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Corporations and Climate Risk in the Real World: The Case of PG&E
The conference delved into the challenges of climate change on California's largest utility and issues surrounding its governance in the future.
November 17, 2022
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Class Takeaways — Business and Government
Five lessons in five minutes from Anat Admati and Robert E. Siegel, on leaders’ roles in creating trustworthy institutions and markets.
November 01, 2022
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NYT Reporter David Gelles: In the Lion’s Den – did Jack Welch Really Break Capitalism?
Stanford GSB Professor Jeffrey Pfeffer moderates a lively discussion with New York Times Reporter David Gelles, author of Jack Welch, The Man Who Broke Capitalism.
October 28, 2022
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Professor Anat Admati Receives the Jaedicke Award for Alumni Service
CASI founder and Co-Faculty Director Professor Anat Admati was honored with this year’s Jaedicke Award at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business Alumni Reunion.
October 07, 2022
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"Everyone Problems": LOWKeynote from Oren Fliegelman, GSB ’23
LOWKeynotes: Student presentations on ideas that change lives, organizations, and the world
April 11, 2022
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George Stigler and the Challenge of Democracy
We are all victims of what George Stigler described as “the pervasive use of state support of special groups” and of governance failures everywhere. But we should not be helpless,
June 03, 2021
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Corporations and Democracy: The Challenge, the Opportunities, and Essential First Steps
The Corporations and Democracy Conference brought together scholars and practitioners to diagnose the root causes of the problems an propose paths forward.
March 17, 2021
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Are Businesses Undermining Democracy?
A Stanford conference explores the many ways that corporate leaders wield power over government.
February 02, 2021
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The Self-Destructive Downside to Corporate Political Spending
There are risks to the bottom line when a firm’s shadowy political donations run counter to its image of social responsibility.
February 02, 2021
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CASI Holds First Joint Conference on Corporations and Democracy
The conference examined the complex interactions and balance of power among corporations, governments, and individuals in democracies today.
January 21, 2021
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Recommended Reading - 2020 Conference on Corporations and Democracy
For a deeper understanding of the issues discussed at the conference, here’s a list of additional readings.
January 16, 2021
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Winter 2021 Corporations & Democracy Reading List
A list of recommended books and articles related to the December 7-9, 2020 Conference on Corporations and Democracy:
January 06, 2021
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“Business Ain’t Usual” from Visible Hands
Visible Hands, a weekly newsletter, spoke with Anat Admati, economist, finance professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, and Time’s 100 Most Influential People.
November 12, 2020
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Democracy, Technology, and Regulation: A Conversation with Marietje Schaake
On Wednesday, October 7, we hosted a conversation with Marietje Schaake.
October 29, 2020
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Inside Amazon: A New Kind of Monopoly. A Conversation with Stacy Mitchell
Amazon has risen to become one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world—and many have started to call into question the tactics that it uses to stay on top.
October 29, 2020
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Can We Use Technology to Fight COVID-19 without Surrendering Our Privacy?
As the world rushes to address the challenges of COVID-19, many leaders are calling for the use of surveillance technologies to enable an effective response to the pandemic.
October 15, 2020
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Milton Friedman and the Need for Justice
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.
October 05, 2020
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Will COVID-19 Break the US Healthcare System?
COVID-19 has exposed and exacerbated chronic weaknesses in the business model of the American healthcare system.
June 01, 2020
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“The First Thing You Can Do Is Unwind Complicity” – Winner Takes All Debrief
On May 20, a group of GSB students joined Anand Giridharadas in discussion of his book, Winner Takes All.
June 01, 2020
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Insights from “Our Democracy in a Time of Pandemic: A Conversation with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown”
The Corporations and Society Initiative hosted Senator Sherrod Brown for a public webinar on May 27th, 2020.
June 01, 2020