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Expansion in Foreign Markets: When in Russia, Go Russian

Emerson Process Management obtained a strong foothold in the Russian energy market despite the country’s almost Wild West economic and political conditions.

The Meaning of Demeaning: Social Identity Threats and Deviant Behavior

How do people respond to social identity threats — circumstances under which people think they may be devalued simply because of their social identity (ethnicity, gender, religion or sexual orientation) or membership in a particular group?

Peter Belmi

Belmi seeks to understand why rich people are rich, why poor people are poor, and why social disparities between the rich and the poor persist over time. To answer these questions, he examines the social psychological forces that contribute to the reproduction of hierarchies and social inequality.

Bank Diversification Likely Led to Housing Bubble

Elena Loutskina has been evaluating the role mortgage securitization played in the 2007 crisis and unearthed one of the possible causes for the housing bubble.

Elena Loutskina

Loutskina is an authority on banking and securitization. She researches corporate financing, venture capital and innovation, and earnings management.

C-Suite Insights With Scott Beardsley: Nestlé Chair Peter Brabeck

Darden Dean Scott C. Beardsley interviews Peter Brabeck, chair of Nestlé.

Lean Practice: Cinch in the Waste

Through the continuous refinement of practices and procedures, lean management seeks to produce more goods more quickly while using fewer resources — less factory space, fewer worker movements and fewer assembly steps.

The CEO Is a Good Guy. Trust Me.

Here’s something that won’t surprise you. The public doesn’t trust Big Business. Or Medium Business. Or even Little Business for that matter — at least not as institutions.

2016 Economic Forecast: ‘We’re Due’ — Recession May Loom for US Economy

Delivering his annual economic forecast, Darden Professor Alan Beckenstein predicted continued modest improvement in key economic indicators such as GDP and the unemployment rate, but suggested a new recession could be looming.

Three Things: Better Project Management

In this Three Things video, Darden Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne explains the questions a manager can answer to prioritize and execute projects more effectively.