The biopharmaceutical industry is in a period of transition. Medicine is becoming more precise, ROI for traditional drug development is drifting downward and pricing models are attracting scrutiny from regulators and consumers.
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The 4 A’s of Strategic Execution: The Second 2 — Architecture and Agility
Successful execution of a company’s strategy depends on four elements. Two of them are detailed here: architecture — the design of the organization — and agility in a landscape of change. Drawing from their recently published book, Scott Snell and Ken Carrig offer steps to excel at each and critical questions for leaders to ask.
UVA Darden the Common Bond Through Mastercard CFO Transition
Mastercard’s highly regarded CFO Martina Hund-Mejean steps down. The new CFO, Sachin Mehra, steps in. Both attended the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Hund-Mejean a member of the Class of 1988 and Mehra the Class of 1996.
3 Job-Hunting Insights From UVA Darden: LinkedIn Profiles, the ‘Salary Question’ and Searching While Pregnant
The School offers career-enhancing tips for anyone with an internet connection through Darden’s Alumni Career Services Career Corner blog as well as online courses through Darden Executive Education and Coursera. Here are just a few top tips and resources for professionals.
The ‘Streaming Wars:’ 5 Big Questions on Netflix, Disney Plus and the Future of Online Video
Darden Professor Raj Venkatesan surveys the streaming video landscape and discusses what the future may hold for companies and consumers.
Reimagining Agriculture: A Q&A with Beanstalk Farm
With a global population projected to reach 9.8 billion by 2050, food production will require innovative new methods for producing more food, more sustainably. Here, Darden Ideas to Action highlights one company trying to do just that: Beanstalk, founded by brothers Mike and Jack Ross in 2017.
Indonesian Ambassador Discusses Economic Opportunity, Global Trade Skirmishes at UVA Darden
Speaking at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business at a Leadership Speaker Series address, Siregar offered a snapshot of the state of the ascendant country, with an economy growing at more than 5 percent a year and declining poverty and low unemployment.
The Critical Role of Ethical Considerations: 5 Insights From UVA Darden Faculty
These insights from Darden Ideas to Action articles unveil the value of ethical considerations from a variety of standpoints and in a variety of sectors. They contain lessons for business leaders, employees and consumers.
The Critical Role of Ethical Considerations: 5 Insights From UVA Darden Faculty
These insights from Darden Ideas to Action articles unveil the value of ethical considerations from a variety of standpoints and in a variety of sectors. They contain lessons for business leaders, employees and consumers.
Calculating Cost of Capital: 4 Principles
Benchmarks are critical to decision-making. It stands to reason, then, that an investment decision should have its own benchmark: the cost of capital. Here, Darden Professor Michael Schill offers four principles to guide the investor in measuring risk and expected return to estimate the cost of capital.
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The Mathematics Behind Exploding Offers
The “exploding offer,” a job offer with a near-term expiration date, is a technique some hiring managers use to increase the likelihood of acceptance. But does it do what it’s designed to, and under what conditions? New research answers these questions based on game theory and mathematical modeling.
UVA Darden Taps Innovation Expert to Lead Degree Programs
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business today announced the appointment of Professor Jeanne Liedtka to the role of senior associate dean for degree programs. Liedtka, who is United Technologies Corporation Professor of Business Administration and has taught at Darden since 1990, will…
Former Gov. O’Malley Shines Light on Need for Evidence-based Policy Making at Data Science for the Public Good Forum
Last Friday marked the launch of the University of Virginia’s Data Science for the Public Good (DSPG) Distinguished Speaker Series with Martin O’Malley, former mayor of Baltimore and governor of Maryland, as its inaugural speaker. The Distinguished Speaker Series is…
Students Rate UVA Darden No. 1 for Inspiring, Supportive Professors
By Dave Hendrick Newswise— A survey of graduating students of full-time MBA programs ranks the University of Virginia Darden School of Business No. 1 in a familiar category: teaching. According to newly released student satisfaction ratings from Bloomberg Businessweek, Darden students rated the full-time MBA…
Q&A: How to Practice ‘Everyday Courage’ in the Workplace
INSIGHTS FROM: James R. Detert WRITTEN BY: Caroline Newman University of Virginia Professor Jim Detert studies courage. Newswise — More specifically, the Darden School of Business professor studies courage in the workplace — the kind of courage it takes to…