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Released: 30-Jan-2020 2:20 PM EST
UVA Darden Alumni Steer Iconic Richmond Food Brand Through Growth and Transformation
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

While Ukrop’s ceased to exist in its grocery store form after 2009, many members of the family behind the brand — a number of whom are alumni of the University of Virginia Darden School of Business — have continued to build on the business’ legacy of innovation and community involvement.

Released: 30-Jan-2020 2:05 PM EST
Turnaround Titans: Why Companies Seek UVA Darden Grads to Lead Tough Turnarounds
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

UVA Darden graduates often lead their companies through big transitions.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 1:05 PM EST
Industry Leaders, Scholars to Convene at UVA Darden for Global Summit on Climate Change Risks and Opportunities
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:55 PM EST
How an Innovation Mindset Breaks Mammoth Societal Problems Down to Human Scale
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:45 PM EST
Diversity Practices: Challenges and Strategies
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:30 PM EST
Too Much of a Good Thing? Satiation and Satisfaction
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

   
Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:25 PM EST
Closing the Gender Gap in VC Funding
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 28-Jan-2020 12:15 PM EST
5 Big Questions About the Future of Retail
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 12:50 PM EST
StubHub Chief Product and Technology Officer on Solving Problems and Listening to Customers
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

After a summer internship with a major consulting firm following his First Year at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, StubHub Chief Product and Technology Officer Arnie Katz (MBA ’09) opted to strike out on his own after graduating, running Relay Foods — an online grocery delivery service he co-founded — for five years.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 12:50 PM EST
Global Leaders to Speak at UVA Darden’s Leadership Speaker Series This Spring
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

The University of Virginia Darden School of Business will welcome two distinguished global leaders to Grounds this spring as part of its Leadership Speaker Series.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 12:45 PM EST
On Changing Destiny: 20 Questions With Mastercard CFO Sachin Mehra
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

University of Virginia Darden School of Business alumnus Sachin Mehra (MBA ’96) is the CFO of Mastercard, where he has risen through the ranks for a decade following a global career that included stints at General Motors and Hess Corp. in locations including New York, Belgium, Singapore and China.

Released: 15-Jan-2020 12:35 PM EST
Diversity Practices: Challenges and Strategies
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 8-Jan-2020 4:20 PM EST
Vivian Riefberg Named Professor of Practice and David C. Walentas Jefferson Scholars Foundation Professor at UVA Darden
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 12:30 PM EST
The Rise of Social Robots: How AI Can Help Us Flourish
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

   
Released: 7-Jan-2020 12:20 PM EST
From Pack Line to the Bottom Line: UVA Basketball Provides Lessons in Darden-Led Exec Ed Program
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 11:40 AM EST
Danaher President at UVA Darden on Finding Challenge, Fulfillment in a General Management Career
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 11:35 AM EST
Race and Leadership: The Black Experience in the Workplace
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 7-Jan-2020 11:20 AM EST
First: Do No Harm. Second: Strategize for Stakeholders After You Do.
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

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.

Released: 19-Dec-2019 12:45 PM EST
How 5 UVA Darden Alumni Are Transforming Societies by Pursuing Their Purpose to Deliver Inclusive Growth
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

“Inclusive growth” — the wide diffusion of the benefits of an expanding economy in terms of opportunity, income, economic security and quality of life — is a hot topic for today’s MBA students at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, who are increasingly driven by a purpose to make business a force of good for society.

Released: 19-Dec-2019 12:40 PM EST
High-Tech Teddy Bears and More From the Psychology of Technology Conference
University of Virginia Darden School of Business

Brought to the School through the leadership of Professor Roshni Raveendhran and co-sponsored by Darden and its Batten Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, The Psychology of Technology, spanned two days and included sessions featuring researchers from top academic institutions around the world.



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