Entrepreneurship

The new senior vice dean of curriculum and programs explains how data and new technology will shape the School's offerings.

The paper from Columbia Business School, “Learning or Playing? The Effect of Gamified Training On Employee Performance,” explores the impact of gamified learning on business outcomes. The study was co-authored by Ryan W. Buell of Harvard Business School, Wei Cai of Columbia Business School, and Tatiana Sandino of Harvard Business School.

Globally, there is a massive gap between concern for climate change and the support needed to address these concerns, including to meet important sustainability goals. Participation in a climate prediction market—where individuals forecast future climate outcomes and have the opportunity to place bets and earn money along the way—shows promise as a way to change attitudes, knowledge, and behavior related to climate change.

The paper from Columbia Business School, “Rise of New Conglomerates,” explores the unique strategies of internet-enabled conglomerates and why and how these approaches differ from the traditional conglomerate. The study was authored by Kathryn Harrigan of Columbia Business School.

The paper from Columbia Business School's Shivaram Rajgopal, “Corporate culture: Evidence from the Field,” explores how corporate culture can be one of the most important drivers of a company’s performance, even as it’s often considered a lower priority.

The paper “Behind the EEO Curtain” examines diversity at U.S. firms and how granular data reflects an ongoing lack of diversity at America’s largest public companies and most companies’ resistance to voluntary release of unflattering diversity information.