Columbia Business School

In the flourishing domain of digital assets, the importance of astute analysis and forward-thinking cannot be overemphasized. One individual whose name resonates with such attributes is David Alderman, a seasoned Research Analyst at Franklin Templeton Digital Assets. With a solid footing in the...

Owning a company’s stock drives brand loyalty and increases spending. That’s according to a Columbia Business School study that analyzed transaction-level data from Bumped, a Portland-based fintech that rewards users with stocks from the brands and stores they buy from. In further...

Activist investors tend to push management teams to sell their businesses to a rival or strategic buyer for a premium valuation. Yet according to a new academic study, the better strategy to profit from M&A deals is to prevent them from occurring in the first place. What Happened According to a...

It's become a term retailers have learned to dread: “showrooming.” That's when consumers visit brick-and-mortar stores to test out products they're considering – then head home and buy those items on-line,at a better price. Showrooming has certainly taken a toll on some retailers. A Pew...