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New research from Columbia Business School shows that when at-risk workers have a more generous social insurance program to fall back, managers may become morally licensed to lay off more workers. 

It's time to recast antitrust laws for the new consumer marketplace, says Chazen Senior Scholar Andrea Prat.

Sometimes we communicate more powerfully with our actions, although we are often unaware of it.

A look at the nature of protest itself.

Pierre Gentin, Partner and Global General Counsel at McKinsey & Company, opens up about his early influences and explains how he draws on the humanities to bridge the gap between the legal and business worlds.

New Research from Columbia Business School Sheds Light on Relationship Between Corporate Activism and Employee Motivation  

Elliott Robinson '12 is passionate about bringing diversity to venture capital firms and funding more diverse startups.

Jackson G. Lu PhD '18, Mitsui Career Development Assistant Professor at Sloan School of Management of MIT, and a recipient of CJEB’s Doctoral Fellowship, was interviewed by Nikkei about his research on the under-representation of Asians in leadership positions. 

A respected leader in finance, Samberg leaves an impressive legacy of leadership and philanthropy.

New research demonstrates that starting a business increases financial stability and reduces recidivism.

America has been a nation that did not judge you for failure, but encouraged you to keep going and growing. Now we must help the nation do the same.

What can business-owning families learn from the Sackler story, even as the story evolves? Read more as part of our Family Enterprise in the Spotlight series.

Charon Darris '13 is facing extraordinary obstacles to ensure bright futures for his students.

Alumni co-founders of job site Wanted know that transparency and salary are top priorities for talent.

The Paul Milstein Center for Real Estate is pleased to welcome the following new alumni to the Real Estate Circle: Atif Qadir ’14, James Schmid ’05 and Kyle Torpey ’10  as Leaders and Michael Barkman, ’20, Federica Burelli ’20, Lisa Cations ’17, Chris Grube ’20, Jeremy Holder ’20, Musashi Liu ’20, Ellen Qiu ‘20, Thomas Sternfeldt ’17, Kevin Thompson ’17, and Ethan Woo ’20 as Associates.

Music is not just entertainment – it can affect our thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. If you need a boost of energy for a workout, you can put on a fast-paced groove; if you’re going through a breakup, a soothing ballad might be your choice instead – and most live performances and concerts are their own brand of energy. But this relationship between music and our psychology might not be as one-sided as we thought – our personalities might also affect our music choices.

We shouldn't bail out firms like old-line retailers that were already in decline before the crisis; to do so would merely create “zombies.”

Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB’s Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, spoke on NPR’s Planet Money podcast in an episode titled, “Inflation, Deflation.” He can be heard midway through the podcast, starting at 11:32, when he joins to speak about deflation in Japan’s economy. Inflation, Deflation (Planet Money, NPR, 07/01/20)

Panelists at a recent online discussion suggested the global supply chain is changing in profound ways. Here are four questions we don't have answers to yet.

Noel Capon, the R.C. Kopf Professor of International Marketing, writes that the focus for revitalizing the economy should be to mitigate the virus.