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Columbia Business School MBAs Glean Career Advice From Gates and Buffett

Stacy Blackman — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 14:00:44 +0000

Over the weekend, I had a chance to check out the recent CNBC program Warren Buffett and Bill Gates: Keeping America Great, which documented the pair's recent appearance at Columbia Business School.

What Do VC Firms Have in Common With High School Cliques?

Stacy Blackman — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:00:54 +0000

New research from the Kellogg School of Management finds that in the world of VC firms, there are established cliques (the cool kids, if you will) and new kids, or new firms, trying to find their way into the cliques.

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How to Save the MBA: Teach Students to Think Like Designers

Stacy Blackman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:25:10 +0000

According to Roger Martin, head of Canada's Rotman School of Management, what future business leaders really need is an education in multiple fields, including design.

How Google Drives Loyalty with Corporate Philanthropy

Jeremy Dann — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:46:54 +0000

Harvard Business School marketing professor Michael Norton explains how companies like Google use innovative corporate giving programs to encourage customer and employee satisfaction and loyalty.

Can Your Business Win Aganist Ad-Sponsored Competitors?

Stacy Blackman — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:00:15 +0000

When a business gives away its products for free and sustains itself through advertisements alone, how can rivals that charge for their products and services compete? New research from Harvard Business School and USC's Marshall School of Business tackles this question.

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Why Sales Quotas Can Hurt Your Profitability

Stacy Blackman — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:00:59 +0000

According to new research from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, eliminating quotas can provide a means of boosting your profits. Here's why.

Harvard MBAs Show This Isn't the Time to Buy or Sell

Stacy Blackman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:00:38 +0000

This year, fewer new Harvard Business School graduates took jobs on Wall Street, which may seem on the surface like a bad market indicator. But this is actually a positive signal.

What Your Company Can Learn from Netflix

Stacy Blackman — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:00:26 +0000

In "Netflix: One Eye on the Present and Another on the Future," the Wharton community weighs in on the company's past and present successes and the challenges it faces from competitors such as iTunes and digital streaming channels like Hulu.

The IKEA Effect: Why Customer Labor Builds Loyalty

Jeremy Dann — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 16:57:51 +0000

Consumers generally overvalue the labor they put into DIY products. Savvy marketers can drive loyalty and profits by tapping into this impulse.

Women In the Workplace: Happiness Is Not the Issue

Stacy Blackman — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:00:40 +0000

For the past two weeks, I've posted highlights from my recent conversation with Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth professor Ella Edmondson Bell. This week she shares her response to the question, "Why are women unhappy at work?"