The Batten Institute is dedicated to the creation of knowledge about the transformative power of entrepreneurship and innovation and to the cultivation of principled, entrepreneurial leaders. We believe that entrepreneurship and innovation are powerful mechanisms for addressing society's most pressing issues and that economic and social advancement requires leaders who embrace an entrepreneurial outlook and a commitment to innovation of all kinds.
We support a diverse portfolio of research projects that have clear, practical implications for managers and for society. Our current initiatives examine the role of entrepreneurship and innovation in four broad areas: growth, emerging markets, sustainability, and health care.
We engage leaders through books, articles, reports, teaching cases, curricula, conferences, and workshops. Through the Institute's active involvement in Darden's MBA and executive education programs, we help train the next generation of entrepreneurial leaders.
We foster a dynamic community of scholars, practitioners, and students, who come together through such programs as Batten Fellows, Batten MBA Scholars, Darden Incubator, and the Innovation Lab. We reach out beyond the Darden School to engage people through activities such as lecture series, informal colloquia, and competitions.
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Ashley Bickers
Special Projects Manager
American InterContinental University
Sean Carr
Director, Corporate Innovation Programs
B.A., Northwestern University; M.S., Columbia University; M.B.A., University of Virginia
Malgorzata "Gosia" Glinska
Senior Researcher
B.A., University of Gdansk, Poland; M.A., Boston University; M.F.A., University of Virginia
Amy L. Halliday
Managing Editor
A.B., Brown University; M.Phil., Oxford University
Andrew King
Research Associate
B.A., The University of the South; M.S., Oxford Brookes University
Michael Lenox
Associate Dean of Batten Programs
Executive Director, Batten Institute
Samuel L. Slover Research Professor of Business Administration
B.S., M.S., University of Virginia; Ph.D. Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Gayle Noble
Office Manager
Pan American Business School
Elizabeth O'Halloran
Managing Director and Director of Intellectual Capital
B.A., Haverford College; M.B.A., University of Virginia
Joyce Smaragdis
Associate Director of Outreach
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., Virginia Tech
Philippe Sommer
Director, Entrepreneurship Programs
Director, Darden Incubator
B.A., Amherst College; M.B.A., Columbia University
MJ Dougherty Toms
Assistant Director, Entrepreneurship Programs
B.A., Williams College; M.B.A., Yale University
Derry Wade
Communications Manager
A.B., Smith College; M.A., University of Virginia
Debbie White
Program Operations and Budget Coordinator
B.A., University of Virginia; M.A., George Washington University
Mailing Address:
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University of Virginia
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Charlottesville, VA 22906-6550
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Batten Institute
The Darden School
University of Virginia
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Charlottesville, VA 22903
Lenox and Fairchild to be honored by Aspen Institute as Faculty Pioneers (November 6, 2009)
Batten Institute launches new research e-newsletter, Batten Bulletin (September 28, 2009)
Ideas to Action Speakers Tour, sponsored by Batten Institute, announced (September 28, 2009)
Batten Institute Research Paper Series introduced on SSRN (September 21, 2009)
Sarasvathy research on effectuation featured in Austrian Managers Association' magazine (September 15, 2009)
Frank Batten, Sr. remembered by Dean Bruner (September 10, 2009)
"Radiology for managers: network analysis" Case developed by Batten Fellow Rob Cross, Elizabeth O'Halloran and Amy Halliday featured by Casium. September 9, 2009.Darden's Jeff York wins best Ph.D. Dissertation Prize from the Society for Business Ethics for, "Entrepreneurial Creation of Public Goods: Evidence from the green building and renewable energy industries." September 2, 2009.
"The inefficiency of creative thinking," Darden Professor Jeanne Liedtka cited by The Atlantic. August 25, 2009.
"Angel Investors Become a Little Less So." Batten Fellow John May quoted by New York Times. August 20, 2009.
"Brazen careerist: Factor instability into your career plans." Darden Professor Saras Sarasvathy quoted by California Job Journal. August 9, 2009.
Elizabeth Teisberg cited for pioneering research. Greenville News (SC). August 9, 2009.
Feature interview with Darden Prof. Elizabeth Teisberg. CSS Magazine (Switzerland) - 8/09
"Deft manoeuvring necessary for corporates." Jeanne Liedtka and her book, The Catalyst, featured by The Economic Times (India). July 17, 2009.
"Learning from Goldman Sachs 'Catalysts'" Jeanne Liedtka writes in the On Leadership section. Washington Post. July 14, 2009.
Darden's Lenox: Green Leaders View Environmentalism..." on BNET (Aug. 4, 2009)
Batten Institute's Innovation Research and Michael Lenox on BNET (July 22, 2009)
Washington Post Article Cites Batten Fellow Scott Wallace (July 8, 2009)
SMS Emerging Scholar Award Winner is Batten Executive Director (July 1, 2009)--Michael Lenox honored by Strategic Management Society with the 2009 Emerging Scholar Award
Article in UK Times Quotes Jeanne Liedtka, Catalyst co-author (July 1, 2009)
Big Think Interviews Entrepreneurship Professor Saras Sarasvathy (June 26, 2009)--Darden's Professor Sarasvathy explains the entrepreneurial method, why entrepreneurship is a powerful tool for social change, and the value of being action-oriented
Blog Cites Professor Jeanne Liedtka in Are Entrepreneurs Wired Differently (June 23, 2009)
Economist Intelligence Unit Report on Health Care Innovation References Professor Teisberg (June 19, 2009)--Report Doctor Innovation: Shaking up the health system available for free download
Professor Fairchild to Lead Darden's Tayloe Murphy (May 26, 2009)--Entrepreneurship faculty to lead Tayloe Murphy Institute at Darden
Toronto's National Post Blog Cites HBR Blog about Sarasvathy's Effectual Reasoning (May 19, 2009)
Batten Fellow Scott Wallace Cited in Modern Healthcare (May 15, 2009)--Article describes expert views offered at a listening session of the newly formed Federal Council for Comparative Effectiveness
CBS 19 Features Local Darden Entrepreneur (YouTube video) (May 14, 2009)--Darden alumni formerly in Darden Business Incubator profiled as local entrepreneur who participates in Tweet-ups for business networking with other local small business owners
Testimony Delivered by Batten Fellow Scott Wallace before New Congressional Council on Comparative Effectiveness of Health Care Treatments (May 14, 2009)
Sarasvathy's Effectuation Research Featured in Harvard Business Online and BusinessWeek (May 4, 2009)
NPR Marketplace "Investors Boost Health Care IT Funding" cites Batten Fellow Scott Wallace (April 27, 2009)
Investor Business Daily Interviews Catalyst Authors (April 15, 2009)--In this IBD article, "Spark Sales in Slow Times," Adelia Cellini Linecker interviews the growth leader experts, authors of the Catalyst--Trial membership required
Der Standard (Austria) (March 29, 2009) health care innovation interview (in German) with Elizabeth Teisberg
American Management Association "Lessons in Leading in Uncertain Times, from the 'Catalysts' " (March 2009)--Article by Jeanne Liedtka, Robert Rosen, and Rob Wiltbank (Batten Fellow)
"Small Business Start-Up Tips" - Miami Herald - (March 16, 2009)--Article features start-up advice by Batten Executive-in-Residence and Darden Professor Edward Hess
"Health Stewardship" Report by the Aspen Institute (2009)--Report co-authored by health care innovation experts Elizabeth Teisberg (Darden Professor) and Scott Wallace (Batten Fellow).
So You Want to Start a Business Fox Business News (March 3, 2009)--Professor Edward Hess offers advice for starting a business, even in the current environment
Richmond Times Dispatch Article (February 15, 2009)--Batten Executive Director and Darden Professor Michael Lenox cited regarding green jobs
Batten Executive-in-Residence and Darden Professor Edward Hess Quoted in BusinessWeek article (February 11, 2009)
Darden's Professor Teisberg Addresses U.S. Senate (1/30/09)--Darden healthcare innovation expert Elizabeth Teisberg gives testimony to Senate's Health, Education, Labor and Pension (HELP) Committee regarding health care innovation measures
Batten's Associate Dean Michael Lenox Named Associate Editor for Management Science (1/30/09)--Lenox now an Associate Editor for the Entrepreneurship and Innovation department
Forbes, Corporate VCs hang tough by Charlie Foster (1/29/09)--Associate Dean of Batten Michael Lenox quoted
Management Science Taps Darden's Kamalini Ramdas as a Department Editor (1/28/09)--Kamalini Ramdas chosen as one of two new Department Editors for Management Science
Arizona Business Gazette Quotes Batten Executive-in-Residence Ed Hess (1/22/09)--Darden Professor Ed Hess cited
Forbes, Timely tips for recession-racked entrepreneurs (1/20/09)--quotes Philippe Sommer, Director of Darden's Entrepreneurship Program
Businessweek.com podcast, "Eight Mistakes That Doom Startups" (1/06/09) by Ed Hess, Darden Professor of Business Administration and Batten Executive-in-Residence, author of So, You Want to Start a Business?