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Student Leadership and Ethics Board member Tom Goldenberg '22 shares compelling insights and powerful quotes from a recent panel that addressed worldwide economic inequality as well as potential solutions.

Three new Tamer Fund for Social Venture awardees were selected after their participation in an application screening round, a due diligence process with student teams from a Columbia Business School course, and a final pitch to the fund’s investment board.

NEW YORK - From amusement parks to live entertainment to nightlife to video games, a major segment of the economy is dedicated to the marketing and selling of fun experiences. While fun is familiarly conceptualized as enjoyment or pleasure, the psychological functions behind fun experiences remain largely unexplored.

Columbia Business School research spotlights benefits of inclusive managers, who help companies increase their value and improve employee retention

I’ve got a special place near my heart for Dan & Whit’s general store in Norwich, Vermont.  

Entrepreneurship in the United States continues to be a major path to wealth creation for individuals and their families.

Entrepreneurs are different from other people. Their talent lies in imagining a new solution or a fresh approach that gives the world something it may not have even realized it needed. Building a successful enterprise from start-up to sustained profitability demands total immersion. 

During the last 50 years, the number and scope of women-owned businesses have risen at a virtually unprecedented rate

A paper coauthored by Professor David Weinstein, CJEB’s director, was highlighted twice in the Wall Street Journal, in a MarketWatch article, three Forbes articles, and in an article in the Hill.  

CJEB’s Director, Professor David Weinstein, was quoted in the Economist Special Report on Japan, in the section about the economy titled, “Japan’s Economy Is Stronger than Many Realise” in which he argues that Japan has managed to contain spending and that for Japan, “markets are sanguine because Japan has a rare ability to adjust.” Japan’s Economy Is Stronger than Many Realise (The Economist,  12/7/21)

Dynastic-controlled firms are led by founding-family CEOs while the family owns an insignificant share of equity (defined as less than 5%).

Columbia Business School launches new ESG Investing program, focused on sustainable investing analysis, global regulatory efforts, climate change risk, and more

When Austin Cohen '16 ('11CC) was an undergrad, he studied neuroscience, planning to become a doctor. Come senior year, Cohen realized that his heart wasn't in medicine; still, his passion for health never wavered, so he set out to create a fitness brand that would keep users in shape no matter where they are.

A popular course seeks to understand the roots of polarization in America, and train future business leaders to heal the rift.

Last winter, Professor Carri Chan was on sabbatical at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital studying the use of data and analytics to help understand and solve real-life challenges in hospitals. Then came a pandemic.

Professor Takatoshi Ito, director of CJEB's Program on Public Pension and Sovereign Funds, professor at the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, wrote the Project Syndicate article "Beware of Japan's 'New Capitalism'" The article discusses Fumio Kishida, Japan's new Prime Minister, and what his economic policy program is starting to look like in practice.

To what degree is optimism warranted?

Lack of full transparency by governments and other entities offers an opportunity for greenwashing, says management professor Vanessa Burbano