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The paper from Columbia Business School's Shivaram Rajgopal, “Corporate culture: Evidence from the Field,” explores how corporate culture can be one of the most important drivers of a company’s performance, even as it’s often considered a lower priority.

The paper from Columbia Business School, “Rise of New Conglomerates,” explores the unique strategies of internet-enabled conglomerates and why and how these approaches differ from the traditional conglomerate. The study was authored by Kathryn Harrigan of Columbia Business School.

The paper “Detecting Routines: Applications to Ridesharing CRM” explores the importance of understanding consumer routines and the impact they have on customer behavior and profitability. The study was co-authored by Oded Netzer and Nachum Sicherman of Columbia Business School.

The paper from Columbia Business School, “Learning or Playing? The Effect of Gamified Training On Employee Performance,” explores the impact of gamified learning on business outcomes. The study was co-authored by Ryan W. Buell of Harvard Business School, Wei Cai of Columbia Business School, and Tatiana Sandino of Harvard Business School.

Sonal Shah is the the CEO of the Texas Tribune, and one of the country’s most talented and truly cross-sector leaders.

David Leonhardt is senior writer at the New York Times, where he writes its flagship newsletter, “The Morning,” and author of the important new book, Ours Was the Shining Future: The Story of the American Dream.