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Luca Cian

Cian’s area of marketing expertise encompasses consumer behavior and psychology, specifically as related to sensory marketing and social cognition.

Positioning Your Positioning: High Rationality and Low Emotion

Vertical position matters in marketing communications. Recent research shows a new finding about verticality: Deciding whether to place promotional content higher or lower is especially important when the appeal of a product — from sports cars, food items and health care products to any number of tangible or intangible

C-Suite Insights With Scott Beardsley: ADT CEO Naren Gursahaney

Darden Dean Scott C. Beardsley interviews alumnus Naren Gursahaney (MBA ’89), president and CEO of ADT Security Services.

Scott C. Beardsley

Scott C. Beardsley was appointed President of the University of Virginia in January 2026.

Six Critical Factors to a Global Career

The Darden editorial team recently sat down with alumnus Scott Price (MBA ’90), executive vice president and chief administration officer of Walmart International and president and CEO of Walmart Asia, for a discussion on how to best prepare for a global career path.

Michael J. Schill

Schill is an authority on international corporate finance, stock market anomalies and business valuation.

Earlybird or Latecomer? How Pecking Order and Timeliness Matter in Collaboration

Darden Professor Melissa C. Thomas-Hunt discusses how status and timeliness of response affect how a person’s message is received by his or her colleagues.

Everybody’s Biased, So I Can Be Too

How can businesses tackle a seemingly intractable problem such as stereotyping? Leaders have to structure processes correctly to weed out bias.

Helping Salespeople Soar: Moving the Needle

How do you motivate your sales team? What strategies are best for helping your top, middle and bottom performers scramble to a higher plateau?

The 'Bad News' Penalty

Darden Professor Justin Hopkins and Dain Donelson examine the effects of market-wide decline on the same day a company communicates negative news.