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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.

Should CEOs Take an Oath of Office?

Darden Professor Mark Haskins discusses the significance of an oath of office to leaders and their organizations' stakeholders.

Watch Out for Fairy Tale Returns

Darden Professor Rich Evans' research on mutual fund incubator bias demonstrates the dangers of choosing an investment based on past success.

Mark E. Haskins

Haskins is an expert in the fields of performance management/measurement, corporate financial reporting, talent development and the design of effective learning experiences.

Growing Family Business in Emerging Markets

The Asia Initiative of Darden School of Business recently hosted a forum leveraging the expertise of both scholars and family-business owners from the U.S., China, Hong Kong and other Asian economies, who shared perspectives on how family businesses can achieve healthy growth in increasingly global markets.

Yes and No: Productive Ambivalence on Teams

Ambivalence is a bad thing. And a good thing. Is that confusing?

Do Shareholders Actually Care About CEO Pay?

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act mandated that publicly traded corporations provide shareholders with the right to vote on CEO pay. How much do those shareholders care, and under what conditions?

William W. Sihler

Ronald Edward Trzcinski Professor Emeritus of Business Administration