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A Stanford conference explores the many ways that corporate leaders wield power over government.

There are risks to the bottom line when a firm’s shadowy political donations run counter to its image of social responsibility.

The Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State to mark the 50-year anniversary of Milton Friedman’s influential NYT piece on the social responsibility of business.

When corporate engagement with governments serves narrow interests and money is critical for influence, the system causes “corruptive dependencies” and exacerbates inequality.

If business schools want to help restore trust in capitalism, they must go beyond private-sector solutions and embrace civic-minded leadership.

A new Stanford GSB course probes the online world’s growing problems and potential remedies.

Facebook’s loudest critic says social media profits by manipulating consumers.

Expert panelists put corporate wrongdoing in its broader context.

The rise of institutional investors threatens competition, hurts consumers, and might qualify as a new kind of monopoly.

Why corporations need metrics that quantify how decisions affect things beyond the bottom line.

With fewer companies going public, corporate transparency gets murkier.

One of Big Tech’s biggest problems is that designers too often forget to put a soul in the machine.

In an era of “toothless” rules, the best fix might be as simple as paying congressional staffers more.

Young & Rubicam Chairman Emeritus Peter Georgescu says it’s time to end the era of shareholder primacy.

A Stanford professor skewers a few fallacies often advanced by politicians and regulators.

A federal judge says fear of prison is the best way to deter bad behavior.

Labor’s share of national income is shrinking. But don’t hit the barricades just yet.

System-wide collaboration is key to blocking cyber thieves, says former U.S. Treasury deputy secretary.

Male investment advisers commit misconduct at a much higher rate than women do, but women are more likely to get fired.

Corporations profit from tax-avoidance schemes even when they’re likely to trigger IRS audits.