World Business

Network congestion is driving user paid fees in Bitcoin and other blockchain based systems Adequate network congestion is critical for sustainable long-run operation of the system Simple design modifications to the current Bitcoin protocol such as smaller but more frequent blocks and dynamically adjusting throughput to control congestion would increase the overall efficiency of the system.

Guler Sabanci tells the story of a lifetime spent growing her family’s international business, Sabanci Holding. 

The Private Equity Program recently launched a two-part video lecture with Valerie Purdie-Vaughns who came to speak at Deal Camp in 2015 and 2016. Speaking on the subject of diverse teams, and providing an experiential exercise for the students, Professor Purdie-Vaughns shows the academic research and ideas that make diverse teams an important value-proposition for PE Firms. These sessions were sponsored by KKR.

Masazumi Wakatabe, Visiting Scholar, Center on Japanese Economy and Business

I-Care, which uses technology and medical data to match disabled senior citizens with local professional caregivers, was recognized by the Global Public Policy Network at its conference last month.

The Fourth Annual Family Business Conference brought together family business leaders, consultants, and research experts to talk about paths to expansion.

Professor Amit Khandelwal opens up about his goals as the Chazen Institute’s new director and his long-term vision for the study of global business at Columbia.

The two professors have been recognized for their respective work on climate change.

A look at the biggest ideas from Columbia Business School’s 100th-anniversary event.

The Chazen Institute of International Business has been renamed the Jerome A. Chazen Institute for Global Business, and Jerome Chazen has generously donated $10 million for its continued development, Dean Glenn Hubbard has announced.