Gauging the Credit Crunch: A Do-It-Yourself Guide
Charles M. Jones Offers some simple advice for appraising the state of the ongoing credit crunch.
Cooling the Meltdown
Finance experts convene at Columbia to talk solutions to the financial crisis.
Earth, Wind and Sun
As the global demand for sustainable energy grows more urgent, alumni around the world find ways to translate their environmental goals into business ventures.
The Best-Laid Plans: Safeguarding Supplies in the Face of Disaster
Hurricane Katrina's impact on Gulf Coast oil refineries highlighted the risk of relying on a concentrated supply source. Professor Awi Federgruen explains what governments and private-sector companies can do to manage supply chain risk.
Are Physicians Easy Marks?
The marketing of drugs directly to physicians has become routine, if controversial. Professor Mizik assesses the impact.
Wait Control
A queuing theorist calls for a 21st-century approach to hospital management.
The Health Care Advantage?
The former chairman and CEO of Quest Diagnostics and executive in residence calls for an information highway for health care, among other reforms.
An MBA Goes to Washington
Six alumni, Republicans and Democrats, who left the private sector for government to make a difference in areas ranging from diplomacy to defense.