2018 Management & Organization Department Publications
In 2017, the Foster School of Business Management and Organization Department was named the most productive management research faculty in North America. In 2018, the... Read More
Management & Organization ranked #2 in the nation for five-year research record
The UW Foster School of Business has the #2 most-productive management research faculty in the nation over the past five years, according to an annual... Read More
Amid technological turbulence, teams willing to learn and reorganize innovate best
These are turbulent times for anyone attempting to innovate, as fast-emerging technologies disrupt every aspect of modern life. So, it’s no surprise that corporations are... Read More
Thought leader: Financial Times ranks Foster #7 in the world for research productivity
The Financial Times has ranked the UW Foster School of Business faculty #7 in the world and #1 among public business schools for research productivity... Read More
The CEO’s political ideology influences resource allocation within an organization
Why do some multi-business corporations distribute resources evenly across units while others award resources variably? According to research by Abhinav Gupta, an assistant professor of... Read More
Firms tend to imitate competitors led by charismatic—not narcissistic—CEOs
Corporate strategy is rife with imitation, a keeping-up-with-the-Joneses mentality, writ large. But new research from the University of Washington Foster School of Business suggests that... Read More
Foster earns another #3 world ranking for research productivity
The research faculty of the UW Foster School of Business is the third most-productive in the world, according to the latest “Top 100 Business School... Read More
Feelings of unfair treatment trigger the worst in narcissistic leaders
Narcissistic leaders are particularly prone to act in their own self-interest when they feel that they are being treated unfairly. And the repercussions of this... Read More
Demonstrative passion is paramount to earning new venture investment via crowdfunding
When trying to raise startup capital via online crowdfunding sites such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo, entrepreneurs need to pitch with palpable passion. That’s the conclusion... Read More
Cultivating gratitude in the workplace can be good for the bottom line
In a memorable scene from the acclaimed television series “Mad Men,” ace advertising copywriter Peggy Olson confronts her boss, creative director Donald Draper, about his... Read More