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The Haiti Humanitarian Air Bridge: Facilitating Aid

UVA Darden

Air transportation is often the most volatile and costly component of the supply chain — particularly when factoring in the need for protracted delivery of aid by air in complex emergencies requiring international assistance. The operation of these flights to Haiti saved the aid community more than $1.24

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Good Disruption: Electric Vehicles

UVA Darden

Operations & Technology. Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs; Altec Styslinger Foundation Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration. As an expert in the area of project management, she has served as a consultant to international firms in the aerospace and transportation industries. 6 May 2022.

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Good Disruption: Online Learning

UVA Darden

Operations & Technology. Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs; Altec Styslinger Foundation Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration. As an expert in the area of project management, she has served as a consultant to international firms in the aerospace and transportation industries. 25 May 2022.

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Good Disruption: Cryptocurrency

UVA Darden

Operations & Technology. Senior Associate Dean for Professional Degree Programs; Altec Styslinger Foundation Bicentennial Professor of Business Administration. As an expert in the area of project management, she has served as a consultant to international firms in the aerospace and transportation industries. 13 May 2022.

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Is Silicon Valley the Next Detroit?

UVA Darden

burtonc Tue, 02/06/2024 - 22:37 6 February 2024 Operations & Technology Entrepreneurship & Innovation Digital Transformation Modern Global Leadership Imagine a city. Nestle, 137-years-old, operates over 2,000 brands. 2 [link] (We exclude Tesla from the list since it is better categorized as a transportation or energy company.)

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Words vs. Actions: Why Innovation Must Be Central to COP28 Discussions

UVA Darden

Critical Actions to Decarbonize: The Playbook Last December, UVA’s Darden School of Business, Miller Center for Public Affairs and Environmental Institute convened 25 leaders from the private and public sectors in the UVA Rotunda to discuss ways in which global decarbonization could be accelerated toward a net-zero goal by 2050.

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Hiring Overlooked Talent May Help Ease the Worker Shortage

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Cut operating hours. Lose talent to bigger businesses. To help employers tap into this often overlooked talent pool, The Small Business Administration has a guide for hiring employees with disabilities. Other recent reports show that the labor shortage has forced SMBs to: Cut back services. Turn away customers.