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When India mandated that firms spend at least 2 percent of income on corporate social responsibility initiatives, there was an odd result: many firms reduced CSR spending. 

Employees may work less if they suspect a selfish motivation behind corporate social responsibility initiatives, says Professor Stephan Meier.

Policies aimed at promoting imports will likely end up promoting exports as well.

Carson Family Professor of Business Miklos Sarvary sees Facebook as an ambivalent force in the media, raising the quality of top newspapers while hurting profits for everyone.

The moment to act could not be better.

Shifting U.S. trade policies are affecting companies around the world. Attendees of the Columbia Business School Pan-Euro Forum, held in Paris in October 2018, discuss how trade policy is changing their perspective on business.

For years, retail studies director Mark Cohen has been predicting the demise of Sears — and drawing takeaways for today’s business leaders.

Even with a flawed democracy, the power of the American electorate matters.