Founders' Values Help Shape Gender Mix in High Tech James Baron and Michael Hannan Observers have long noted that women are underrepresented in the young, fast-growing firms that dot Silicon Valley. But Graduate School of Business political economist Timothy Groseclose takes the unconventional view that the mistrust is misplaced. He contends that there is a dearth of evidence to support the accepted wisdom that PAC money plays a nefarious role in American politics. In recent years, economists have learned a great deal about how interest rates can help keep inflation at bay. Now, Stanford Business School economist Peter Henry has marshaled more evidence in support of the view that expectations matter and that inflation can be successfully managed.
Many factors come into play when a startup morphs into a modern corporation.
To answer that question, Graduate School of Business faculty members Thomas Hellmann and Manju Puri examined how venture capitalists influence startup companies. Customer Service vs. the Bottom Line Mohan Venkatachalam Stanford Business School's Mohan Venkatachalam and two colleagues recently completed a study that examined the relationship between marketing strategies and the financials at e-commerce firms. Stanford Business School's Romain Wacziarg, assistant professor of economics, explains that free trade makes small countries economically viable. Statistical analysts frequently massage numbers in esoteric ways that only they can fully appreciate. Profit-making is surely one reason.