Business, ethics & society

UVA Darden researchers argue that adding social enterprises to public-private partnerships can deepen community engagement, strengthen implementation and produce more sustainable, scalable solutions to global challenges.

The findings of a new paper from UVA Darden Professor Young Hou suggest that today’s CEOs and companies operate in a world where the stance they take on social and political issues can affect the bottom line.

In an AI-driven world, Professor Jared D. Harris is teaching students to think more deeply — by pairing strategy with technology and ethics with literature.

New research by Prem Menghwar, a postdoctoral research associate at UVA Darden, and Professor Ed Freeman challenges the idea that the main goal of nonprofits is to create social value — not economic value.

A new paper by Ed Freeman, Yael Grushka-Cockayne and Prem Menghwar outlines the six principles of Stakeholder Theory that can guide projects toward creating value for all stakeholders, including marginalized stakeholders.

Newsrooms are embracing AI for everything from fact-finding to writing first drafts. But research from UVA Darden professor Luca Cian and colleagues suggests caution: the more openly outlets disclose AI, the less readers trust them.

How “good” are not-for-profits in the healthcare space? In a new working paper, Darden professor Christoph Herpfer seeks to settle the debate over for-profit and not-for-profit hospitals.

Writing for The Conversation, Lauren Kaufmann, an assistant professor of business administration at the University of Virginia’s Darden School of Business, joins colleague Helet Botha of the University of Michigan-Dearborn to explore whether “impact investors” assess if their strategy is having a positive effect.

A new business case on infamous tech company Theranos examines the risks for entrepreneurs, board members and investors in the fog of the innovation economy.