Peter Kolesar Receives a 2011 MSOM Distinguished Fellow Award
Peter Kolesar, Professor Emeritus and Special Lecturer for Decision, Risk, and Operations, has been named a 2011 Manufacturing and Service Operations Management Society (MSOM) Distinguished Fellow.
In Jonathan Knee’s article for The Atlantic, he points out that Netflix’s success in a struggling media market comes from its role as an aggregator, with strong economies of scale and customer captivity.
Why Content Isn’t King
The Atlantic
The Associated Press references a 2009 study by Prof. Geoffrey Heal that makes a case for insurance in countries with nuclear power, in light of recent events in Japan.
Nuclear Dilemma: Adequate insurance too expensive
The Associated Press
Sandra Navalli, Senior Director, Social Enterprise Program, talks to the Village Voice about Social Enterprise Program at Columbia Business School. Two Columbia Business School graduates that now run successful social ventures: Ron Gonen 04, RecycleBank, and Jennifer Wright 09, Ecovention, were also featured.
Sustainable MBA Programs Look To Provide Entrepreneurial Solutions to the World's Social Woes
The Village Voice
Broadie, Horton, and Netzer Receive Dean’s Awards for Teaching
Three Columbia Business School faculty members have received inaugural 2010 Dean’s awards for teaching in an elective.
IBM CEO Receives Inaugural Deming Cup
Samuel Palmisano, chairman and CEO of the IBM Corporation, is the inaugural recipient of the Deming Cup, which recognizes a business practitioner who demonstrates and promotes excellence in operations.
Professor Bruce Kogut discusses the lessons learned from Hayward's reaction to the BP crisis.
Crisis management 101: What can BP CEO Hayward's mistakes teach us?
CNN.com
Guitar Hero CEO Joins Executive in Residence Program
Dan Rosensweig, the president and CEO of Guitar Hero, a division of Activision, has been appointed Columbia Business School's newest executive in residence.
Vikram Pandit, PhD ’86, CEO of Citigroup, Speaks on Global Economic Environment
In a candid discussion, Pandit attributed the recent economic turmoil to severe global imbalances and outlined the strategy for Citigroup’s recovery.
Columbia Business School Implements Redesigned Core Curriculum
“The core is essential to preparing our students to analyze, decide and lead in an increasingly complex and global business environment,” said Dean Glenn Hubbard.
Student Teams Win Turnaround Management Competition
For the second year in a row, CBS teams were awarded both first and second place for their corporate turnaround strategies in the Carl Marks Student Paper Competition.
Did the Health Care Facilities Commission Report Miss the Mark?
Professor Linda V. Green contends that the primary evidence used by the commission is an overly simplistic and potentially dangerous “ideal hospital occupancy rate”