Strategy Ideas at Work Articles
September 25, 2012

Decision Making and Negotiation: Choice and Collaboration

Daniel Ames, who coordinates the School’s Decision Making and Negotiations Cross-Disciplinary Area, discusses the program's impact and highlights the contributions the Columbia Business School scholars are making in this critical field.

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September 25, 2012

Ethically Diverse

Diverse firms are perceived as more ethical — and less deserving of punishment when they do commit transgressions.

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September 25, 2012

First In Trouble — and Last Out

Why are the homeowners who can most benefit from strategic default on underwater mortgages the least likely to choose it?

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July 30, 2012

Attaining Satisfaction

To be happy in the long run, set ambitious rather than modest goals.

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June 26, 2012

Planetary Economics

Geoffrey Heal

Global economic growth and sustainability can -- and should -- go hand in hand, argues Geoffrey Heal, who here offers, in the keynote address prepared for the Rio+20 sustainability summit, four crucial steps to building long-term fiscal and environmental prosperity.

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June 26, 2012

No News is Good News

When it comes to social responsibility, being too bad or too good can bring harmful headlines.

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May 31, 2012

Bargaining for Bonds that Last

Effective negotiating not only gets you what you want — it can help build stronger relationships, too.

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May 31, 2012

Negotiating Judgment

The predilection to seek similarities or differences with others can hinder our ability to assess rivals at the negotiating table.

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April 30, 2012

Design of Effective Obesity Communications: Insights from Consumer Research

Create successful anti-obesity campaigns by employing targeted, not broad, messages.

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