The Financial Times’ Women at the Top blog discusses how Prof. Elke Weber’s study findings challenge the assumption that women take fewer risks than men.
A new perspective on women and risk
Financial Times
The article covers Prof. Elke Weber’s research on how risk–taking between men and women, and adolescents and adults differ.
Who Takes Risks?
U.S. News & World Report
In the Los Angeles Times, Prof. Laurie Hodrick explains why Apple and other U.S. companies amass cash, noting that “as the risk of a government default growsâ?¦the incentives for firms to finance with internally generated cash grows as well.”
Apple has more cash than the U.S. Treasury
Los Angeles Times
Research by Prof. Andrew Ang finds the average hedge fund to be moderately leveraged.
Are Hedge Funds ’Too Big to Fail’?
The Wall Street Journal.com's Deal Journal
U.S. News & World Report discusses a study by Prof. Daniel Bartels that reveals why consumers opt for present consumption over long–term financial investments, noting the degree to which people feel connected to their future selves. Research by Prof. Ran Kivetz on the relationship between guilt and the consumption of luxury products is also featured.
The Secret to Saving for a Rainy Day
U.S. News & World Report
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.
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.
Columbia MBA Students Win National Case Competition
A team of Columbia MBA students earned the first-place award at the American Bankruptcy Institute's Corporate Restructuring Competition.
Calello: From Bail-Outs to Bail-Ins
A proposal coauthored by Paul Calello '87, head of Credit Suisse's investment bank, to recapitalize failing banks with shareholders' and creditors' money is gaining momentum in Europe.
Prof. Charles Calomiris comments on the reason why the commercial paper market declined and how investors are now beginning to look at this market as an opportunity.
Commercial Paper Market Rates at Record Lows
Marketplace
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