From its founding in 1969 as a graduate business school “of the highestprofessional quality,” the Owen Graduate School of Management hasalways strived for excellence.In keeping with Vanderbilt University’s longstanding commitmentto world-class research, the school’s early leadership recruited elitetalent that was as well respected in the halls of academia as it waswithin industry.That strong foundation has helped foster a top-caliber faculty thattoday works across many disciplines in an intimate, intellectuallycollaborative environment.Vanderbilt’s business faculty regularly publishes important newresearch in—and serves on the editorial boards of—the world’s mostprestigious academic journals. This booklet offers highlights of how the research being done atVanderbilt doesn’t merely observe the world of business, but makes ameaningful impact upon it.
