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Want to make your team more #creative? These research-based approaches from our faculty are sure to help you and your colleagues think outside the box. stanford.io/40vRga8
#Creativity is an essential facet of any team or organization. How can you boost out-of-the-box thinking for you and your colleagues? These faculty insights are sure to help. stanford.io/4f9ZB9t
Why pay now when you can pay later? Well, as Professor Ed deHaan finds, Buy Now, Pay Later plans come with big downsides for some borrowers. #finance stanford.io/4kQzPYX
“Greed is about wanting things to own, to consume.” Professor @anatadmati on how greed drives people’s actions, including in the world of finance. cnn.it/4obs5nt.
“The world we live in was literally built by and for young people,” says Professor Laura Carstensen. But as the founder of the Stanford Center on Longevity, she’s working to change that. stanford.io/4kSrX9e
As people around the world live, learn, and work longer, Professor Laura Carstensen and lecturer Robert Chess say it’s time to renew our conception of longevity. #aging stanford.io/44IzUJw
Picking a new CEO? Professor Charles O’Reilly says, “Skill sets and experience are important, but it’s also probably worthwhile thinking about what the personality of the individual is.” stanford.io/4lSkoRe
Skills and experience are critical in a CEO, but this study by Professor Charles O’Reilly finds something just as important — personality. stanford.io/450f7Qm
ICYMI: What would NYC’s traffic congestion pricing really mean? As part of the Insights & Bites lunch series, students joined Professor @mostrovs for a thought-provoking discussion on his research into the economics behind this timely and controversial policy.
When companies fudge their numbers, it’s not always at the direction of the C-suite. According to this study, sometimes rank-and-file bookkeepers are to blame. #accounting stanford.io/4eYteKF
"Even though you can see every payment on the Internet, you don't necessarily know who it's from and who it's to.” Professor @DuffieDarrell on the risk surrounding stablecoins. n.pr/4o5IRUY
“A lot of economics problems boil down to unclear property rights,” says Professor Chris Armstrong. His research reveals how intellectual property ownership shapes innovation. stanford.io/4lNDatm
Who owns your ideas: you or your employer? According to Professor Chris Armstrong, how courts answered this question has a profound impact on American innovation. stanford.io/4o0w4mC
Think you know how to make a deal? Think again. These faculty members explain why common misconceptions about negotiation could be costing you. stanford.io/3IEYNx0
City planners beware. Professor Nicholas Bloom says the downtown slump in major U.S. cities could be the “new normal.” stanford.io/44Yl802
High-growth lists like the Inc. 5000 hype companies that have caught fire, but recent research by Professor George Foster finds many of these firms will soon burn out. stanford.io/3GY4Mwp
“If we interpret eccentricity or charisma as a signal of strategic vision or #leadership — under the pressure to discover the next big thing — we end up making mistakes,” says Associate Professor Amir Goldberg. stanford.io/3ITtOgJ
Despite making a clean break from coal energy, many countries could be unintentionally fueling climate change, according to new research by Professor Bård Harstad. stanford.io/4lJu8gW
“We’re not just navigating an interest rate cycle — we’re managing a credibility recession,” says Professor Amit Seru. “Unlike rates, trust is much harder to reset.” stanford.io/4f01Agw
Investors are often attracted to the magnetism of eccentric CEOs. But as Associate Professor Amir Goldberg finds, charismatic #leadership doesn’t always correlate with financial success. stanford.io/4m7zXVa