Celebrating community, connection, and 100 years of Stanford GSB. #gsb100 🎉 📹: Will Call Media 🎞️: Aech Ashe

While the stock market booms, overall U.S. economic growth remains sluggish. New research by Assistant Professor James D. Paron explains why these trends are two sides of the same coin.

Take a scroll with us down memory lane with this timeline — a centennial compilation of the milestones, moments, and memories that defined 100 years of Stanford GSB. #gsb100

In honor of Stanford GSB’s centennial, we’ve compiled a timeline of its 100-year history. From 1925 to today, here are the milestones, moments, and memories that defined our first century. #gsb100

“If you want the world to be a better place, you need the things that channel that,” says Ken Shotts, professor of political economy. GSB at 100 is a four-part podcast series celebrating @StanfordGSB’s Centennial. On this episode, we take you inside the classroom. Listen here:

Why do companies spend billions on employee health benefits and not care about how effective they are at meeting employee needs? Professors Sara Singer and Jeffrey Pfeffer looked for the answer.

Health insurance benefits are a massive expense for the companies that offer them. Is it money well spent? According to Professors Sara Singer and Jeffrey Pfeffer, most firms don’t even bother to ask.

Harmful assumptions about gender pervade many companies, but this study by Associate Professor @ashleymartin14 shows how women leaders can challenge sexist stereotypes in the workplace.

Women are often on the receiving end of gender-stereotypes in the workplace. But as this study by Associate Professor @ashleymartin14 finds, one fix is to put a woman in charge.

“Best predictor of how a pension fund allocates to alternatives isn’t funding ratio…it’s consultants it works with.” @business cites research from Juliane Begenau, associate finance professor, on the role investment consultants play in U.S. pension funds.

Fundraising is the lifeblood of many nonprofits. Research from Professor Susan Athey suggests how organizations could attract millions of new donors and significantly add to their coffers.

How much should we spend to avoid an AI apocalypse? @ChadJonesEcon, professor of economics, shares his perspective with @NYTimes that societies should spend at least 1% of GDP each year to reduce the existential risks of advanced AI.

AI@GSB is one example of Stanford GSB reimagining education in the age of AI. The student-led initiative will bring exciting AI learning opportunities to campus, from visits by industry experts to hands-on workshops.

Stanford GSB is betting big on AI. With nearly 40 courses incorporating AI this year, as well as student-led initiatives like AI@GSB, the school is “preparing students to lead at the forefront of the AI transformation," says Dean Sarah A. Soule.

Some worry that an overconcentration of corporate power is hurting the U.S. economy and harming consumers. But Professor Ali Yurukoglu says the data tells a different story. #economics

Stanford GSB’s centennial celebration was “Not only a marker of where we have been,” said Dean Sarah A. Soule. “It is a launchpad for where we will go.”

More than 3,000 alumni, students, and staff gathered to celebrate the Stanford GSB Centennial and, as Dean Sarah A. Soule told the crowd, “A century of curiosity, generosity, and community.”

Visionaries often flounder not because they lack passion, but because they forget to take into account the planning, preparation and precision needed for success says Hayagreeva Rao, professor of organizational behaviour, on the @HiddenBrain podcast.

Two new studies find that AI is adept at political persuasion. Professors Robb Willer and Zakary Tormala explore how that could help bridge political divides — or fuel polarization.

Could AI change your political opinions? Two new studies approach the question from different angles: Professor Robb Willer examines the message, Professor Zakary Tormala looks at the messenger.

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