Research In Brief

AI promised to revolutionize inventory management, but often falls short. New research from Columbia Business School shows how combining AI with basic inventory logic could be the fix. Will Ma, Roderick H. Cushman Associate Professor of Business, came to this conclusion with his co-researchers after studying inventory decisions at Alibaba’s Tmall platform.

New research shows that once we start pursuing a goal, we may cling to the wrong strategy—even when a better one is right in front of us.

New evidence from Chile suggests hospital leadership choices can mean the difference between life and death for patients.

Alliances between fierce competitors are quietly setting innovation standards, influencing regulation, and shaping society itself. A new framework by Columbia Business School Professor Lori Yue is helping us to understand how.

Research from Columbia Business School examines the challenges posed by generative AI in hiring and entrepreneurial pitching, offering insights into when AI helps — and when it hinders.

As calls for accountability in corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion grow louder, a new Columbia Business School study explores which companies disclose diversity goals, why the timing of those disclosures matters, and which types of goals are seen as more credible.

The gender wage gap partly stems from men and women selecting different types of jobs. A Columbia Business School study explores how the importance of meaning at work influences career choices differently for men and women.

Despite equal representation in MBA programs, women remain underrepresented in US private equity. A report by Professor Michael Ewens finds that achieving gender parity requires firms to attract, retain, and promote more women and offers strategies to support this goal.

Analyzing the language of social media users reveals surprising predictors of fake news sharing, offering new strategies to curb misinformation and foster healthier online communities.

Insecurity is rampant in modern life, from the boardroom to the classroom. But if we give in to status insecurity and withhold recognition from others, we may be self-sabotaging.