Translational Research Center

  In late 2019, the Fox School of Business launched the Philadelphia Healthcare Hub. Organized by the Translational Research Center and the Center for International Business Education and Research, this event series will explore the future of healthcare. The inaugural event focused on “Reinventing Healthcare and Biopharmaceutical Value Chains.”  Leaders in practice, research, government policymakers […]

For decades, business schools have been discussing how to translate the insights of academic research into real-world solutions to industry and societal problems. To address this issue head-on and truly move the needle of impact, the Fox School recently founded the Translational Research Center.  Charles Dhanaraj is the executive director of the center, an H.F. […]

Change doesn’t happen overnight, especially in education. For years, academics and business executives alike have questioned whether the insights from business school research conducted are getting into the hands of those who need it. The debate about “rigor versus relevance” is age-old. While the answer may seem simple, the process of getting there is complex. […]

The academic year has drawn to an end, students have graduated, and campus is a little quieter. These moments are often the best times for reflection on the year behind—and what a successful year it has been! Graduating with Distinction: Congratulations to the PhD and DBA Class of 2018 The Fox School’s PhD and Executive DBA […]

The Fox School of Business is making history—and driving real impact. On Monday, March 12, the Fox School hosted a first-of-its-kind forum that brought together editors-in-chief of leading academic business journals across multiple disciplines. The 2018 Editors’ Summit united academia and industry, researchers and executives, students and educators, for a day of dialogue on a […]

  Look around. They are in newspapers and social media feeds. They are online and on scrolling news tickers, too. Almost daily, you’ll see splashy headlines announcing the latest scientific-research findings—from groundbreaking disease cures, to solutions for cell-phone addiction and possible causes of global warming. Rarely, if ever, are real-world applications of business-school research given […]