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Three Things: How to Inspire Others

In this Three Things video, Darden Professor Morela Hernandez explains three behaviors a leader must exhibit to inspire followers.

The Emerging Power of the Entrepreneurial Method

Darden Professor Saras Sarasvathy groundbreaking research launched a new way of looking at the entrepreneurial method, once thought to be unteachable. Since then, dozens of articles and books have built on her work, and in turn have reshaped the landscape of how entrepreneurship is taught, researched and practiced.

Scott A. Snell

Snell is an expert in strategic human resource management — helping organizations compete better through people. He specializes in talent management, human capital strategy and organizational capability.

Beyond Strategy: 3 Lessons and 4 Ingredients of Execution

A couple of years ago, during a strategic review process at SunTrust, an analysis of the banking financial services industry revealed something very interesting: Strategy alone did not differentiate high- from low-performing firms. The true differentiator between winners and losers turned out to be how well the strategy was executed.

Boom and Bust: China’s Stock Market Turmoil

Darden Professors Rich Evans and Dennis Yang discuss the decline of the Shanghai Composite Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average.

International Monetary Policy and Capital Control Measures: The Way Forward

Darden Professor Frank Warnock shares insights from the 2015 Global Financial Stability Conference and offers guidance on the way forward.

Francis E. Warnock

Warnock is an expert in international capital flows, as well as international portfolio allocation and financial sector development in emerging markets.

Will Smart Machines Disrupt MBA Education?

Darden Professor Ed Hess believes that “we are on the cusp of a Smart Machine Age that could transform how most businesses are staffed, operated and managed.” Hess believes that most businesses of the future will be staffed by some combination of people and smart machines, with people doing those things that technology cannot do well.

The Aggressive Sweet Spot: Income Up; Taxes Down

Darden Professors Mary Margaret Frank and Luann Lynch delve into the world of aggressive tax and financial reporting and reveal a remarkable fact.

Luann J. Lynch

Lynch’s expertise and research interests are primarily in how to best pay or otherwise give incentives to bosses that will make their companies succeed.