UVA Darden School of Business Professor Kristin Behfar provides real-world advice on the management of multicultural teams and the unique challenges they may pose.
UVA Darden School of Business Professor Ed Hess explains the four major transformations organizations will need to make in the Smart Machine Age in order to survive and grow.
Darden School of Business Dean Beardsley’s video interview with Narayana Murthy. They discuss entrepreneurship, the importance of respect, the opportunities to grow India’s economy and the responsibility of corporations to embrace innovation and ensure society does not suffer.
Professor Mike Lenox explains the practice of “greenwashing” and discusses how companies can engage in sustainable practices while delivering products consumers will actually buy: win-win-win for the consumer, producer and environment.
The 2017 CEIBS Private Wealth Investment Forum — the University of Virginia Darden School of Business’ fourth annual investing summit in Shanghai, hosted in partnership with the China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) — brought together about 300 investors, industry leaders and experts, and academics on 8 April to discuss global market trends, capital flows and investing opportunities.
Over the course of a 25-year career at TPG Capital, Chief Investment Officer Jonathan Coslet has played a leading role in steering the company to the heights of the private equity industry.
UVA Darden Professor Jeanne Liedtka and co-author Randy Salzman discuss growth through design thinking and offer five keys to achieving a core competency in innovation.
UVA Darden Professor Melissa Thomas-Hunt interviews Barbara Byrne, vice-chair of investment banking at Barclays. They discuss the importance of diversity, the success of the Barclays Women in Leadership Total Return Index, Brexit, and why this is the opportune moment to go into investment banking.
Highlights UVA Darden Professor Kristin Behfar’s research on cross-culture conflicts in the workplace and discusses the nature of indirect vs. direct confrontation.
Nick Sargen, an economist and Darden lecturer, discusses the U.S. investing landscape post-presidential election and four key issues investors will be watching.
Dave Hendrick has captured insights shared at the Miller Center’s forum “From Unions to Uber — the Future of Work in America” by UVA Darden Professor and Dean Emeritus Bob Bruner and Chris Lu, senior fellow at the Miller Center and former deputy secretary of labor in President Obama’s administration.
UVA Darden Professor Mike Lenox explains why business leaders should develop a strategic approach beyond the core business issues of supply, demand and competition.
With attention on the Fed’s interest rate increase and projections for the U.S. economy, UVA Darden Professor Alan Beckenstein and Nick Sargen offer their own expert predictions for 2017
Highlights Professor Pedro Matos’ research into supposedly actively managed funds and their performance against passively managed index funds — the first to examine the issue on a global scale.
This is summary of Professor Jeanne Liedtka and Randy Salzman’s Case in Point that ran in the 26 February edition of The Washington Post. In it, they examine the case of Whiteriver Indian Hospital and how design thinking will help the team better serve its patients and save $6 million a year.
Professor Morela Hernandez and Lisa Stewart discuss the entrepreneurs rapidly growing in the Cuban tourism market — and use the situation as an example of how the government could promote economic growth while maintaining its emphasis on social equality
The W.L. Lyons Brown III Innovation Laboratory (i.Lab) at the University of Virginia Darden School for Business will exhibit at South by Southwest (SXSW) 2017, showcasing innovative UVA-affiliated startups supported by the i.Lab's Incubator program.
Darden Dean Scott C. Beardsley interviews Shamina Singh, president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, which addresses such questions. One answer: “data philanthropy.” With 2 billion people across the globe facing practical barriers to a formal financial system, putting an end to information inequality is an integral step toward inclusive economic growth. Mastercard and others have made a commitment to close the data divide and give millions of consumers and small businesses access to the global economy.
UVA Darden Professor Mike Lenox’s recent Three Things video. In it, he explains three classic patterns of disruptive innovation, as new technologies and companies redefine markets.
Professor Jeanne Liedtka and Randy Salzman discuss lessons learned from business growth leaders who thrived despite the Great Recession. The authors pose the question: Can we apply these lessons to contemporary economic and political uncertainty?
A feature on UVA Darden School of Business' Capital Management, the club and class that gives students the ability to manage part of the endowment, and shows great results.
UVA Darden Professor Jim Detert discusses workplace courage and a surprising behavior that makes for strong leadership: embracing voluntary vulnerability.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business recently hosted a series of programs and events in India where Darden students took a deep dive into business, contrasts and entrepreneurial spirit in India
An excerpt of Darden Professor Ed Hess’ new book, Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age. In it, he explains why connecting with others and building trust will be so important to the workplace in the coming Smart Machine Age.
Arpan Sheth has used his Darden background and entrepreneurial nature to position himself at the intersection of technology and business in the heart of the world’s fastest-growing economy.