
Walton College Launches Master of Science in Product Innovation
The new graduate program, which promotes product innovation and management, launched its inaugural class on August 17.
September 25, 2023 | By Lori McLemore
The new graduate program, which promotes product innovation and management, launched its inaugural class on August 17.
September 25, 2023 | By Lori McLemore
SEVI's Jake Grandy and his co-researcher Shon Hiatt look at activism and how it effects government regulators and industry.
July 5, 2023 | By Lori McLemore
Love biking, camping, fishing or hiking? Earn an Outdoor Products and Services Micro-Certificate to learn the business side of outdoor recreation.
March 22, 2023 | By Lori McLemore
"Venture creation and entrepreneurship has been a burning desire in me since I was a kid."
January 24, 2023 | By Grant Schol
Researchers based study on public perception of politicians as unethical, having privileged information.
October 20, 2022
What role do politics play in firm management? Find how executives influence their firm's lobbying and investment strategies based on the political environment.
October 18, 2022 | By Jack Travis, Jason Ridge
The degree targets recent graduates and mid-career professionals who want to develop skills to launch products in a startup or innovative environment.
September 29, 2022 | By Lori McLemore
Building a successful business requires the perfect business partner. But what if the relationship sours? Learn about managing office interpersonal dynamics.
August 30, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Oleg Petrenko
The authors explore how to bridge the gap between art and business.
July 8, 2022
Should firms disclose everything? Analyzing transparency in firm disclosure practices reveals links to clarity, increased scrutiny, and types of stakeholders.
June 14, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Jake Grandy
Joining Matt on this week's episode is Cara Osborne, Assistant Professor within the Walton College in the Strategy, Entrepreneurship, Venture and Innovation Department.
May 4, 2022 | By Matt Waller
Independent board members provide much-needed fresh perspective in the wake of a CEO transition, especially when the outgoing CEO stays on as a board member.
April 21, 2022 | By Mitchell Simpson, Michael Cummings
This session with Rogelio Garcia Contreras and Jackie Wiersma-Mosley will highlight inclusive teaching practices that support all U of A students. Join the talk from 1:30-2:30 p.m. today via Zoom.
March 30, 2022
It's often said that art and business are like oil and water: they don't mix. Find out what Walton scholars are doing to correct this misperception..
March 29, 2022 | By Abbi Ross, Adrienne Callander, Michael Cummings
Twelve graduate startup teams across North America will compete this spring in the third annual Heartland Challenge, a competition designed to simulate the process of raising venture capital for a high-growth enterprise.
March 28, 2022
Rogelio Garcia Contreras, teaching assistant professor and director of social innovation in Walton College, received the 2021-22 Outstanding Contribution to Service Learning Teaching Award.
March 17, 2022
Product management is a skill whose value will only increase as time passes. Find out what the McMillon Studio is doing to prepare its students for success.
March 11, 2022 | By Stephen Caldwell
Product management is a vital part of today's business landscape. Find out how you can turn your interest into a secure and successful career.
March 9, 2022 | By Stephen Caldwell
When it comes to product management, there's more than meets the eye. Learn what it is, how it works, and why it's necessary for success in business.
March 7, 2022 | By Stephen Caldwell
CEOs aren't known for their humility, but humility is known to benefit CEOs. Find out how this virtue can be responsible for greater quarterly earnings.
February 28, 2022 | By Jeff Wright, Oleg Petrenko
We can all talk about various methods to develop our business plans or test the market acceptance for a new product idea, but how about we spend a little time in the weeds going over some stuff that startup founders should really be thinking about and doing?
September 22, 2021 | By Mark Zweig
Rogelio Garcia Contreras, a teaching assistant professor who has taught two service learning classes in Walton College, directed multiple service-learning-based honors theses.
September 8, 2021
A new program is being developed at the U of A that will train and support regional entrepreneurs focused on outdoor recreation-oriented hospitality, service and experience businesses, as well as outdoor industry product design and development start-ups.
September 8, 2021
In this episode of Be EPIC, Matt is joined by Alan Ellstrand, associate dean for programs and research and professor in the Department of Strategy, Entrepreneurship and Venture Innovation at the Sam M. Walton College of Business.
August 18, 2021 | By Matt Waller
Sarah Goforth, executive director of the Office of Entrepreneurship and Innovation, will join the NWA Council Executive Committee.
July 16, 2021
The grant builds on a similar $1 million Small Business Innovation and Research award Lapovations received from the National Science Foundation in 2020.
June 15, 2021
Our program is not only practical, but it can provide some potentially life-changing experiences for our students.
May 14, 2021 | By Mark Zweig
The program is unique in that it caters to students who don’t want to wait for graduation to start their venture or work on innovative projects. Many, in fact, use class projects and competitions as a launching pad for starting a business while still in college.
December 10, 2020 | By Stephen Caldwell
November 17, 2020
One of the principle tenets of the American economy is the idea of competition — the notion that each business or firm has equal chance to compete in the U.S. market.
September 25, 2020 | By Michael Adkison, Jake B. Grady
At the end of the day, CEOs, employees, and the towns that support them, are all humans whose livelihoods are at stake.
September 18, 2020 | By Jeff L. Wright, Jason Ridge
Faculty and students will collaborate with a university in India to develop innovations for medical devices and protective equipment.
July 14, 2020
Though Adrienne Callander is an assistant professor of art and entrepreneurship, her research centers on challenging the separation of these two processes.
April 16, 2020
Jessica Salmon is the Senior Director, Strategy and Innovation of the McMillon Innovation Studio. Sarah Goforth is the Director of Outreach for the Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation.
December 4, 2019 | By Matt Waller
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