Ideas and Innovation

Darden Global Leadership Forum in Shanghai
Coinciding with the two-week China residency of Darden's new Global MBA for Executives program, the inaugural Global Leadership Forum in Shanghai 11-13 May brought together Darden students, alumni, faculty and school leaders for an enlightening weekend, including a new case, a keynote speech by Darden alumnus Scott Price (MBA '90), CEO and president of Wal-Mart Asia, and an admissions reception....
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In the Trash or in Hand, Coupons Make Money
Darden Professors Paul Farris and Rajkumar Venkatesan declare in a new study that coupons work. "In fact, the coupons that wind up in the trash ultimately may deliver greater returns to a company than the coupons that are redeemed."...
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Two Darden Students Help Win Top Walmart Prize
Residents of the Limpopo Province in South Africa struggle to access clean water. Darden and U.Va. students joined forces to create a sustainable business in Limpopo to produce purifying filters. The plan won Walmart's Better Living Business Plan Challenge....
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Toy Venture Hatched in Darden Business Incubator Launches New Interactive Experience for Kids
The biggest blockbuster toy since Tickle Me Elmo could be on the horizon. Its inventor, Second Year Darden student Thomas Giedgowd, believes that TeeGee has what it takes to make it on every child’s wish list. With help from the Darden Business Incubator, he debuted TeeGee at the 2012 American International Toy Fair....
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