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UrduThe recent Black Business Experience Week at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business brought together MBA students, prominent alumni, faculty and community members for a multifaceted exploration of life at Darden, career advancement and community involvement.
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Marketing Professor Brings Passionate, ‘Unfiltered’ Approach to UVA Darden — and Students Love It
University of Virginia Darden School of Business features Professor Luca Cian
Case Centre Names UVA Darden Professor’s Case on Trump and the WTO Among the Year’s Best
A recent case by University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Peter Debaere has been named among the best of the year.
Trio of Books Penned by UVA Darden Professors Honored as Best Business Books of the Year
Three recent books by University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors have been honored for excellence with Axiom Business Book Awards.
Healthy Profit: Reflections on the UVA Hospital Billing Controversy
The U.S. is in the midst of a health care crisis. How patients and communities are cared for is inexorably tied to dollars and cents, and medical and business ethics are both necessary to address the crisis. How can health providers connect the two? Stakeholder theory.
In Program’s First Year, UVA Master’s in Business Analytics Grads Achieve Stellar Career Outcomes
The first cohort of graduates from the University of Virginia’s Master of Science in business analytics (MSBA) program achieved outstanding employment success over the course of the 12-month program delivered jointly by UVA’s Darden School of Business and McIntire School of Commerce, according to new career data.
3 Keys to Navigating Digital Disruption: The Case of a Luxury Retailer
What does it take to transform? What if the challenges are huge: globalization, economic uncertainty, technological disruption, market innovations, changes in customer expectations, new competition — maybe all of the above? Here’s how luxury goods distributor and retailer The Chalhoub Group is responding to a changing world.
2020 P3 Impact Award Applications Are Now Open
The U.S. Department of State Office of Global Partnerships, Concordia and University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society have opened the application process for the seventh annual P3 Impact Award. The P3 Impact Award was created by the three partners in 2014 to recognize and honor best practices of public-private partnerships that are improving communities in the most impactful ways.
Advice From US Army JAG Corps General on Leading During Times of Disruption: ‘Be Students of History’ at UVA Darden
Lieutenant General Charles Pede, the 40th Judge Advocate General of the United States Army, speaks at UVA Darden
How to Avoid or Recover from Identity Theft: Resilience Education
Darden experts provide a practical, step-by-step guide to dealing with identity theft, a phenomenon prevalent with the at-risk population of people who are incarcerated. Greg and Tierney Fairchild wrote a case on the matter for the Resilience Education program they founded to educate prisoners.
How a Stakeholder Approach to Community Improvement Is an Award-Winning Endeavor
Call it a win-win-win: The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation honored Kroger for its Zero Hunger | Zero Waste initiative, which works to end hunger in its local communities and food waste in its entire company — victories for multiple stakeholders and the environment. Here’s how the initiative’s doing just that.
UVA Darden Capital Management Reveals Top Stock Picks That Led Investments to Surpass $20M
After another quarter of impressive returns, Darden Capital Management’s (DCM) assets under management have hit a new milestone, surpassing $20 million at the close of 2019. The assets are managed entirely by students at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and represent an important piece of the School’s endowment.
African Hotel Group CEO Spotlights Continent’s Promise During Africa Business Week at UVA Darden
Mossadeck Bally, CEO and chairman of Azalaï Hotels Group, speaks at UVA Darden
UVA Darden Executive MBA Graduates Report Major Salary Increases Over Course of Program
Newly released employment outcomes for the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Executive MBA Class of 2019 prove that recent graduates’ impressive employment success extends across the School’s cadre of MBA degree formats.
Companies Innovate More When Their Boards Include Women
Corporate innovation is crucial for value creation. What does that have to do with gender diversity? A new global study shows the real influence and impact of gender diversity on boards; when it comes to greater balance, so come greater innovation outcomes. And the effects may be evident sooner than you think.
Turnaround Titans: Why Companies Seek UVA Darden Grads to Lead Tough Turnarounds
UVA Darden graduates often lead their companies through big transitions.
Industry Leaders, Scholars to Convene at UVA Darden for Global Summit on Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
Industry experts, scholars and MBA students from around the globe will convene 21–22 February at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business for ClimateCAP: The Global MBA Summit on Climate, Capital, & Business.
How an Innovation Mindset Breaks Mammoth Societal Problems Down to Human Scale
Years ago, when University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Jeanne Liedtka taught an iteration of a design-thinking elective involving problem-solving partnerships with major corporations, it could be difficult to get students to sign up to work with the more socially minded ventures. Maybe the problems were too complex, or perhaps lacked the cachet of working with a top finance or consumer products company.
Diversity Practices: Challenges and Strategies
Years of inequality have led to lasting challenges faced by minorities in opportunities for advancement. Efforts to “manage diversity” could benefit from education about historical context, as well as contemporary experience, that lead to low inclusion. Courtney McCluney discusses challenges of diversity practices and potential solutions.
Too Much of a Good Thing? Satiation and Satisfaction
Everything really is better in moderation: Research shows that once a person hits the satiation point, consuming more of something means enjoying it less. A new study by Professor Manel Baucells offers a model charting where that point is and what to do about it — with implications for business as well as optimizing your own personal experiences.
Closing the Gender Gap in VC Funding
Raising venture capital isn’t for the faint of heart, but the challenges are magnified for female founders. UVA Darden professors Saras Sarasvathy and Elena Loutskina share insights on barriers women face to raising risk capital and how to overcome them.
5 Big Questions About the Future of Retail
Traditional retail remains in a period of widespread transformation. Many suburban malls have shuttered, or limp along with few tenants. The rapid transformation even has its own doom-and-gloom shorthand: the Retail Apocalypse. Amid the turmoil, there is also transformation and growth. Darden Professor Vidya Mani says these are indeed dynamic times, and she recently spoke about how she sees the space and what may come next.
Vivian Riefberg Named Professor of Practice and David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor at UVA Darden
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announced today that Vivian Riefberg will join Darden’s academic faculty as a professor of practice starting in August 2020. In this role, she will hold a David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professorship chair.
The Rise of Social Robots: How AI Can Help Us Flourish
MIT Professor Cynthia Breazeal, a keynote speaker at a recent Psychology of Technology Conference led by Darden Professor Roshni Raveendhran, shares insights about a new generation of social robots and their impact on human flourishing.
From Pack Line to the Bottom Line: UVA Basketball Provides Lessons in Darden-Led Exec Ed Program
After adding to his considerable coaching legacy by leading the Virginia Cavaliers to the 2019 NCAA men’s basketball championship, Tony Bennett’s patented Pack Line defense and Five Pillars of the Cavalier program are the envy of the college basketball world.
Danaher President at UVA Darden on Finding Challenge, Fulfillment in a General Management Career
Kirk Hetherington (MBA ’11), president of Danaher subsidiary XOS, developed his interest in general management working with the Boy Scouts, specifically, as director of operations for the organization’s camp on Catalina Island, off the coast of California.
Race and Leadership: The Black Experience in the Workplace
Authenticity tension, lack of engagement, contested authority: These are challenges faced by black leaders. Resilience, resourcefulness, the ability to cultivate cross-race and -hierarchy connections: These are traits that give such leaders the ability to effect change. Professor Laura Morgan Roberts discusses the reality of the black experience.
First: Do No Harm. Second: Strategize for Stakeholders After You Do.
Stakeholders don’t just respond to companies’ harmful practices — they respond to perceived harm. Darden Professor Andy Wicks examines how companies should respond to stakeholders’ responses. For example: Assembly Bill 5. Are Uber drivers employees or contractors? Stakeholders and the company disagree.
UVA Darden Launches Online Course Coding for Managers, Designers and Entrepreneurs on Coursera
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is launching an online specialization, Coding for Designers, Managers and Entrepreneurs. Registration for the Coursera-hosted, three-course specialization is currently open.
Venture Capitalists Raise Unique Fund With Profit and Purpose to Benefit UVA, Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus Sean Foote (MBA ’93) was initially skeptical when his former classmate, longtime friend and fellow venture investor Jonathan Ebinger (MBA ’93) pitched an unconventional idea for partnering on a new fund.
The CEO-CFO Relationship and Executive Compensation
It’s not uncommon for incoming CEOs to hire new senior staff when they join companies. But when they hire new CFOs, might those CFOs be pressured to manage earnings in a way that benefits the CEOs’ pay? New research examines these C-suite relationships and what they might mean for the long-term health of a company.
Darden Executive Education Program Offers ‘Profound’ Experiences for Diverse Communications Leaders
For nearly two decades, a unique executive education program has played a significant role in promoting the growth of leaders of color in the media and communications space.
How to Design for Real Race-Intelligent Inclusion
Do diversity and inclusion efforts do what they’re intended to? Professor Martin Davidson, Darden’s senior associate dean and global chief diversity officer, discusses workplace practices that encourage a culture of race-intelligent inclusion and greater understanding of the needs of black people.
Netflix vs. Disney Plus: What’s Downstream for Streaming?
Home entertainment has transformed. In a matter of years, we’ve gone from rabbit ears on the television to — come the November debut of Disney Plus — mouse ears on streaming media. What does that mean for Netflix and other competitors? What will the future bring for these companies and consumers?
The Career Pivot: 6 Lessons for the New Employee
Starting new jobs doesn’t just mean showing expertise or knowhow; it means entering new relationships, and how we handle people can affect the newbie and the organization. Professor Joe Harder offers tips on how to gracefully enter a new role and establish oneself as a valuable colleague.
Outgoing Save the Children CEO Carolyn Miles Reflects on 20 Years With Organization
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumna Carolyn Miles says the international nonprofit Save the Children has increasingly focused on fundraising, social media marketing and the impact of programs in the 120 countries that have Save the Children representatives during her tenure as the first female president and CEO of the organization in the U.S.
Entrepreneur Exits Successful Startup Helping Latin American Artisans to Explore Future Through UVA Darden
Sophie Eckrich (Class of 2021) has had an acute curiosity regarding the disparity in global opportunity for as long as she can remember. Growing up in the cultural crossroads of Austin, Texas, with a mother from Mexico and a father from the United States, cross-border travel and cultural exchange were a way of life.
Bias-Busting Algorithms: Can AI Help VCs Diversify their Deals?
Studies show that gender bias in the venture capital (VC) industry hurts both female founders and has negative financial consequences for VC firms. Darden Professors Morela Hernandez and Roshni Raveendhran show how algorithm-aided, data-driven approaches can help investors mitigate bias and make better and more equitable funding decisions.
The Chinese Economy: Regulation vs. Shadow Banking
Shadow banking is on the rise in China. This begs some important questions. Among them: Why? How is the shadow banking scene different in China vs. the U.S.? Do government regulations do what they intend to? Given the nature of shadow banking and the importance of the Chinese economy to the global economy, the situation bears examination.
UVA Investing Conference: Purpose-Driven and ‘Super Weird’ Strategies to Drive Future of Benchmark-Beating Returns
The 2019 University of Virginia Investing Conference, hosted by the Richard A. Mayo Center for Asset Management at the Darden School of Business, turned its attention to the prospects for differentiated returns with a conference themed around “the future of alpha.” T
$3M Gift Powers New Scholarships for Military Students at UVA Darden
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced a new gift to support members of the military through full scholarships to the School.
UVA Darden Climbs Into Top 5 in Bloomberg Businessweek Ranking
The full-time MBA program at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business is ranked No. 5 in the United States in the new 2019 Best Business Schools ranking from Bloomberg Businessweek
UPS Chief Strategy Officer: How to Influence and Create Transformation on a Global Stage
When Scott Price (MBA/MA ’90) took the role of chief strategy and transformation officer at UPS nearly three years ago, he was the first external hire to the C-suite in the company’s 112-year history.
Lean Hospitals? How Lessons from Manufacturing Can Improve Health Care
Despite its origins in manufacturing, lean thinking has shown the potential to transform other process-oriented industries, including healthcare. According to Darden Professor Elliott N. Weiss, when it comes to process improvement and eliminating waste, lean is as effective in the hospital as it is on the factory floor.
New Book Details Singular Life of Biotech Pioneer, UVA Darden Alumnus Henri Termeer
A biography on Henri Termeer
Marketing in China: 6 Lessons
China’s marketing landscape is a different machine than Western companies may be accustomed to. How a country evolves impacts consumer habits — which, in turn, should impact marketing practice. Western multinational firms seeking to expand need to shift their strategies — and might find they can apply some lessons to other markets.
Startup Survival and the Power of Place
Odds of survival are slim when it comes to startups. One essential variable that goes into the equation: geography. New research supported by Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has produced the regional entrepreneurial ecosystem quality index, which measures the health of a location based on five key characteristics.
Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project Wins 2019 P3 Impact Award
The Office of Global Partnerships at the U.S. Department of State, the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Institute for Business in Society, and Concordia announced the Bioko Island Malaria Elimination Project (BIMEP) as the winner of the P3 Impact Award at the 2019 Concordia Summit.
UVA Darden Effectuation Pioneer Receives Global Legacy Impact Award
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Saras Sarasvathy has been recognized on a global stage for her pioneering work in the field of entrepreneurship.
Sarasvathy on 29 Sep
Mental Accounting: Debt, Financial Nihilism and the Comfortably Numb Effect
High student loan debt has a lingering psychological effect and changes price sensitivity — and spending habits — those with much debt become numb to the prodigious numbers they face on the balance sheet and tend to spend even more.