Agile is a way of thinking that leads to outcomes like interdisciplinary collaboration and an ability to effectively respond to change, and its principles are relevant to innovative firms everywhere.
When we have access to technology, data, investment and expertise, how do we translate it all to social impact? Darden Dean Scott C. Beardsley interviews Shamina Singh, president of the Mastercard Center for Inclusive Growth, to find out.
Darden Dean Scott C. Beardsley interviews Dr. Ulrich Bez, former CEO and current board member of Aston Martin and distinguished executive in residence at Darden.
Energize the Chain saves lives by keeping vaccines at temperatures necessary for efficacy. It’s a leading public-private partnership improving communities around the world.
Project Nurture helps small-scale fruit farmers in East Africa improve the quality and quantity of their product, enter the value chain and earn higher incomes.
SAPARM helps pastoralists in Africa find water through the use of satellite technology and is a leading public-private partnership improving communities around the world.
For well over a decade, Darden Professors Robert E. Spekman and Edward W. Davis have been interested in the extended enterprise, a collaborative approach to supply chain management in which key members view one another as partners rather than adversaries.
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.
In this Three Things video, Darden Professor Yael Grushka-Cockayne explains the questions a manager can answer to prioritize and execute projects more effectively.
