How to Pursue Your Purpose
University of Virginia Darden School of BusinessHow do you find and pursue your calling? How do you transition careers? What do institutions need in their leaders?
How do you find and pursue your calling? How do you transition careers? What do institutions need in their leaders?
Organizations across industries work to incorporate enterprise risk management (ERM) into their business models.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announces to launch a number of new online courses this fall.
YETI coolers and other products already have an enthusiastic following and the company is continuing to expand under the leadership of Darden alumnus Matt Reintjes.
The Giving Voice to Values pedagogy and curriculum are designed to help individuals learn to recognize, clarify, speak and act on their values when conflicts arise.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business welcomed six new professors to its top-ranked faculty ahead of the 2017-18 academic year.
Partnering for Poultry is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has introduced a highly selective fellowship for MBAs seeking experience with early stage technology startups and mentorship from leading venture capitalists.
On the surface, road improvements in India, a biodegradable six-pack holder and an innovative rehabilitation technology bear little in common. All three started as simple ideas, and each became a reality advancing a better ideal for society because of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumni behind them.
The Accenture and Upwardly Global Partnership is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.
Dean Bob Bruner of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business discusses the departure of many CEOs from President Trump's business advisory groups.
Sanitation Marketing Systems in Bangladesh is one of five finalists for the P3 Award, which recognizes leading public-private partnerships that improve communities around the world. This award will be presented at the Concordia Annual Summit by the Darden School of Business’ Institute for Business in Society, Concordia and the U.S. Department of State Secretary’s Office of Global Partnerships.
Jay Bourgeois, a professor in the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, believes business students – and professionals – can learn a lot from Eastern philosophy.
Current savings policies, such as tax-deferred savings accounts, were designed to encourage savings, thereby increasing households’ retirement nest eggs and stimulating investment in the economy. But two University of Virginia professors — Daniel Murphy of the UVA Darden School of Business and Andrew Hayashi of the UVA School of Law — argue for a reconsideration of these policies in light of the recent recession.
The loyal support of alumni and friends of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business resulted in a record-breaking fundraising year, generating more than $30 million in contributions to the School. This elevated multiple strategic priorities of the School.
Thinkers50, the premier ranking of global business thinkers, has announced its short list of nominees for the 2017 Distinguished Achievement Awards, and the list includes a pair of University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors.
Some organizations predict that by 2020, as much as $252 billion will be invested in education technology, shorthanded as “EdTech.”That rapid growth and intense interest from private companies raises several questions. Key among them: What can Silicon Valley-style innovation do for public education and at what cost?
When Microsoft was presented with the P3 Impact Award in 2015 by the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, Concordia and U.S. State Department, the public-private effort to bring broadband internet to remote areas around the world was just beginning to make an impact.
Darden Professor Jeremy Hutchison-Krupat, whose research focuses on the effective execution of a firm’s innovation strategy, takes a deep look at questions such as How does a big company make good decisions to launch new products that might fatten up the bottom line and keep it innovative and growing? How can project managers get around the typical information imbalance existing in all large companies to make the most informed decisions on where to plunk their money and manpower?
Michael Sargent (GEMBA '17) put his Darden education on hold when called to redeploy to Afghanistan, where his heroics earned him the Silver Star.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announces several new leadership appointments to its MBA program team in preparation for the 2017–18 academic year and in support of its continuous efforts to enhance Darden’s renowned educational experience.
As an increasingly popular approach to business innovation, the crux of design thinking is that it embraces both creativity and analytical thinking to solve problems; two sides of the design thinking coin, both are essential to the design thinking process.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business illustrates the many ways in which the school is expanding its reach in the health care space.
Professor L.J. Bourgeois' new course, "Strategic Intuition and Eastern Philosophy", promotes the awareness of Eastern philosophy's effect on global economy aside from the linear analytics of Western economics.
The Leadership in the Face of New Technology conference in Zurich, Switzerland, the second co-hosted by HWZ University of Applied Sciences in Business Administration Zurich and University of Virginia Darden School of Business, featured experts discussing new technology and its impact on culture, teams, corporate strategy, and other topics.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business is offering a Future Year Admissions program, allowing promising undergraduate students the opportunity to secure a place in a future Darden class.
Darden Professor Luann Lynch dissects the reasons behind Wells Fargo losing professional respect, the trust of the public, and its reputation in her case study called "The Wells Fargo Commercial Banking Scandal".
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is welcoming 22 new ventures to its 2017 Summer Incubator program.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation launched its Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative to address one of the most singular global challenges of the 21st century
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has partnered with the online learning platform FutureLearn to launch a new project management course.
Gaelle Mawadjou Tchokoua, who walked the Lawn as a member of the Class of 2017 last month, felt the impact of her experience at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business shortly after arriving on Grounds.
Professor Manel Baucells discusses his research that shows quantitatively how valuable breaks and rest are to productivity.
Darden Professor Jeanne Liedtka and her co-authors detail why organizations should consider design thinking
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Professor Jim Detert shares research and explanation around workplace courage
Since first announcing plans to expand into the Washington, D.C., area just over a year ago, the School has successfully launched a fully enrolled Executive MBA cohort, placed 10 staff members on location in newly leased office space, laid the groundwork for deepening Executive Education relationships and programs, collaborated on vital research, and brought together top practitioners for a host of programming.
The Darden School of Business has announced the launch of the Business Innovation and Climate Change Initiative, an ambitious new project spearheaded by Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation aimed at exploring how business innovation can be a source for pragmatic solutions to one of the world’s most urgent issues.
UVA Darden School of Business graduates heard from Dean Scott Beardsley and student speakers from all formats of the MBA program during the 2017 graduation ceremony.
Compare.com CEO Andrew Rose presents to marketing researchers at the 2017 Theory + Practice in Marketing conference hosted by UVA Darden School of Business.
UVA Darden Professor Manel Baucells discusses his research that shows quantitatively how valuable breaks and rest are to productivity.
UVA Darden alumni Charles Foster, Sally Robling and Bill Hawkins joined Alumni Career Services Executive Director Jen Coleman for a discussion on the responsibility of corporate boards.
Features insights from the Batten Institute at UVA Darden's recent Innovators’ Roundtable
Two videos originally produced for the Tom Tom Festival, which showcase four startups that are recent i.Lab at UVA Incubator alumni.
UVA Darden School of Business Executive Education ranks No. 2 in the United States and No. 5 in the world, according to the Financial Times 2017 Executive Education ranking.
UVA Today’s feature on a Class of 2017 student who launched a startup in honor of her mother
Professor Alex Cowan explains why agile thinking is so important, even essential, to innovation in organizations — in the very near future even more than the present.
Professor Ron Wilcox provided expert testimony on behalf of the IRS
Frank Sands Sr. received the Charles C. Abbott Award during UVA Darden's 2017 Reunion Weekend.
UVA Darden Professor Ed Freeman presented a talk on "the teacher as artist" at the Future of Learning Forum.
Dean Scott Beardsley delivered the annual State of the School Address during Darden Reunion Weekend, which brought a record number of alumni to Grounds.