Ideas to Action

Search

BizBasics: ‘Big Data’ With Robert Carraway

In this video, Professor Robert Carraway breaks down what big data is and explains how its four components can work together to avoid life-changing errors and missed opportunities.

Robert L. Carraway

Carraway, professor and former senior associate dean of the MBA program, is an authority on the appropriate and constructive use of quantitative analysis in making important decisions.

Peter Debaere

Debaere is a leading international economist, with a focus on international trade, multinationals and trade policy. His work addresses fundamental questions about the extent to which trade theories can explain actual international trade patterns.

Education in Entrepreneurship Gives Prison Inmates a Second Chance

Each day, nearly 1,600 prisoners in the United States leave jail and re-enter society. One of the primary factors influencing recidivism, or the return to prison, is the inability to find a job. People can change, and educational institutions can make a big difference in the success of their futures.

Edward D. Hess

Hess is a top authority on organizational and human high performance. His studies focus on growth, innovation and learning cultures, systems and processes, and servant leadership.

Ronald T. Wilcox

Wilcox has four specific areas of expertise: marketing financial services, branding, marketing for nonprofits and public policy, and marketing.

BizBasics: "Weber-Fechner Law of Pricing"

As Professor Ron Wilcox explains, our perception of a dollar changes within the context of a specific purchase. If you understand the Weber-Fechner Law of Pricing, more of your money might stay in your wallet.

Attitude Matters: Marketing to Woo Customers

A marketing model formulated by Darden Professor Raj Venkatesan to measure attitude helps companies predict customer behavior and value.

Dennis T. Yang

Yang is an expert on China — its labor markets, financial systems and phenomenal growth, which have made it an economic contender. His broader research expertise includes economic development and growth, comparative economic systems, as well as labor and demographic economics in the context of emerging markets.

Insights on China: How Agriculture Drives Socioeconomic Change

As emerging markets continue to find their places in the global economy, a question remains: What mechanisms are most effective at stimulating economic growth in developing countries?