Posted in Alumni in the News on Nov 17th, 2009
“Is it possible that we have weathered the worst of the storm? While there is no doubt that times will remain tough for a while, smart business leaders are beginning to think about what will come next, and how to be ready to make the most of it.”
– Paul Staelin, MBA ‘01, vice president of [...]
Posted in Alumni in the News, Faculty in the News, News on Oct 27th, 2009
Charlie Rose lead a lively discussion on the economy at the Stanford Roundtable with the chair of Google, a key Mexican banker, an economics professor, a presidential advisor, the dean of Stanford’s business school and the university’s president.
According to Stanford Prof. Caroline Hoxby, “U.S. growth is increasingly dependent on innovation,” she said. “You could say that [...]
Posted in QOTD on Oct 16th, 2009
“The term ‘emerging markets’ is obsolete. They represent half of the world’s economy; their financial markets are large and liquid, with volatility, corporate governance, and government policies very similar to those of developed markets. . . . There is, however, one measure that highlights a clear and continuing distinction between emerging and developed markets: growth.”
– [...]
Posted in QOTD on Oct 15th, 2009
“Now, with the advent of what some technologists call the ‘internet of things,’ we are encountering a new wave of hacking, one that encompasses not only wired computers and networks, but also intelligent devices including smart phones, routers and switches, printers, smart grid components, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, and even medical devices. . [...]
Posted in Research News on Oct 13th, 2009
The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system will be much less than previously projected according to research by Stanford Business School Professor Stefan Reichelstein and doctoral student Ozge Islegen.
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS — There’s good news for supporters of the Waxman-Markey climate bill from [...]
Posted in News on Oct 10th, 2009
Nobel Laureate and GSB professor emeritus William Sharpe told an audience at Stanford that they shouldn’t place too much weight on what financial experts predict.
In a darkly funny discussion on the current financial crisis, Sharpe reminded the audience that “Financial people did what financial people do. They took a lot of risks so if things [...]
Posted in Research News on Oct 3rd, 2009
Just hearing about the economic chaos of an economic bubble with over-hyped and overvalued stocks won’t necessarily save investors from future economic disaster. First-hand experience appears to be necessary to avoid future bubbles say researchers.
STANFORD GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BUSINESS—Investors who lived through the dot-com bubble are unlikely to forget it. But although the still-raw details [...]
Posted in Faculty in the News, News on Sep 15th, 2009
Q: How are you hoping students adjust to the changed reality in the business world?
A: There are too many students who come to business school wanting to go down a small number of well-trodden paths that aren’t necessarily a good fit for the individual. The financial services industry is certainly challenged. Those changes will force [...]
Posted in Faculty in the News, News on Sep 14th, 2009
“Any regulatory restriction on compensation can be and will be circumvented by any financial institution that wants to do so.”
–Stanford Graduate School finance Professor Dirk Jenter, in Institutional Investor
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Posted in Alumni in the News, News on Sep 13th, 2009
Klane Sees Challenges Ahead for Korean Banks
After enduring its first quarterly loss since 2003, Korea Exchange Bank returned to profit in the second quarter of 2009 under the guidance of Larry Klane, MBA ‘87, who became president and CEO of South Korea’s sixth largest lender in April. Although he expects a solid third quarter for [...]
