Foster Department of Management and Organization ranked #4 in the nation for research productivity
The University of Washington Foster School of Business has the #4 most productive management research faculty in the nation, based in its publication record over... Read More
Foster PhD student wins Dare to Care Dissertation Award for microfinance research
How do organizations fighting poverty form relationships with their beneficiaries based on trust, respect and support? How do these relationships allow people in poverty to... Read More
Expressing gratitude in tough times | Alumni lunch and learn webinar
The stay at home order can have us focusing on the people and things that make our lives more difficult and less pleasant and forgetting... Read More
How to cultivate gratitude during difficult times—and why it can make us all feel better
During the COVID-19 crisis, orders to shelter in place and practice social distancing can leave us more prone to focus on ourselves. But during times... Read More
The Decade in Foster Research: Top 10 of the 2010s
The UW Foster School of Business faculty is ranked #7 in the world by Financial Times for research productivity in the most influential 50 journals... Read More
The Year in Research: Top 18 of 2018
Each year, faculty of the University of Washington Foster School of Business produce influential research—on a wide array of topics—that advances academic theory and advises... Read More
Peak Management: Foster’s Department of Management and Organization ranks #1 in the world for rigorous, relevant research
Business school rankings are byzantine exercises, each employing its own proprietary formula of survey results, reputation grades, test scores, career data and a murky burgoo... 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
The Year in Research: Top 10 of 2017
Each year, faculty of the University of Washington Foster School of Business produce influential research that advances academic theory and advises management practice. As we... 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