249 Posts found for Source: Stanford University

The conventional wisdom today is “let’s make it easier to start a business.” But what makes Silicon Valley great is not that it’s easy to start a business. It’s that it’s possible to start another one after you fail. That’s why the ones which succeed are so good.”

Content: Quotation | Author: William Barnett | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Entrepreneurship

How external factors pressure people to cooperate.

Content: Article | Authors: Lily B. Clausen, Robb Willer | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Two scholars measure the economic impact of VC-funded companies.

Content: Article | Authors: Ilya A. Strebulaev, Will Gornall | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Economics, Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital

Should the chairman always be independent? Do CEOs actually make good directors?

Content: Article | Authors: Brian Tayan, David Larcker | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Corporate Governance

A little more than two years ago, Stanford GSB lecturer and serial board member David Dodson conducted an informal survey of company board members. He queried CEOs as well as the members, and compiled a list of best practices for these advisory panels.

Content: Multimedia Content | Authors: David Dodson, Deborah Petersen | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Corporate Governance

Managers are often chosen for reasons other than competence.

Content: Article | Authors: Elizabeth MacBride, Lindred Greer | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

A professor of organizational behavior explains why strategic thinking is key to taking an idea to the next level.

Content: Multimedia Content | Author: Jesper Sørensen | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Leadership, Management, Organizational Behavior

Honesty isn’t always the best policy when it comes to performance reviews.

Content: Article | Authors: Edmund L. Andrews, Iván Marinovic | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Human Resources, Management, Organizational Behavior

In Kenya, a Stanford researcher shows that ethnic diversity can spur productivity.

Content: Article | Authors: Edmund Andrews, Sangick Jeon | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Organizational Behavior

Failure is just that thing trying to move you in another direction.

Content: Quotation | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Success / Failure

Entrepreneurship can be personally rewarding and good for the economy, if we wipe the stardust from our eyes.

Content: Article | Authors: George Foster, Lee Simmons | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Economics, Entrepreneurship

Is classic research on decision-making still relevant today?

Content: Article | Authors: Jonathan Bendor, Lily B. Clausen | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

A Silicon Valley VC shares his thoughts on persistence, the importance of believing, and when to ignore the spreadsheet.

Content: Thought Leader | Authors: Bill Snyder, Vinod Khosla | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Entrepreneurship

A Stanford professor offers a better way to make decisions.

Content: Article | Authors: Kathleen M. Eisenhardt, Theodore Kinni | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Personal Development, Productivity / Work Tips

Why do traditional power structures have such staying power? One reason is that hierarchies still work. Jeffrey Pfeffer writes that “relationships with bosses still matter for people’s job tenure and opportunities, as do networking skills.” He notes that research shows hierarchies also deliver practical and psychological value, in part by fulfilling deep-seated needs for order and security. Another is that individuals who believe in their … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Jeffrey Pfeffer | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Organizational Behavior, Power / Authority

A Stanford lecturer explains key ways you can better plan, practice, and present your next talk.

Content: Article | Author: Matt Abrahams | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Personal Development

More decisions today are impacted by what we call O sources of information — “Other” information sources, such as user reviews, friend and expert opinions, price comparison tools, and emerging technologies or sources — whereas market research measures P sources — “Prior” preferences, beliefs and experiences. What market researchers often underestimate, though, is the degree to which consumers have difficulty imagining or anticipating a new … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Authors: Emanuel Rosen, Itamar Simonson | Source: Stanford University | Subject: Market Research

The real problem of scaling excellence is ignorance. What is an excellent organization? One that doesn’t repeat the same mistakes. And when do you repeat mistakes? When the connections inside organizations are weak or atrophied. If people aren’t connecting, your ignorance multiplies.

Content: Quotation | Author: Hayagreeva Rao | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Management, Organizational Behavior

Matthew Ridgway, U.S. army general in the Korean War, says, “The hard decisions are not the ones you make in the heat of battle.” A lot of people can do that. The hard part is actually sitting in a meeting and speaking your mind about a bad idea that’s going to put thousands of lives in jeopardy — and convincing the decision makers that it’s … [ Read more ]

Content: Quotation | Author: Hayagreeva Rao | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Decision Making, Leadership

It’s interesting, the people who are really good at getting things done, they’re not just optimists. In fact, research shows they have high positive and high negative affect, which means they’re really optimistic and confident things will turn out in the end, but they’re really, really worried about every little detail and how it’s going to screw things up.

Content: Quotation | Author: Robert I. Sutton | Source: Stanford University | Subjects: Achievement, Organizational Behavior, Personal Development