- Vaccine Economics, Access Topic Of WDI Talk
Vaccine Economics, Access Topic Of WDI Talk
Friday, February 5, 2016
Vaccines save 2.5 millions lives annually according to the World Health Organization, and during the past 15 years major strides have been made in coverage rates for many childhood vaccines in low-income countries. However, challenges remain as evidenced by the 1.5 million children under the age of 5 who still… - WDI Perspective: Localizing the Case Study Method
WDI Perspective: Localizing the Case Study Method
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
The case study – an in-depth examination of a concrete business scenario for instructional purposes – is the gold standard of management training pedagogy, and for good reason. “Case studies put the students in the driver’s seat,” said John Branch, a professor at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of… - Watch WDI Talk On Need For New Ways To Measure Development Impact
Watch WDI Talk On Need For New Ways To Measure Development Impact
Thursday, January 21, 2016
Joshua Kaufman, director of the Office of Evaluation and Impact Assessment at USAID’s U.S. Global Development Lab, spoke Jan. 20 on how innovation is needed in order to positively impact unprecedented global development challenges. Kaufman was at U-M’s Ross School of Business as part of WDI’s Global Impact Speaker Series.… - WDI Refocuses Research Initiatives
WDI Refocuses Research Initiatives
Friday, January 15, 2016
The William Davidson Institute is moving forward with refocused research initiatives that better reflect the mission of the organization as it enters its second year under the leadership of President Paul Clyde and looks forward to its 25th anniversary in early 2017. Clyde outlines the work of the Institute, including… - A Book For BoP Enterprise Leaders
A Book For BoP Enterprise Leaders
Friday, January 15, 2016
Across 25 years and more than 80 countries, WDI Senior Research Fellow Ted London has explored the intersection of business development and poverty alleviation. This includes deep involvement in the evolution of the base of the pyramid (BoP) beginning 15 years ago. At that time, the idea of the BoP… - Weekend MBA Student Teams Advance Education Mission
Weekend MBA Student Teams Advance Education Mission
Thursday, January 14, 2016
Part of the mission of WDI's Education Initiative is to identify and share new ways to enhance management education in emerging markets. This can be achieved through the adoption of new business models, or the introduction of new programs or technologies, or a combination. To assist in this mission, the… - Improving Vaccine Delivery In Mozambique
Improving Vaccine Delivery In Mozambique
Wednesday, January 13, 2016
WDI’s Healthcare Research Initiative recently successfully completed a project with the government of Mozambique’s Ministry of Health (MOH) and VillageReach to establish better ways to measure performance at all levels of the vaccine supply chain and create better accountability structures. WDI and VillageReach also started a discussion with the MOH… - New VP Adding Value to Healthcare Team
New VP Adding Value to Healthcare Team
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
WDI Vice President of the Healthcare Research Initiative David Butz took a unique and winding path to WDI. Butz, who cut his teeth studying industrial organizations as a graduate student and while on the faculty at UCLA, where he taught economics for eight years, was not always interested in healthcare.… - Shanghai-Based Vice President Reflects on WDI Internship
Shanghai-Based Vice President Reflects on WDI Internship
Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Note: This is one in an ongoing series of articles profiling past WDI interns and Multidisciplinary Action Project (MAP) team members and their career paths. Additional profiles in the series may be found here. Lee Boyd can’t remember specifically how he heard about WDI as a first-year MBA student in 1993… - WDI Speaker: Finding New Ways To Measure Development Impact
WDI Speaker: Finding New Ways To Measure Development Impact
Wednesday, January 6, 2016
Traditional development organizations must embrace radically new approaches if they expect to help the 700 million people who live on less than $2 a day lift themselves out of poverty, argues the next WDI Global Impact speaker. Joshua Kaufman, director of the Office of Evaluation and Impact Assessment at USAID’s…