Podcasts by Columbia Ideas at Work
Columbia Ideas at Work is a bridge between business research and practice, offering key insights from Columbia Business School’s faculty in a format that is easily accessible to busy executives.
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Nachum Sicherman on the "Ostrich Effect" from 2016-01-14T20:43:24
On Bloomberg Radio, Professor Nachum Sicherman discusses his research on the “ostrich effect:” the tendency of investors to avoid looking at their portfolios when markets are down.
Katherine Phillips — Get Along or Get to Work? from 2013-12-17T21:43:17
Professor Katherine Phillips discusses her recent findings that diverse teams focus less on getting along and more on getting to work, and the implications for organizations. Read the full story
Eric Johnson: Choosing Health — and Wealth from 2013-10-29T19:15:04
Professor Eric Johnson discusses how better choice architecture could help Americans make wiser choices on the new Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.
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Geoffrey Heal: Uncertainty, Risk, and Climate Change from 2013-07-24T22:14:28
Professor Geoffrey Heal discusses how new approaches to risk assessment in the face of climate change can help decision makers negotiate the uncertain future.
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Oded Netzer: Text Mining Social Media for Consumer Insights from 2013-06-19T17:01:57
Professor Oded Netzer discusses how the emerging science of text mining is helping marketers measure their impact — and the surprising insights the field may offer the healthcare industry.
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Marcelo Olivares: Data Transforms Operations Research from 2013-04-24T13:45:48
Professor Marcelo Olivares discusses how a flood of data is changing the way that researchers help businesses fine-tune their operations and increase efficiency.
Ilyana Kuziemko: Studying Inequality in America from 2013-03-27T15:44:36
Professor Ilyana Kuziemko discusses how questions raised by the 2010 mid-term elections spurred her latest study about people’s aversion to last place.
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Urooj Khan: Accounting and Systemic Risk in Financial Institutions from 2013-03-22T14:59:35
Professor Urooj Khan discusses the important role of accounting in assessing systemic risk.
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Suresh Sundaresan: Capital, Creditors, and Systemic Risk from 2013-03-22T14:55:10
Professor Suresh Sundaresan discusses the role of credit and creditors in the financial crisis, and the significance of his research in exploring the roots of systemic risk.
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Leonard Lee: When Shopper Marketing Backfires from 2013-02-27T16:55:39
Professor Leonard Lee discusses how shopper marketing tools can sometimes motivate consumers to spend less — rather than more.
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Brett Gordon: Political Advertising and the Electoral College from 2012-10-25T12:37:43
Professor Brett Gordon discusses how the elimination of the electoral college could shift spending on political advertising during presidential campaigns — and how that could impact election result...
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Daniel Ames: Decision Making and Negotiation from 2012-09-20T17:34:53
Professor Daniel Ames discusses Columbia Business School’s Decision Making and Negotiation Cross-Disciplinary Area, and why the best decision makers and dealmakers aren’t mere problem solvers.
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Eric Johnson: Behavioral Economics and Time Preference from 2012-09-20T17:27:29
Professor Eric Johnson explains time preferences and present bias, and how these behavioral phenomena affect the choices we make.
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