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Economic Inequality, Part 2: Where We’re Going and Why It Matters

Economic Inequality, Part 2: Where We’re Going and Why It Matters

Economic inequality may be one of the defining challenges of our time. Income mobility has decreased, and the reinforcing loops of economic and opportunity inequality correlate with health and societal harms. What will happen as artificial intelligence rises and human employment decreases?

Economic Inequality, Part 1: Where We Are and Why

Economic Inequality, Part 1: Where We Are and Why

For three years, Darden Professors Jim Freeland and Ed Freeman, initially with the help of Professor Ed Hess, have taught a popular course titled “Economic Inequality and Social Mobility” to help students become more aware of what may be one of the defining challenges of their lifetime — economic inequality — and to focus on what business can do to

Jim Freeland

James R. Freeland

Freeland has wide-ranging expertise; with an extensive background in operations management, his current area of focus is economic and opportunity inequality, and he teaches on both topics.

Can Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Save Our Cities?

Can Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Save Our Cities?

Entrepreneurial activity is concentrated in large markets more than ever, but small and midsize cities increasingly view startup culture as a key ingredient to a thriving future. A new Darden project aims to unearth how those cities can build an entrepreneurial ecosystem.

Will Amazon Get Whole Value from Whole Foods?

Will Amazon Get Whole Value from Whole Foods?

In 2017, Amazon announced it would acquire Whole Foods, and the company paid $13.2 billion for the deal, about $9 billion more than the grocery chain's fair market value. Will this ultimately mean a massive write down in value for the tech giant or a savvy investment?

Amid Strong US Economy: 3 Threats?

Amid Strong US Economy: 3 Threats?

Most economic crises fade quickly into blurry memories, but the same can’t be said of the mortgage meltdown and Great Recession of 2007–09. A decade later, three of Darden’s top economics and finance professors share their concerns of a repeat.

In Case of Financial Crisis: Counsel for the Next President

In Case of Financial Crisis: Counsel for the Next President

C-Suite Talk: How Marketing Can Help You Get to the Top Floor

C-Suite Talk: How Marketing Can Help You Get to the Top Floor

Active Innovation Leadership: What if Your Organization Isn’t Loaded With Geniuses Like Steve Jobs?

The Creative Promise of Design Thinking