Garth Saloner - Financial Crisis and a Changing Business World
Garth Saloner, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the impact of the crisis on the GSB's curriculum and on business education more broadly.
Garth Saloner, dean of the Stanford Graduate School of Business, talks about the impact of the crisis on the GSB's curriculum and on business education more broadly.
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