On Bloomberg Radio, Professor Nachum Sicherman discusses his research on the “ostrich effect:” the tendency of investors to avoid looking at their portfolios when markets are down.Columbia Business School

Professor Katherine Phillips discusses her recent findings that diverse teams focus less on getting along and more on getting to work, and the implications for organizations. Read the full story here.Columbia Business School

Professor Eric Johnson discusses how better choice architecture could help Americans make wiser choices on the new Affordable Care Act insurance exchanges.Columbia Business School

Professor Geoffrey Heal discusses how new approaches to risk assessment in the face of climate change can help decision makers negotiate the uncertain future.Read more: http://www4.gsb.columbia.edu/ideasatwork/feature/7233822Columbia Business School

Professor Oded Netzer discusses how the emerging science of text mining is helping marketers measure their impact — and the surprising insights the field may offer the healthcare industry.Columbia Business School

Professor Marcelo Olivares discusses how a flood of data is changing the way that researchers help businesses fine-tune their operations and increase efficiency.Columbia Business School

Professor Ilyana Kuziemko discusses how questions raised by the 2010 mid-term elections spurred her latest study about people’s aversion to last place.Read the Columbia Ideas at Work article: http://bit.ly/kuziemkoColumbia Business School

Professor Urooj Khan discusses the important role of accounting in assessing systemic risk.Columbia Business School

Professor Suresh Sundaresan discusses the role of credit and creditors in the financial crisis, and the significance of his research in exploring the roots of systemic risk. Read the Columbia Ideas at Work article: http://bit.ly/sundaresanColumbia Business School

Professor Leonard Lee discusses how shopper marketing tools can sometimes motivate consumers to spend less — rather than more.Read the research brief: http://bit.ly/lee-ideasColumbia Business School

Professor Brett Gordon discusses how the elimination of the electoral college could shift spending on political advertising during presidential campaigns — and how that could impact election results. Read the story: http://bit.ly/brett-gordonColumbia Business School

Professor Daniel Ames discusses Columbia Business School’s Decision Making and Negotiation Cross-Disciplinary Area, and why the best decision makers and dealmakers aren’t mere problem solvers.Read the story: http://bit.ly/ames-ideasColumbia Business School

Professor Eric Johnson explains time preferences and present bias, and how these behavioral phenomena affect the choices we make. Read the story: http://bit.ly/first-in-troubleColumbia Business School