McIntire School of Commerce

Knowing how to conduct business with China can benefit all parties involved, explains Mark Metcalf, a lecturer in Global Commerce at the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia. Metcalf teaches the undergraduate course “Doing Business in China.” We welcome your comments below.   Many people are familiar with guanxi (gwan-shee) – a […]

  We’re making our lists and checking…the price tags twice! Are we getting the best deals? Do we buy smarter when we visit the store or peruse online? Derick Davis, Assistant Professor of Commerce in the McIntire School of Commerce at the University of Virginia, details the psychology behind how we approach holiday shopping.   […]

Launching a concept toward the creation, development, and introduction of a useful product or method does “take a village,” according to George T. Gillies, who explains how this process looks at the University of Virginia. Mr. Gillies is a research professor of mechanical and biomedical engineering in UVA’s School of Engineering and Applied Science.   […]