Organizations

Insecurity is rampant in modern life, from the boardroom to the classroom. But if we give in to status insecurity and withhold recognition from others, we may be self-sabotaging.

Research from Columbia Business School Reveals that Employees’ Perceptions of Promotion System Fairness May Rely on their Boss’s Status Markers 

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Professor Boaz Abramson sheds new light on the United States' costly mental health epidemic — and how leaders can play a role in the solution.

Research from Columbia Business School reveals that understanding how biases persist in evaluations can help to address inequality 

New research from CBS Professor Adina Sterling finds Black and White workers quit jobs at similar rates but for different reasons.

Keeping secrets on behalf of workplace has both positive and negative effects on well-being at work according to a new Columbia Business School study

Employee selection systems are important tools for shaping organizational culture. Previous research has shown that identifying and hiring employees who hold company-aligned vales, such as quality or adaptability, is an effective way to directly infuse those values into an organization. New research affiliated with the Reuben Mark Initiative for Organizational Character and Leadership under the auspices of the Bernstein Center for Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School goes a step further and finds that the cultural values of new hires can have spillover effects on existing employees and company-wide performance.

Workers who have to keep organizational secrets report feelings of isolation and stress, but at the same time, they also find more meaning in their work.