Press Release Archive

Professor Fabrizio Ferri was selected as editor of the journal Contemporary Accounting Research.

Professor Joel Brocker’s book The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success was recognized as one of the 2016 best business books on management by Strategy + Business. The book was also the winner of the 2016 Bronze Medal in Operations Management/Lean/Continuous Improvement, Axiom Business Book Award, and Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Business, Finance, & Management from the Association of American Publishers.

A paper co-authored by Jonathan Glover, the James L. Dohr Professor of Accounting, has won 2016 Accounting Horizons Best Paper Award. The award is presented by the American Accounting Association (AAA) to the best paper published in the calendar year.

The Marketing Division congratulates our PhD students who have recently received job offers: Jia Liu has accepted a position at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Shiri Melumad is headed to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and Daniel He was hired by the City University of Hong Kong.

Marketing Spring Seminar Series dates are confirmed. For details, view the complete list of Marketing seminars.

Given the recent US election, instability in Europe, reliance on foreign investment in US markets, and recent valuations in commercial real estate, the panel provided some varied and interesting perspectives on what it means to be a global investor in today’s world.  By Sofia Zamora ’18 and Morgan Mann ’17

Professor Christopher Mayer kicked off this engaging panel on urban growth and development by inviting the four esteemed panelists to provide examples of projects focused on exciting urban investments. 

John Klopp led a panel of four distinguished real estate professionals in a spirited discussion regarding the growth of alternative lending, while also debating what the future had in store for the industry.

Few companies or organizations are looking to fail when they plot a new strategy.  However, turning a blind eye to the possibility that a strategy may fail can have disastrous consequences. According to Rita McGrath, a professor at Columbia Business School and leading expert on strategy and disruption, there is an “intelligent way of failing” that can leave organizations stronger.

The award recognizes the top job market paper submitted by PhD candidates on a practical topic pertaining to financial markets, economics, investment management or risk management. 

Businesses are constantly looking to find ways to motivate their employees. If you've tried a variety of incentives but still haven’t found the secret sauce, then research from Columbia Business School that says criticism is an effective workplace-tool can help stimulate your employees.

If you have been wondering how to be more entrepreneurial at work, how to win that leadership role you’ve coveted, or even how to synthesize the enormous amount of data available when making business decisions, new programs from Columbia Business School Executive Education may help you find answers. These new programs are focused on giving participants the ability to produce fast yet innovative results, solve challenges inherent in contemporary business situations, and stay relevant in the ever-changing world of business.

Professor Hugh Patrick, CJEB’s director, interviewed with NHK World on Wednesday, January 11, 2017. His segment is available on NHK World’s website, “NEWSROOM TOKYO”. Please visit their website to watch the interview: "NEWSROOM TOKYO" http://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/newsroomtokyo/aired/20170111.html

Rachel Diller ’99 is Partner and Head of Bridges UrbanView. She has taught the Social Impact Real Estate Investing and Development course at Columbia Business School since 2014. In a recent interview with Conor O’Neill ’17, she discussed her professional experience, her approach to creating impact through the built environment, and her advice for aspiring real estate professionals.  

The Tamer Center for Social Enterprise at Columbia Business School announced the winners of its most recent round of funding. Three new social ventures, including the first nonprofit organization and first all-undergraduate founding team, received $25,000 each from the Tamer Fund for Social Ventures.

Professor Rita McGrath

The innovative program focuses on teaching fundamental analysis to provide students with practical tools for fundamental investing.

Multiple times every day, people in homes and offices across the country are faced with a daunting decision: do I speak up and risk being penalized by or embarrassed in front of my friends, family, colleagues, or superiors, or do I remain silent, refrain from influencing a conversation or decision, and go unnoticed?

Marina Halac, the David W. Zalaznick Associate Professor of Business and Economics at Columbia Business School, was recently awarded the Elaine Bennett Research Prize. Conferred every other year by the American Economic Association’s Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession, the Elaine Bennett Research Prize recognizes, supports, and encourages outstanding contributions by young women in the economics profession.

Linda Green, the Cain Brothers & Company Professor of Healthcare Management, has been appointed faculty director of the Healthcare and Pharmaceutical Management (HPM) Program, effective immediately.

Consumers are glued to their smartphones – so what makes smartphone owners suddenly lose, drop, break, shatter, or destroy their prized possessions? Research from Columbia Business School Professor Silvia Bellezza says consumers act recklessly with their current products when in the presence of appealing upgrades.

If it had been windier on November 8, then the election results might have looked very different, says research from Columbia Business School and Cambridge Judge Business School. A research paper titled Weather Affects Voting Decisions finds that the weather on Election Day affects voters’ decisions.

On November 17th, the University of Texas at Austin – McCombs School of Business hosted the 14th Annual National Real Estate Challenge sponsored by Invesco. Twenty of the top MBA programs participated in the competition. Columbia Business School, represented by Mark Abramowicz ’18, Samuel Fenwick ’18, Anthony Feenick ’17, Daniel Liu ’17, Nicholas Mellis ’17, and Joe Noon ’17, placed 3rd in the competition behind the host university and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.  

Someone who supports and stands up for the rights of LGBT people is known as an “Ally.” And to celebrate all the “allies” who support the LGBT community, Columbia Business School held its annual Ally Week November 14–18.

Columbia Business School’s W. Edwards Deming Center for Quality, Productivity, and Competitiveness recently honored David M. Cote, chairman and CEO at Honeywell, and Indra K. Nooyi, chairman and CEO at PepsiCo, with the 2016 Deming Cup for Operational Excellence. In addition, the center bestowed the inaugural Lifetime Achievement Award to Paul H. O’Neill, 72nd Secretary of the US Treasury and former director and chairman at Alcoa, for his legacy of leadership across the public and private sectors over five decades.