
Letter From the Chair

Welcome to the Management Division of Columbia Business School! Our website offers a window into the teaching and research activities of the division.
We explore the forces that affect the performance of organizations by studying individual and interpersonal behavior, group interactions, organizational structure and strategic interactions. The insights are relevant for established and large firms to small and growing entrepreneurial ventures. The members of our division are scholars and practitioners that shed light on management questions from different disciplines that include psychology, strategy, sociology, political science, and economics.
The Management Division prepares leaders for the future of business based on our theoretical and empirical research at the scientific frontier. We publish cutting edge research and translate it into insights that are practical and tangible for business leaders of today and tomorrow.
Stephan Meier
James P. Gorman Professor of Business; Chair of Management Division
In the Media
Most Employees Would Invite Family or a Friend on a Work Trip — and Not Tell Their Boss, New Survey Reveals
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Democrats Request Environmental Policies from Asset Managers
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The Only Certainty around Trump's Tariffs for Consumers and Retailers Is More Uncertainty
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Fewer Ideas: An Unconventional Approach to Creativity
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Research
New Tools, New Rules: A Practical Guide to Effective and Responsible GenAI Use for Surveys and Experiments Research
Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) tools based on Large Language Models (LLMs) are quickly reshaping how researchers conduct surveys and experiments. From reviewing the literature and designing instruments, to administering studies, coding data, and interpreting results, these tools offer substantial opportunities to improve research productivity and advance methodology. Yet with this potential comes a critical challenge: researchers often use these systems without fully understanding how they work.
What Makes Consumption Experiences Feel “Special”? A Multimethod Integrative Analysis
This paper addresses a simple theoretical question of high substantive relevance: What makes a consumption experience special in a consumer’s mind?
Better Innovation for a Better World
We aim to stimulate discussion on how innovation research within marketing can use a better world (BW) perspective to help innovation become a driver of positive change in the world. In this "Challenging the Boundaries" series paper, we hope to provide purposeful research opportunities for scholars seeking to bridge innovation research with the BW movement. We frame our discussion with four areas of innovation research in marketing that are particularly relevant to BW objectives.
The Data Economy: Tools and Applications
Data is the new oil. It is the fuel for AI, a firm asset, a strategic advantage, information for prediction, a productivity booster, a privacy concern, a by-product of transactions, and a means of payment. How can we update traditional economic and finance frameworks to include a role for data and use these updated frameworks to measures it economic impact?
Personalized Game Design for Improved User Retention and Monetization in Freemium Games
One of the most crucial aspects and significant levers that gaming companies possess in designing digital games is setting the level of difficulty, which essentially regulates the user’s ability to progress within the game. This aspect is particularly significant in free-to-play (F2P) games, where the paid version often aims to enhance the player’s experience and to facilitate faster progression.