In his new book, Eli Noam measures market share to gauge how the media industry has evolved and to determine which companies will win and lose in the digital infotainment age.
If your industry has a high rate of technological change, are you more likely to outsource?
Over the past decade, leading African business schools have adopted the traditional case method. But how much can they really learn from these cases when they are about American companies that routinely leave Africa out of their operating plans altogether?
Flight cancellations, delays, inspection fiascos, mergers, bankruptcies. And now a second bag tax? What’s going on with the airline industry?
From the moment we exited the airport, we knew we’d have to throw all preconceived notions about Lagos out the window.
In his new book, Eric Abrahamson lambastes our profit-devouring, time-wasting obsession with order and revels in having achieved an optimal state of messiness.
A founder's departure can have a positive, negative or neutral effect on organizational performance. New research helps to predict the impact of founder succession on a particular organization.
Jonathan Knee wants to bring back the traditional values of investment banking's early days -- before junk bonds, LBO funds and the Internet bubble changed everything.
How cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.
Noel Capon looks at how companies succeed in a new world where an oversupply of goods and services means an undersupply of customers.
One of the most difficult — but essential — decisions to make in today’s hypercompetitive markets are those that involve shutting things down.
Do Chinese avoid conflict? If so, how will this cultural trait affect negotiations with your Chinese joint venture partner? New research sheds light on how culture influences people in business settings.
If I think too much about it, Nigeria scares me. But my nervous tension is dwarfed by the excitement that only a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity can create.
Why do Americans and Japanese show different levels of trust? Ko Kuwabara examines how different cultures build relationships and social networks.
In the 1990s, EMC was the hottest stock on the NYSE. But when the dot-com bubble burst, the company took a turn for the worse. How did Joe Tucci revamp EMC's business model to fit a radically different marketplace?
When a company’s development is driven primarily by industry-wide expansion rather than a company’s innovation and operational excellence, you can be certain that the business will experience its share of growing pains.
New research suggests that high-priced talent at the top may be justified in a globalized world.
A new method for designing market-research experiments reduces costs and yields more precise results.
During Sirius Satellite Radio’s bid to acquire XM Satellite Radio it claimed that its real competition was not from XM but all the other options — hi-def radio, MP3 players, cellphones and backseat DVDs — that consumers have for incorporating audio and media into their drive time.
An innovative experiment shows how we try -- with varying degrees of success -- to meet new people.
Eric Abrahamson discusses his book, Change Without Pain, which presents "creative recombination" as a sustainable alternative to traditional methods of organizational change.
Rita McGrath calls for empowering middle managers, who -- with their inside company knowledge, political savvy and talent for getting things done -- make innovation possible.
On a giant video screen, robot avatars armed with space-age immobilizers competed in a 3D landscape. But in order to win, these players better know their algebra.
Before working at a venture capital company, I tried for years to figure out how to quickly determine if something is a venture capital investment or a private equity investment.
After conducting a survey of very large corporations around the world, I discovered that a standard of best practices for employing risk management within a governance structure does not yet exist.
For young biotech firms seeking prestigious industry alliances, who their top management team knows may be as important as what they know.
Delivering the dream of space travel has always been the exclusive province of government agencies, and primarily the privilege of professional astronauts. With Virgin Galactic, Richard Branson is trying to change that.
Finding the optimal level of task specialization helps organizations adapt and gives workers needed flexibility.
Why strong displays of emotion — even negative ones like anger — can be good for organizations.
What could be a better basis for determining your firm’s degree of customer orientation than the behavior of your CEO?
It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?
CEO Lloyd Blankfein said the firm pledges $100 million to provide 10,000 underserved women with education and mentoring in business, management and entrepreneurship. Read more...
University trustee and Business School alumnus has won the top leadership position, following his recent promotion to chairman and CEO of the bank’s institutional clients group. Read more...
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Out of a record field of 245 teams from 23 countries, a student team from CBS won the $25,000 grand prize at this year’s Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...
Professor Jonathan Knee suggests that the current financial crisis presents an opportunity for bankers to reflect on their career satisfaction. Read more...
Following the close of a difficult quarter, investors will be watching closely as Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit ’86 continues his push to turn the company around. Read more...
Rejecting calls for Citigroup’s breakup, CEO Vikram Pandit ’86 has vowed to keep the world’s largest bank intact in order to preserve its wide international reach. Read more...
Professor Ray Horton advises those wishing to transition from for-profit into not-for-profit work to start by looking within their industry. “If you work for a private educational institution, you could go to a public charter school,“ he suggests. Read more...
Commenting on the Treasury Department’s plan to overhaul the regulatory framework for the financial system, Professor David Beim points out the difficult reality of forcing institutions to merge. Read more...
Professor Paul Ingram says an effective manager knows how to step outside of his or her comfort zone: “The fact that you are an excellent programmer or salesman...doesn't mean you can be a great leader outside of your technical or cultural expertise.” Read more...
