Research shows that consumers don’t just make decisions based on personal beliefs, attitudes and preferences — at least not those in close relationships when choosing shared experiences. How can this information benefit relationships and marketing strategy?
Darden’s Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation will help lead UVA’s new Catalyst Accelerator Program, designed to support local entrepreneurs in the early stages of business development.
Former Celgene CEO Bob Hugin (MBA ’85) began the role of chair of the board of trustees on 1 July, succeeding outgoing chair Elizabeth Weymouth (MBA ’94).
Though French President Emmanuel Macron entered office with huge popularity, his attempts at long-term economic growth through labor reform were met with plummeting approval ratings and even yellow-vest protests. What will the country do to balance social protections vs. taxes?
Professor Ed Freeman's research on stakeholder theory continues to be enormously influential in and outside of the academic world.
Darden Professor Justin Hopkins developed his expertise in accounting not just in academia, but around the world in the Peace Corps and in practice at Ernst & Young.
Darden Executive Education has refreshed two of its most impactful comprehensive management development programs, offering newly relevant courses for both new and experienced managers.
Digital technologies are redefining business landscape, disrupting markets and industries. Darden Professor Michael Lenox offers insights how incumbent firms can start capturing the opportunities offered by digitization.
Uncover key insights from Darden experts examining the rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape and how new policies and actions can and will impact the global economy.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announces the appointment of Professor Jeanne Liedtka to the role of senior associate dean for degree programs.
Former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley was the inaugural speaker of the Data Science for the Public Good Distinguished Speaker Series, co-hosted by Darden at the School’s Washington, D.C., area facility.
According to newly released student satisfaction ratings from Bloomberg Businessweek, Darden students rated the full-time MBA with a perfect 100 score in response to the prompt, “My Instructors Were Inspiring and Supportive.”
Prof. Jim Detert studies courage. More specifically, the Darden School of Business professor studies courage in the workplace – the kind of courage it takes to disagree with your boss, put forth a new plan, confront a negligent coworker or hold a difficult client to account.
After misstating earnings, which companies come clean? In the aftermath of major corporate scandal, Professor Justin Hopkins takes stock of employee stock option misreporting, disincentives to investigate misbehavior and constraints to integrity.
To compete in today’s complex business environment, executives must excel at making decisions with an enterprise perspective. Darden Professor Elliott N. Weiss’ 9 Cs Enterprise-Perspective Model offers a useful decision-making framework.
Does long-term success come from winning the established game or creating the terms of your own? In the multibillion dollar video game industry, 130-year-old company Nintendo competes with a sometimes riskier approach to innovation.
University of Virginia Darden School of Business Dean Scott Beardsley will travel throughout Asia in June, meeting with prospective students, alumni, partner companies and other key stakeholders in the region during the two-week trip.
Effective, persuasive analytical writing is a critical management skill. Here, Darden Professor Marc Lipson details how to write with the reader in mind and present ideas clearly and concisely.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business announced today that its application for the full-time MBA Class of 2022 is now live.
Data science is used to predict everything from crimes to Yelp reviews. Darden Professor Michael Porter is leading the practice of predictive modeling, finding patterns in human behavior in hopes of benefiting society.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business welcomed 20 venture teams to the 2019 i.Lab Incubator program, which has been in operation for 20 years.
A trio of UVA Ph.D. students — two from the University of Virginia Darden School of Business and one from the School of Engineering and Applied Science — who are using new data science tools to answer questions related to what makes a job interview successful for both the candidate and the recruiter.
What’s an employee to do when her employer asks her to stray from her values? In this Case in Point, Mary Gentile, Steven Mintz and William F. Miller examine a complex situation in the tricky setting of taxes and the cannabis business.
Sixty years ago, famous American economist Leonid Hurwicz did groundbreaking research about the economic mechanisms theory. Today, Darden expert is interested in designing mechanisms to solve big challenges like energy usage and traffic flows.
A tsunami of technology is about to change the way people live and work. In this introduction of the article collection Human Excellence in the Smart Machine Age, Professor Ed Hess explains what skills humans need to hone in order to meet the challenges of the near future.
This June, recently admitted members of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business Class of 2021 gained access to an exciting new resource to prepare for their MBA internships and post-graduate careers. Through a new online, self-directed recruiting prep program created by the School’s Career Development Center, rising First Year students will be able to continue building on the record-breaking career success of the Classes of 2018 and 2019.
Darden Ideas to Action offers words of wisdom from six experts for graduates (and anyone else) on how real people with a real sense of purpose can make the workplace more productive, responsible and, well, happy.
From Surging Salaries to Percentage of Graduates Accepting Offers, Darden Class of 2019 Sets Records for Career Results as of Graduation
Artisanal chocolatier Goodio’s tagline, “It’s all good,” represents its drive to succeed economically and in a socially responsible manner. The company serves as a case in point on how to embrace “radical transparency” in its efforts toward sustainability, nutrient preservation, and economic stability for farmers and employees.
“Spirit of the New Workplace” is a course offered at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business since 2000. The overarching purpose of the course, led by Professor Joseph Harder, is to “help participants bring about the greatest possibilities of work, both for themselves and for others.”
Insights from the founders panel hosted by the Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and moderated by Techstars Farm to Fork Accelerator Managing Director Brett Brohl (MBA ’09)
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business has joined a group of the world’s foremost institutions in business education as a partner school of the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund’s McGowan Fellows Program. Through the program, a rising Second Year full-time MBA student at Darden will be selected as a McGowan Fellow and receive a full-tuition scholarship, in addition to a host of experiential leadership development opportunities.
New Research Quantifies Elusive Attribute, Demonstrates Real-World Consequences of Low-Integrity Leaders
The Wireless Access for Health initiative uses computing and mobile technology to improve public health care delivery for millions of people in the Philippines. It’s an example of a public-private partnership that makes strategic use of business’ ability to innovate and scale with the public sector’s understanding of the underserved.
For University of Virginia Darden School of Business student Quinton Clemm (Class of 2020), an emphasis and appreciation for education has always been a part of who he is.
Welcoming a record 900-plus alumni of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business back to Grounds on a picture perfect Reunion Weekend, Dean Scott Beardsley detailed the School’s current position of strength at the annual State of the School address.
Which question are you more inclined to ask as a manager: How can I create a workplace where people thrive? How can I get people to ensure my organization thrives and its goals are met? The distinction between these two questions may signal whether you’re viewing your organization more as a living organism or as a bureaucratic machine.
University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus Michael O’Neill (MBA ’74) was honored on 27 April with the Charles C. Abbott Award during his 45th reunion celebration at the School.
Upwards of 70 percent of all trades executed on a daily basis on Wall Street are not executed by humans. In fact, they are not even executed based on a human decision. They are executed by computer algorithms, and occur at almost incomprehensible speed, frequency and scale.
A deep dive into entrepreneurship among black women in resource-constrained environments in Detroit. The power of oral traditions in intergenerational decision-making. Overcoming barriers between behavioral science and engineering with an eye toward sustainable construction. All three of these radically different areas of research are being led by the University of Virginia’s new Convergent Behavioral Science Initiative.
Darden has announced the leadership for Powered by Purpose, its fundraising campaign in support of UVA’s historic $5 billion campaign set to launch in October. Jim Cooper (MBA ’84) will serve as chair with Bill Coogan (MBA ’82), Kirsti Goodwin (MBA ’02) and Liz Lynch (MBA ’84) serving as vice chairs.
The University of Virginia Darden School of Business community came together on 25 April for the presentation of a new recognition: the inaugural Lemuel E. Lewis Bicentennial Award for Global Leadership.
Students often ask Darden’s Career Development Center: How does one secure that full-time offer? Several recruiters and School alumni shared their answers to those questions during Darden’s inaugural spring career fair, which included a networking reception with companies, two panel discussions, company office hours, and on-Grounds and virtual interview opportunities.
Three hard-working members of the Class of 2020 on 22 April received fellowships that will cover the cost of their Second Year at the Darden School of Business. Alumnus Frank Genovese (MBA ’74) returned to the School for a special First Coffee to announce the recipients of the Frank E. Genovese Second Year Fellowship.
Red Cross CEO Gail McGovern said there were two themes running through her professional career: a love of learning and a love of working. Speaking at Darden as part of a Leadership Speaker Series event, McGovern said both themes were present early in her life.
In response to the conditions produced by the 2007–09 financial crisis and the eurozone sovereign debt crisis that persisted, one of the world’s central banks doled out some strong medicine — and it caused considerable problems.
The recent introduction of the Green New Deal by Democratic U.S. congressional leaders on the left has renewed hope among some that Congress might get us back on track. The reality is that the climate change clock is still ticking, and it’s more likely that private industry will move faster than legislators to make meaningful progress toward climate goals.
Like their predecessors throughout history, many now-iconic companies have changed trajectories — or pivoted — before achieving success. While relentless pivoting has become part of the startup gospel, new perspectives have started to emerge.
These are complicated times for Mexico: new, leftist political leadership, an increasingly fraught relationship with the U.S., and inflation threatening to ignite. Will the country of 130 million people find an economic door to open? Or will it run into a wall, like the one the U.S. is threatening to build?
A trio of University of Virginia Darden School of Business professors — Elena Loutskina, Bob Bruner and Pedro Matos — have been honored with University-wide awards for excellence in instruction, impact at the School and service to society.
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