News & Updates
With the round 3 application deadline just around the corner (06 April 2011), I wanted to remind you of all the great resources available to you on our website.
If you have questions about how to prepare for the essays, or choosing a recommender, chec…
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Silicon Valley is populated with people who fear only sitting on the bench while someone else scores with a great idea, says Professor Baba Shiv. How people approach failure is a key to success, he argues.
“Failure” is a dreaded concept for most busi…
We are very excited to announce our Spring Quarter Campus Visit schedule!
Today, initial registration has opened for Spring class visits and information sessions. The first information session will be held on Monday, 28 March 2011. The first opportu…
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You may have heard that, as of 1 August 2011, the GRE Exam is undergoing changes (and, yes, we do accept the GRE for admission to the Stanford MBA Program). Due to the new GRE score reporting timeline, if you want to apply in Round 1, you must take the…
One of the best ways to learn about the Stanford MBA Program is by attending one of our events. We will be traveling all over the world this summer and fall, and we may be coming to a city near you.
Take a look at the list of cities we will be visitin…
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It’s official; the new application season has begun! We are now accepting applications for Fall 2012 entry into the Stanford MBA Program. As a reminder, our application deadlines are:
Round 1 12 October 2011, 5:00 PM PT
Round 2 11 January 2012, …
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Congratulations to Andre Woolery, MBA 2006, who received the 2011 Black Enterprise Innovator of the Year Award.
Targeting the professional trades and the do-it-yourselfers, Andre launched MagnoGrip with the MagnoGrip Magnetic Wristband–the company’s…
As a hedge fund guy, I never thought I would find value in this class beyond formal coaching and mentoring situations, but it has made me more thoughtful, perceptive, analytical, and generally adept at identifying problems and employing the coaching te…
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Jeff Smisek, President and CEO, United Continental Holdings, oversees one of the most complex of business operations, running the world’s largest airline following the merger of United and Continental–with 87,000 highly unionized employees, 5,800 depa…
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Please join us on 29 April 2011 to celebrate a community-wide launch and Open House of the Stanford GSB’s Knight Management Center. We are welcoming alumni, friends, students, faculty, and staff from throughout Stanford, business leaders, and prospecti…
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The 6,000-member Organizational Behavior Division of the Academy of Management will present its lifetime achievement award in August to Charles O’Reilly III, the Frank E. Buck Professor of Management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
The …
Stanford Graduate School of Business alumni based in Japan find unexpected obstacles as entire industries face disruption and an unknown future since the March 11 earthquake and tsunami.
Shige Yamaji, MBA ’93, who lives part time in the San Francisco …
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Organized by the Stanford GSB Program in Healthcare Innovation, the Stanford GSB Healthcare Summit is an annual conference exploring the innovations that are likely to transform the global healthcare marketplace.
It provides a forum where business an…
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We are pleased to announce that Herb Allison, MBA 1971, will speak at this year’s graduation ceremony at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“Herb was among a select list of leaders students wanted to hear from this year,” said Garth Saloner, P…
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By 2040 Africa will have a larger workforce than China or India, speakers told a Stanford Africa Forum 2011 conference, exploring opportunities for business development in the 50-plus nations of that continent whose business opportunities are often ove…
Nuclear power plants don’t have to be as expensive and large as they currently are if they utilize Small Modular Nuclear Reactors, which could be the future of atomic power generation. Glorified golf carts could be an important mode of transportation f…
With nearly 32 million visitors last year and its first quarterly dividend in the bank, Latin America’s MercadoLibre e-commerce site is on its way, founder Marcos Galperin, MBA ’99, told a Stanford Graduate School of Business audience during a recent v…
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Don’t take too much risk … or too little, advises Mike Aviles, MBA 1990, the 2011 Porras Latino Leadership Award winner. “Take what risk you’re comfortable with. The ones who distinguish themselves … figured out what to pursue and took appropriate …
