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Drug Companies Reduce Payments to Doctors as Scrutiny Mounts

Following an investigation by ProPublica of payments made by drug companies to doctors, some of the nation’s top medical schools last year cracked down on professors who give paid promotional talks for drugmakers. The firms themselves cut back on such spending in the wake of mounting scrutiny.

Corporate Governance Matters: Lessons for Practitioners

Stanford University professor David Larcker says context is critical in the choices that organizations make in designing governance systems and the impact those choices have on executive decision-making and the organization’s performance. “There is no question to us that ‘governance matters,’” he writes. “The fundamental challenge is to understand when and how it matters.”

VIDEO: New MBA Buzz – Corporate Social Responsibility

Garth Saloner, dean of Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks with The Wall Street Journal’s Diana Middleton about the growing focus on corporate social responsibility in its business school curriculum and why it’s important.