Stanford University Graduate School of Business

MISSION STATEMENT OF THE STANFORD GSB

The Graduate School of Business at Stanford University has a distinguished history of leadership in management education and research. This statement articulates the mission, strategy, purpose, and values of the Graduate School of Business as our commitment to continued leadership and excellence. It is also a commitment to our faculty, staff, students, alumni, the business community, and our supporters and friends to pursue this mission in a manner consistent with our values and standards. Our intention is to make effective and efficient use of our resources to achieve these goals in a focused manner.

Stanford GSB Information

Faculty

Advisory Council

Staff

Classes

Features

• The electronic version of Stanford Business School Magazine
• Selected Research Papers

Programs of Study

The Stanford University Graduate School of Business (GSB) provides graduate-level education in the fields of business and management. The Stanford GSB offers three degree oriented programs of study (MBA, Sloan, PhD), and multiple Executive Education programs.

The MBA, Sloan and Doctoral programs are offered over three-quarter academic years, with no courses offered during the Summer. Executive Education Programs are offered over one- to seven-week periods during the Summer quarter.

Movie: "It Is a Powerhouse," [Video/Quicktime: 7.8 MB/93 Seconds] in which Dean A. Michael Spence describes what it is that makes the Stanford GSB so unique and successful. ( Audio Only )

• The degree programs:

  MBA Program

  The MBA program is a two-year program of study in management and related disciplines, leading to the degree of Master of Business Administration.

  Audio Clip: "Classes Come to Life," [Audio/Sun u-law: 551 KB/70 Seconds] in which Florian Pape, MBA '93 describes his Stanford experience.

  Stanford Sloan Program

  The Sloan program is a ten-month general management program for executives, leading to the degree of Master of Science in Management.

  PhD Program

  The PhD program is a multi-year program oriented toward students who wish to pursue academic careers, leading to the degree of Doctor of Philosophy.

• The Executive Education Programs :

  Each Summer, Stanford offers multiple programs of Executive Education, in several locations around the world. These one- to seven-week programs are oriented at professionals who wish to increase their skill set without pursuing a full degree, or at persons already holding graduate business degrees who desire additional education in a particular area.

Other Internet Resources:

• At the Graduate School of Business
  • The Stanford GSB Gopher
• In the Stanford/Palo Alto area
  • Stanford University
  • City of Palo Alto
  • Palo Alto Weekly (An independent and locally owned newspaper)
• Of interest to the business community
  • CommerceNet
  • Internet Distribution Services/CareerMosaic
• For browsers and browser information
  • NCSA Mosaic
• Of general interest

  National Center for Supercomputing Applications (NCSA)

  NCSA provides information on their research and software development, including the WWW browser Mosaic and several other applications oriented particularly at scientific communication.

  Nova-Links Internet Access

  Nova-Links provides reference materials and entertainment features. This free service provides, in part:

  • Guides & Tutorials for the Internet and Unix
  • News & Weather
  • Daily Almanac, Billboard Music Charts and the Doctor Fun cartoon
  • Reference works including:
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    • Area/Zip code lookup
    • Census results
    • World Factbook & maps

  Whole Internet Catalog

  WIC is a service of O'Reilly and Associates , which provides access, and pointers to a wealth of Internet accessible information. O'Reilly and Associates also maintains the Global Network Navigator .

  WWW Virtual Library

  Provides indexed listings by subject of much of the known information on the Internet. WWW Virtual Library is a service of CERN .

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