Exchange last June, the Chinese ride-hailing giant Didi Global got sideswiped. Regulators in Beijing forced the firm to remove its apps from domestic stores and suspend new user registrations. Earlier this year, Didi's investors voted to delist in New York, hoping to revive its fortunes by listing in Hong Kong. But those plans were upended by a data privacy investigation that led to a $1.2 billion fine
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A little fun — and a discount — can steer kids to healthier foods
Adults have the ability to think about their goals, which means there's a chance they will regulate their diets. But kids "can't think about these things in abstract terms" and can't plan their diets in the same way
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Why investors throw money at eccentric CEOs
How can you fit in, and at the same time, stand out? It's a tension we've all experienced in our personal and professional lives. Humans have a deep need to be accepted as part of the group — yet, having gained that validation, we long to be recognized as unique and special
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"AI will be as common in healthcare as the stethoscope."
Dr. Robert Pearl believes tools like ChatGPT will make patients healthier, providers happier, and medical bills smaller
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How to get beyond talk of "culture change" and make it happen
Experts outline their roadmap for intentionally changing the culture of businesses, social networks, and beyond
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Big investors say they use ESG to reduce risk (but mostly focus on the E and G)
A new survey offers a rare window into how the world's largest institutional investors think about environmental, social, and governance priorities
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Why the "venture mindset" is not just for tech investors
How venture capitalists approach risk has lessons that apply beyond Silicon Valley, according to a new book
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Generative AI can boost productivity without replacing workers
The first large-scale study of a ChatGPT-like assistant in the workplace finds that it can benefit less experienced employees — and make customers happier