Entrepreneurship

Insights from Columbia Business School faculty make sense of the president’s recently implemented tariffs on Chinese goods, and potential tariffs on Mexico and Canada.

In anticipation of our February 21 conference, Nepotism & Nurturing: Challenging the Narrative, this month’s newsletter dives into the complexities of nepotism in family enterprises. As coauthor Constantin Lagios explains in Family First: An Integrative Conceptual Review of Nepotism in Organizations, nepotism—“the practice of giving preferential treatment based on kinship or familial ties”—can have profound effects on an organization’s legacy and sustainability. While it fosters trust and unity among family members, unchecked nepotism can undermine fairness and efficiency, even contributing to misconduct. This issue explores how families can navigate these challenges and strike the right balance between relational bonds and professional merit. Join us at our upcoming conference to learn practical strategies for creating equitable, high-performing family enterprises.Read "Family First: An Integrative Conceptual Review of Nepotism in Organizations"

In this episode of More MPE, hosts Ray Horton and Sandi Wright speak with Phoebe Boyer ’93, president and CEO of Children's Aid — one of the oldest and largest of New York City’s nonprofit social welfare agencies.