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Who has the president's attention? Evidence from the presidential diaries

Guo Xu - Professor, Business, Haas School

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 12 or more hours     Location: On Campus

This project studies the time use of presidents by digitizing and leveraging the presidential diaries (1900-2017). The presidential diaries contain hourly information about activities and meetings of presidents throughout history, allowing us to take an unusually close look at how different political leaders allocate their time and attention...

 Social Sciences

Does studying business ethics make MBAs more ethical?

Guo Xu - Professor, Business, Haas School

Status: Current Term Now Closed     Weekly Hours: 12 or more hours     Location: On Campus

Many business schools offer a course on business ethics. Does being exposed to business ethics make you a more ethical business leader? Despite being a simple question, the answer is quite ambiguous. This project aims to answer the question...

 Social Sciences

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