The article highlights the School’s Master Class, NYC: Innovative & Entrepreneurial Solutions to the City’s Complex Challenges, taught by Prof. Schorer.
MBA Electives Offer Hands–On Learning
BloombergBusinessWeek
Prof. Cohen discusses the problems facing Sears in 2012.
Sears Is Closing Stores, What Retailer Will Be Next?
Forbes.com
Prof. Gordon explains why Sprint and T–Mobile could create a much more competitive third option in the wireless market.
T–Mobile: Back to square one
CNNMoney.com
On the Financial Times’ Women at the Top blog, Prof. Reuben discusses his research on men’s overconfidence and suggests that recruiters should not take male candidates’ claims about past performance at face value.
Who lies more to get ahead? Men or women?
Financial Times
Strategy Conference Draws Global Experts
Columbia Business School faculty members met with some of the world’s leading strategy scholars to share ideas and research during the Second Annual Strategy Conference, hosted by the Cross-Disciplinary Area (CDA) in Competitive Strategy on Friday, December 2.
The article features a study by Prof. Reuben that finds men’s honest overconfidence may play an important role in male domination in upper management and executive positions. This research was also featured in The Washington Post.
CEO Safety Net Invites Risk–Taking, Study Says
The Wall Street Journal
Prof. Bontempo discusses negotiating power in the NBA lockout.
NBA Season on the Brink
Forbes
Deming Cup Honors Dynamic Leaders
Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat and Chrysler Group, and Brent James, MD, chief quality officer of Intermountain Healthcare, were honored on Wednesday, November 2, as recipients of Columbia Business School’s second annual Deming Cup awards.
The article features a study by Prof. Pham that finds relaxed shoppers are willing to pay up to 15% more for goods than those who are less relaxed.
Just Relax, Then Buy More and Pay More For It
The Wall Street Journal
The article highlights the announcement of Prof. McGrath to the 2011 Thinkers 50 Strategy Award shortlist.
The World’s 50 Leading Thinkers List Closer to Being Unveiled
IEDP
The article highlights a new Master Class taught by Prof. Schorer that allows students to pursue solutions to city–related problems, like the supply–and–demand of taxis at NYC airports, in collaboration with city officials, private businesses, and other government entities.
Landing and Waiting
The Wall Street Journal