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  • Harsh Feedback from a Manager May Inspire Creative Thinking

    Professor Modupe Akinola, Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. Associate Professor of Leadership and Ethics at Columbia Business School, examined the effects of feedback given to individuals and found that after negative feedback had been given, the work produced was significantly more creative. She concluded that harsh criticism increased the workers’ creativity and made them perform better.

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January 31, 2017

Tamer Center Receives Gift from Gates Foundation

Professor Raymond Horton along with the Tamer Center for Social Enterprise is the recipient of $250,000 from the Bill and Melida Gates Foundation in support of the “Gulf Philanthropy Fellowship Program.”

January 31, 2017

Prof. Cowgill Receives Award for Paper

Professor Bo Cowgill received the Overall Best Paper Award from the Workshop on Information Systems and Economics for his paper “Automating Subjective Decisions: Theory and Evidence from Resume Screening.”

January 30, 2017

Prof. Brocker's Book Earns Recognition

Professor Joel Brocker’s book The Process Matters: Engaging and Equipping People for Success was recognized as one of the 2016 best business books on management by Strategy + Business. The book was also the winner of the 2016 Bronze Medal in Operations Management/Lean/Continuous Improvement, Axiom Business Book Award, and Honorable Mention for the 2016 PROSE Award in Business, Finance, & Management from the Association of American Publishers.

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Stop Stressing So Much about Multitasking

Switching between tasks can open up new approaches to difficult problems.

To Lead a Team, Start by Changing Yourself

William Klepper explains the one trap that many would-be leaders fall into.

Job Autonomy Can Be a Double-Edged Sword

In addition to its many benefits, job autonomy can lead to unethical behavior.

A Simple Twist on a Common Strategy Nets Negotiators Better Deals

To secure the best outcome in a negotiation, ask for what you want — then ask for a little bit more.

Preeminent Management Research

Columbia Business School’s Management Division includes scholars and teachers who are trained in a wide range of academic disciplines and experienced in business, government, and nonprofit management. These qualities underlie the division’s record in the world of scholarship and in the School’s program of professional education.

The faculty’s research applies cutting-edge methodologies to the study of management issues in diverse organizational and societal settings. Our faculty members are published in the citadel journals of economics, psychology, and sociology.

The research skills and rich management experiences of the faculty combine to give the division a leading teaching role in the School’s degree programs. In the MBA and EMBA programs, members of the management faculty teach many of the most sought-after elective courses on topics such as top management processes, decision making, and negotiation.

Our goals are to maintain a preeminent position in scholarly research and to expand our record of teaching excellence. To accomplish these goals, our strategy continues to be to recruit, promote, and retain top talent while providing a culture and infrastructure that helps the management faculty realize its full potential.