According to my new friend at Blackstone, restructuring has a short window of opportunity because, unlike the weather here in London, there are typically more sunny days than rainy days in any given market cycle.
Despite all the fuss about offshoring to Bangalore, Amar Bhide claims it can't transform India's economy. Here, he explains the reforms needed to spur business growth and put India on the fast track.
Why has Africa been left out of the business revolution? William Duggan discusses an alternative to aid for the world's poorest countries.
Monday morning we started the day off with yoga and it’s already in the news.
Just around the time that jet lag was due to set in, the CBS Korean Study Tour was infused with a seemingly endless supply of sugar.
From the moment we exited the airport, we knew we’d have to throw all preconceived notions about Lagos out the window.
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?
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.
Will oil prices stay at current levels, and how will they affect consumer confidence and the economy as a whole?
How much should countries spend to avoid the uncertain risk of climate change?
The day after completing my application to CBS, I purchased a world map and a box of thumbtacks and began charting my trip: a 15-week journey to some major cities around the world. I was hoping for the adventure of a lifetime.
How cultural differences between Japan and the United States affect the way leaders are perceived when accidents strike.
The most recent subject to provoke shivers of anxiety is the rise of sovereign wealth funds, notably the investment by a number of them during the past two months of nearly $20 billion in some leading U.S. financial institutions.
On February 1st I moved to Hyderabad, India to officially start GreenMango’s operations. That first day, a lot went wrong.
Why do business relationships take longer to establish in China than in the United States? New research explores key differences between the American and Chinese approaches to building networks.
After the first flight arrived at BA’s new Terminal 5 at Heathrow, everything went downhill.
My trip began with a good omen — cherry blossoms in full bloom — and continued with frank discussions on the current state of the world’s financial markets.
An indisputable highlight of J-term orientation was the presentation “The International Student Experience” given by Dan Fishel ’08, where he discussed the many challenges that international students face.
Frederic Mishkin explains that while emerging market countries face special macroeconomic challenges, inflation targeting can work well in those countries if it's done right.
The reason India and China went from being peripheral players in the world market in 1980 to the powerful forces they are today didn’t have to do with changes in the global market. It had to do with local changes.
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.
Drawing lessons from recent and historical financial crises, Charles Calomiris offers policy recommendations for managing risk in global financial markets.
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.
The cofounders of Microlumbia tell how their experience at Columbia propelled them to start something big — really big.
David Beim discusses why America has little to fear from opening its markets and much to gain from moderating its appetite for deficits.
Their popularity with low-income buyers may not be the only reason single-serve packages sell so well.
Forget the old assumptions about China's boom — the country's economic growth doesn't fit the usual models. Geert Bekaert talks about what is and isn't behind China's ever-mushrooming economy.
Firms in developed countries can compete with those in emerging economies by specializing at the high end of the quality scale.
In the future, global companies will do more and more business with other global companies. G2G is a different game from B2B. Noel Capon explains how to make the shift.
New research suggests that high-priced talent at the top may be justified in a globalized world.
Corruption — a major barrier to growth and development in poor countries — is difficult to define and even more difficult to measure. Creative research methods are shedding new light on its effects.
A visit to Seoul was a wonderful opportunity to enrich connections with alumni, where I found them pleased with the pro-business agenda of newly elected President Myung-bak Lee.
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.
One possible explanation for Asian stock market declines a few days ago is that market participants are realizing that Asia is not “decoupled” from economic performance in the United States and the rest of the industrial world.
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.
My road trip through Hong Kong, Singapore, and Manila is revealing continued opportunities for Columbia Business School in Asia.
International work is becoming increasingly instrumental for career advancement. Here’s how to make the most of your experience.
Without financial globalization, says Frederic Mishkin, poor nations can't reach the next stage of development.
It’s a striking claim: by giving money away, we make ourselves better off. Can this be true?
Joseph Stiglitz, a prominent critic of globalization's shortcomings, offers practical ideas for extending its benefits.
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.
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...
Avon CEO Andrea Jung delivered the keynote address, emphasizing the importance of passion, humility, balance and social responsibility. 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...
Presentations Online from Paris Ultrabroadband Conference (4/3 - 4/4/08) Read more...
Columbia University team, consisting of four MBA students, takes first place in Global Social Venture Competition. 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...
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...
Presentations from CITI's conference "Future Scenarios for Latin American Telecom" are now online. Read more...
Dean Glenn Hubbard says the MBA is beneficial to business: “I think we’ve seen a very healthy swing of the pendulum back — without losing academic rigour. We step back and ask: ‘What are the big issues that business has to grapple with?’” Read more...
Professor David Beim says highly leveraged companies are finding themselves in a precarious position. Read more...
In recent years American media have focused on the dramatic rise of China while largely ignoring the role of Japan in Asia. However, the relationship between these two Asian giants is much more complex than the occasional diplomatic flap that Americans read about in the newspapers. Read more...
Professor Charles Jones comments on the importance of maintaining confidence in the U.S. banking system during an economic downturn. Read more...
JPMorgan Chase CEO James Dimon wins accolades for leading the bank’s buyout of Bear Stearns, including one from Professor
