Fifty-four years ago, UCLA Anderson launched the nation's first field-study program, Applied Management Research (AMR).
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Global Reach of AMR Projects in 2019–2020
India • Indonesia • Japan • Kenya • Netherlands
Pakistan • Peru • South Africa • United Kingdom
Client Impressions
Kopernik Bali: Recommendations on Launching a Social Enterprise to Develop Effective Waste Management Solutions in Bali
Strategies for International Development, Guatemala: Identifying Operational Recommendations and Process Improvements to Eradicate Rural Poverty and Improve Income for Coffee Farmers in Guatemala
HomeExchange.com, a home swapping organization, has been around a quarter of a century. Here's how five MBAs helped the company realize its unique potential in the age of Airbnb.
Kopernik, Bali Test
Recommendations on Launching a Social Enterprise to Develop Effective Waste Management Solutions in Bali
How Twitter's Jack Dorsey Went From Inventor to Leader
Leaders on Leadership: Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman of Google
Research Teams
Simpatica Peru: How Simpatica Should Vertically Integrate its' Avocado Supply Chain
Agastya India: Maintaining a High Quality Classroom at Scale to Economically Disadvantaged Children in Rural India
Centre for Maternal & Newborn Health, United Kingdom: Sustainable Growth and Funding Strategies for the Centre of Maternal & Newborn Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Ethiopia & Uganda: Recommendations for Developing the Hawassa University Referral Hospital Breast Cancer Unit as a Model of Oncology Care
UCLA School of Nursing, Kenya: Piloting a Mhealth Project in Kenya to Reduce Maternal Mortality
Sports and Social Change, Brazil: Increasing Access to Adaptive Sports - Impact of 3D Printing
Global Impact
advancing pro-social causes outside of the United States.
Whether evaluating new models for micro finance, improving foreign supply chain efficiency, or evaluating growth and expansion strategies, our global pro-social projects make a real, immediate and often profound impact. We encourage you to learn more about these unique projects and their outcomes.
A Place for Women in India’s Dynamic FinTech Space
In collaboration with IDEO, an MBA field study team explored human-centered design solutions for low-income women in countries around the globe
Improving Early Childhood Education in the U.S. Virgin Islands
An MBA team’s primary research with key stakeholders informed a nonprofit how best to use its resources in economically disadvantaged island territories
Empowering the Poor in Coffee-Rich Guatemala
Applied Management Research (AMR) teams studied highly profitable and environmentally sustainable end-to-end coffee operation and immersed themselves in the Guatemalan culture
Bridging the Digital Divide in a South African Community
UCLA Anderson field study team recommended a viable, affordable internet connectivity solution in KwaZulu-Natal
It Takes a Village Bank
A UCLA Anderson field study team helped expand microfinance capabilities in rural regions of Peru
A Strategy to Encourage Sustainable Production of Rubber in Indonesia
UCLA Anderson MBA team and Conservation International partnered to benefit communities and businesses by protecting nature