Category: Columbia Business School Publishing

June 23, 2020

New Book Tuesday! The Fury Archives, Critique and Praxis, Other Moons and More!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! New from the Modernist Latitudes series. The Fury Archives Female Citizenship, Human Rights, and the International Avant-Gardes Jill Richards In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, radical women’s movements and...

May 15, 2020

Introducing Driving Innovation from Within, by Kaihan Krippendorff

 “This smart and wide-ranging book will convince you that it’s often more promising to be an ‘intrapreneur’—someone who innovates from within an established organization—than an entrepreneur. If you work for an organization and are itching to become more creative—to...

April 30, 2020

Book Excerpt! When Principles Pay, by Geoffrey Heal (preface)

“Geoffrey Heal’s scholarly work on environmental economics, the role of the state in economic life, and other contributions to economic analysis have been of great importance and wide reputation. He has now prepared a widely accessible yet careful and responsible...

April 29, 2020

How Damage to the Environment Leads to the Emergence of Previously Unknown Diseases

By Geoffrey Heal

“Geoffrey Heal’s scholarly work on environmental economics, the role of the state in economic life, and other contributions to economic analysis have been of great importance and wide reputation. He has now prepared a widely accessible yet careful and responsible...

April 28, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Thriving in Crisis, The Power of And, The Ages of Globalization and more!

Our weekly list of new books is now available! The Ages of Globalization Geography, Technology, and Institutions Jeffrey D. Sachs Jeffrey D. Sachs turns to world history to shed light on how we can meet the challenges and opportunities of...

April 17, 2020

Book Excerpt! Capital and the Common Good, by Georgia Levenson Keohane (introduction)

 “Keohane weaves together case studies from around the globe that illustrate the immense potential of market mechanisms to more effectively use public, philanthropic, and private sector funds to address the world’s seismic challenges. Capital and the Common Good should...

April 16, 2020

Why Stakeholder Capitalism Is a Good Bet in Times of Crisis

By Georgia Levenson Keohane

“Capital and the Common Good shows we are living in a time where financial tools can expand to solve some of the world’s most vexing problems. This book is packed with information and inspiration.” ~Robert J. Shiller, Nobel Laureate in...

April 14, 2020

New Book Tuesday! Friend, No Finish Line, and The Life of Imagination

Our weekly list of new books is now available! Friend A Novel from North Korea Paek Nam-nyong. Translated by Immanuel Kim Paek Nam-nyong’s Friend is a tale of marital intrigue, abuse, and divorce in North Korea. This groundbreaking translation of...

April 9, 2020

Book Excerpt! The Greening of Asia, By Mark L. Clifford (introduction)

“With wisdom and insights sprinkled throughout, The Greening of Asia demonstrates that innovation and a core commitment to sustainability are beginning to build a greener prosperity in the world’s fastest growing region…. A well-researched, hopeful book.” ~Doug Ogden, Asian Review of Books...

April 8, 2020

Three Lessons from COVID-19 for the Next Pandemic: The State, Companies, and Civil Society

By Mark L. Clifford

“In this well-researched and ultimately optimistic account, Mark L. Clifford makes the case that environmental policies ‘can and must be fixed’ and gives us examples of companies that have worked to find private-sector solutions. In doing so, he sheds much-needed...

April 7, 2020

New Book Tuesday! The Joys of Compounding

Our weekly list of new books is now available! New from Columbia Business School Publishing From the Heilbrunn Center for Graham & Dodd Investing Series The Joys of Compounding The Passionate Pursuit of Lifelong Learning, Revised and Updated Gautam Baid...

January 30, 2020

Book Excerpt! Investing: The Last Liberal Art, by Robert G. Hagstrom (preface)

“Successful investing requires hard work and mental acuity. Investing: The Last Liberal Art allows you to approach the task with a full set of power tools instead of a simple screwdriver. Robert Hagstrom masterfully makes the case for a multi-disciplinary approach and...