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?
Geoffrey Heal discusses his new book, in which he considers how a firm's environmental and social performance affect its competitiveness and financial performance.
How municipal governments can use incentive programs to create a shorter commute and improve welfare for all.
Is microfinance the key to ending poverty in the developing world? New research findings could help microfinance institutions lower their interest rates and reach more borrowers.
The idea that an ethical business must simply follow the law and provide the highest returns to their shareholders while doing so is dying a long-overdue death.
How can credit markets in developed countries help low-income families break the cycle of poverty?
On February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.
It’s a sobering message for teachers such as myself: students learn much more than the facts from us.
In March, Lukas Bauer ’09 and I worked with the First MicroFinanceBank of Tajikistan to assess the viability of providing commercial loans to small and medium enterprises.
From the moment we exited the airport, we knew we’d have to throw all preconceived notions about Lagos out the window.
Should the U.S. join the Kyoto Protocol, or at least play a positive role in the search for a successor? Or is this too costly, or otherwise “fatally flawed,” as our president has suggested?
Rebranding initiatives are becoming more common among nonprofits — particularly educational institutions — as they increasingly adopt marketing strategies that previously were used only in the for-profit world.
This was my eighth consecutive year attending the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting at Davos. My first year there, I found myself guiding the late Yasser Arafat to the men’s room and having a tête-à-tête with Oprah Winfrey.
“Adam Smith wrote that there are three things that could derail capitalism,” said Professor Horton one recent Friday morning.
Does teacher certification affect student performance?
The cofounders of Microlumbia tell how their experience at Columbia propelled them to start something big — really big.
Their popularity with low-income buyers may not be the only reason single-serve packages sell so well.
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.
It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?
The core leaders that I have at many levels in the system are not people who came from the education schools — they’re people who came from the business schools, and from the business sector. That causes me a lot of political heat, but that’s just fine.
Museum directors are facing increasing pressure to better negotiate nonart subjects such as donations, budgets, construction and attendance.
During spring break we traveled to Ghana with the mission of developing a marketing strategy that would increase tourism and investment in Kumasi, Ghana’s second largest city.
Joel Klein, David Saltzman and Russell Carson ’67 discuss how business skills can transform urban public education. Read more...
Current MBA students donated close to $60,000 to the Columbia Outreach Programs (CORPS) Fellowships, helping to sponsor 14 of their peers in summer internships at nonprofit and public-sector organizations around the world. Read more...
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An evening featuring the remarks of Ben Bernanke, chairman of the Federal Reserve, and Russell Carson '67, cofounder of private investment firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, raised more than $3 million for the School's programs and initiatives. Read more...
The Outrageous Business Plan Competition is highlighted as part of CBS’s innovative approach to teaching entrepreneurship. Read more...
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...
Columbia University team, consisting of four MBA students, takes first place in Global Social Venture Competition. Read more...
The Class of 2008 broke former participation records with a 95 percent participation rate in student contributions to the annual class gift. Read more...
CBS student Melissa D’Agostino was featured in a panel discussion hosted by Columbia University’s World Leaders Forum and moderated by President Lee C. Bollinger the evening of April 16. Read more...
RecycleBank, co-founded by Ron Gonen ’04, is greening neighborhoods by creating an economic incentive for recycling. “Recycling is something you can do today that has a significant environmental impact on the way you live,” says Gonen. 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...
Should the U.S. join the Kyoto Protocol, or at least play a positive role in the search for a successor? Or is this too costly, or otherwise fatally flawed as our President has suggested? Professor Geoffrey Heal offers expert analysis. Read more...
Three SEP students traveled to Sao Paulo, Brazil during Winter break, to work on a pro bono consulting project. Read more...
During an Executive Education program designed for curators aspiring to become museum directors, participants gained insight into how others perceive them, an important component of leadership, says Professor Ray Horton. Read more...
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...
“Recent vivid and memorable media coverage of climate change impacts around the world and domestically have brought global warming onto the radar screen of the residents of New York, elevating it to a risk worth worrying about,” said Elke U. Weber, a psychologist and professor of international business who is co-director of the Center for Research on Environmental Decisions at Columbia. Read more...
When Cory Booker assumed the mayoral seat of the city of Newark in New Jersey, he did not anticipate patrolling the streets with police officers at night as part of the job. But he soon learned that redefining how people perceived one of the most controversial cities in America required the same work ethic that made him an all-star college football player: an eagerness to get right in the action and never sit on the bench. Read more...
More than 400 people attended the annual social enterprise reception, which highlighted the power of cross-sector collaboration. Read more...
Annual reception focuses on leaders in education. Read more...
Making the distinction between isolated philanthropic acts and sustainable practices, the conference’s featured speakers emphasized the need for making corporate social responsibility integral to long-term planning. Read more...
Annual Klion Forum discussion. Article by Gillian Core '08. Read more...
Nearly 600 attendees from organizations as diverse as the Council on Foreign Relations, Teach for America, the Wharton School and IBM convened at the School for the 2007 Social Enterprise Conference. Read more...
A two-week Columbia Business School Executive Education program aims to train the next generation of museum directors. Read more...
A reception on October 18 honored 20 newly appointed endowed professors - the highest faculty honor at the School. Read more...
Dramatically increasing participation, the 2007 Social Enterprise Conference with the theme of "Creating Value", nearly doubled last year's ticket sales. Read more...
Unilever group chief executive Patrick Cescau, awarded the Botwinick Prize for Business Ethics, delivered the keynote address on the importance of corporate social responsibility. Read more...
Catherine Billon '89 is launching an eco-friendly social networking site that will make living green easier than ever. Read more...
Ben Vishnu Mandell '05 traveled to Cape Town to support a small crafts business in South Africa - and in his free time hiked Kilimanjaro and rafted down the Zambezi River. Read more...
Three Korean alumni help export the School's Social Enterprise Program. Read more...
Life is too short for just one career. After more than a decade in the film industry producing award-winning indie movies like "The Ballad of Jack and Rose", Melissa Marr joined the nonprofit sector. Read more...
Thanks to a generous gift from Russ Carson '67 and the Carson Family Charitable Trust, the School will collaborate with nationally acclaimed education nonprofit Harlem Children's Zone. Read more...
Thanks to a generous gift from Russ Carson ’67 and the Carson Family Charitable Trust, the School will collaborate with nationally acclaimed education nonprofit Harlem Children’s Zone. Read more...
Ben Thomases '03, New York City's first food policy coordinator, talks about fighting poverty and the versatility of the MBA Read more...
by Olga Khodosh '07 and Madlen Massarlian '08, Bottom Line. Read more...
Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of Harlem Children's Zone, speaks at the Social Enterprise Program's annual reception. Read more...
by Brian Lavery '08, Bottom Line. Read more...
As America embarks on resolving today's most pressing social and environmental problems, Columbia Business School has been ahead of the game by joining a social community that brings together field experts and student entrepreneurs across social realms for opportunities to showcase concepts, network, and compete for cash prizes. Read more...
By Cai Steger '08. Read more...
Professor Ray Fisman, Research Director of the Social Enterprise Program, receives Rising Star Award from the Aspen Institute. Read more...
Jim Sinegal, President and CEO of Costco Wholesale Corporation, received the Benjamin Botwinick Prize in Business Ethics and was the keynote speaker at the Annual Social Enterprise Conference. Read more...
Professor Ray Fisman receives of the Rising Star Award. Read more...
Students joined faculty and staff at the Annual Social Enterprise Retreat hosted by Professor Horton. Read more...
by Peter Wolfgang '08, Bottom Line. Read more...
Professor Heal is interviewed by Peter Wolfgang '08, Bernstein Student Board member. Read more...
Christian Lee ’07 discusses his Summer Fellowship in Afganistan. By by David Rosensweig ’07, Bottom Line. Read more...
Greg Zumas ’07 is interviewed by Melanie Santos ’08 for the Bottom Line. Read more...
by Caroline Andrews '07, Bottom Line. Read more...
