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Three Questions: Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on the Crisis at Facebook
With legislators demanding answers from Facebook and users deleting the company's app, its top leaders have been silent. We asked Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld how they should be responding to the Cambridge Analytica scandal.
How Does an Idea Become a Startup?
Serial entrepreneur Brad Hargreaves YC ’08 talked with Yale SOM’s Jennifer McFadden ’08 about how to turn a hunch into a business opportunity.
Do We Know When We’re Headed for a Crash?
A new paper looking at how investors assess the risk of a stock market crash in the next six months argues that negative media coverage of markets can play a role in investment decisions.
To Counter the Loss of the Federal Mandate, Create a State Healthcare Fee
To avoid higher premiums and more “free riders," Fiona Scott Morton proposes that Connecticut require residents to buy insurance, contribute to a Health Savings Account, or pay a fee to the state.
How Do Investors Respond to Uncertainty?
Conventional wisdom says that uncertainty is bad for markets. But Yale SOM’s Stefano Giglio and his co-authors found that investors are willing to pay a premium to protect themselves only against actual market volatility, not mere uncertainty.
Three Questions: Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld on CEOs Taking a Stand after Parkland
Should for-profit corporations be taking a stand on a hot-button political issue like guns? Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld argues that businesses need to not just respond but to lead.
Can a ‘Veil of Ignorance’ Break India’s Election Deadlock?
Yale SOM’s Shyam Sunder writes that India may be able pass a law synchronizing its elections if it obscures the partisan consequences by enacting the change with a built-in delay.
CEOs Are Finding Courage in the Post-Parkland Moment
In the wake of the mass shooting in Parkland, Florida, Prof. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld writes, a wave of outrage is prompting CEOs to acknowledge their duty to the public and stand up to the NRA.
Three Questions: Dr. Heidi Brooks on What Olympic Athletes Can Teach Us about Leadership
We asked Yale SOM’s Heidi Brooks, an expert on leadership and a passionate amateur athlete, what business leaders can learn from top athletes.
What’s the Future of Bitcoin and Blockchain?
We asked faculty and experts across the Global Network for Advanced Management about the potential benefits and risks of Bitcoin and blockchain.