Want fairness across generations? Reduce investment risk, benefit payouts
What is fair? It’s a serious question for policy makers whose decisions affect the economic and environmental well-being of current constituents and generations to come.... Read More
Dr. Bruce J. Avolio appointed as University of Washington Chair in Business Strategic Leadership
The University of Washington’s Michael G. Foster School of Business has announced the appointment of Bruce J. Avolio, professor of management, as the inaugural Mark... Read More
Foster MBAs learn marketing on premium tequila, next-gen game console
If tequila could be said to have any role in higher education, it is—at best—as a distraction. At least, typically. In Mark Forehand’s Consumer Marketing... Read More
Rob Palmatier honored for contribution to marketing strategy research
If Rob Palmatier seems to be in a hurry, it’s because he is. A professor of marketing and the John C. Narver Endowed Professor in Business Administration... Read More
Oliver Rutz named Marketing Science Institute “Young Scholar”
Oliver Rutz, an associate professor of marketing at the Foster School, has been named a 2013 Young Scholar by the Marketing Science Institute. The award... Read More
A Faculty Perspective on Leadership in the United Arab Emirates
Guest post by Bruce Avolio, Executive Director of the Foster School’s Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking and a faculty member in the Technology Management MBA program.... Read More
10th Biennial International Business for Community Colleges Conference
Guest Post by Ian Priestman, International Business Professor at Linn-Benton Community College, Oregon, who attended the 10th Biennial International Business for Community Colleges Conference with... Read More
Job satisfaction, over time and in context, best predicts voluntary turnover
Job satisfaction has long been the gold-standard predictor of voluntary turnover in organizations. To put it simply, happy employees are most likely to stay put.... Read More
Mark Hillier wins 2013 PACCAR Award for Excellence in Teaching
Mark Hillier, an associate professor of quantitative methods at the University of Washington Foster School of Business, has won the 2013 PACCAR Award for Excellence... Read More
Summer Quarter Course Preview
Mikaela Houck, Manager of Academic & Student Services With TMMBA Class 13 already one third of the way done with their 18-month program experience, the... Read More