Leadership

Using a unique dataset from Denmark, Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleagues find that CEO and family deaths are strongly correlated with declines in firm operating profitability, investment and sales growth.

In “Board Composition and CEO Power,” Professor Tim Baldenius and colleagues study the optimal composition of corporate boards.

Professor Daniel Wolfenzon and colleagues provide thought-provoking findings on family versus non-family- CEO’s of family firms in Inside the Family Firm: Families in Succession Decisions and Performance.

Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Deeksha Chawla '21 is becoming the role model and mentor she craved in her formative years.

The research grants will support doctoral students in their pursuit of discovery around leadership, ethical conflicts, and the future of work across industries.

The Phillips Pathway for Inclusive Leadership is a one-of-a-kind co-curricular initiative designed to help students understand and appreciate the inherent value in diversity and inclusion as future business leaders.

Many family businesses have enjoyed success for decades, even centuries. In Harvard Business Review, Professor Josh Baron PhD, explores five aspects of ownership that are crucial to family business success.

New research from social psychologist and Assistant Professor of Business at Columbia Business School Shai Davidai finds that while Americans love rulebreakers, they actually respect conformists when their actions appear to serve others. 

As companies are forced to reckon with the difficult decision to let go of workers, the question of how to do so while causing the least pain is a delicate balancing act. New research from Joel Brockner, the Phillip Hettleman Professor of Business at Columbia Business School, sheds light on how companies can strike this balance.

Ritva Sotamaa, chief legal officer of Unilever, opens up about her upbringing in Finland, molding the culture of a global organization, and what she looks for in new hires.