Foster School of Business

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academic division business school graduate business school

Foster School of Business is the University of Washington’s internationally recognized business school, known for its strong programs in entrepreneurship, finance, and leadership.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Foster School of Business canonical	13
Michael G. Foster School of Business	8
University of Washington Foster School of Business	3
Michael G. Foster School of Business at the University of Washington	1
University of Washington Foster School of Business Executive Education	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1425775 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foster School of Business
Context triple: [University of Washington, hasCollege, Foster School of Business]

A. Edwards School of Business
Edwards School of Business is the University of Saskatchewan’s business school, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, management, and marketing.
B. Booth School of Business
Booth School of Business is the University of Chicago’s renowned graduate business school, known for its rigorous analytical approach to economics, finance, and management education.
C. Ross School of Business
Ross School of Business is the University of Michigan’s renowned business school, known for its action-based learning approach and strong programs in MBA and undergraduate business education.
D. Sauder School of Business
Sauder School of Business is the University of British Columbia’s internationally recognized business school, offering undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in business and management.
E. Gies College of Business
Gies College of Business is the business school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for its strong programs in accounting, finance, and innovative online business education.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Foster School of Business
Target entity description: Foster School of Business is the University of Washington’s internationally recognized business school, known for its strong programs in entrepreneurship, finance, and leadership.

A. Edwards School of Business
Edwards School of Business is the University of Saskatchewan’s business school, offering undergraduate and graduate programs in areas such as accounting, finance, management, and marketing.
B. Booth School of Business
Booth School of Business is the University of Chicago’s renowned graduate business school, known for its rigorous analytical approach to economics, finance, and management education.
C. Ross School of Business
Ross School of Business is the University of Michigan’s renowned business school, known for its action-based learning approach and strong programs in MBA and undergraduate business education.
D. Sauder School of Business
Sauder School of Business is the University of British Columbia’s internationally recognized business school, offering undergraduate, graduate, and executive programs in business and management.
E. Gies College of Business
Gies College of Business is the business school of the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign, known for its strong programs in accounting, finance, and innovative online business education.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic division ⓘ business school ⓘ graduate business school ⓘ
accreditation	AACSB ⓘ
affiliation	University of Washington ⓘ public university system of Washington ⓘ
campus	University of Washington Seattle campus ⓘ linked to: University of Washington
city	Seattle ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
emphasis	experiential learning ⓘ global business ⓘ innovation ⓘ
formerName	University of Washington School of Business Administration ⓘ linked to: University of Washington
hasFacility	Bank of America Executive Education Center ⓘ Dempsey Hall ⓘ PACCAR Hall ⓘ
hasResearchCenter	Arthur W. Buerk Center for Entrepreneurship ⓘ Center for Financial Planning and Education ⓘ Center for Leadership and Strategic Thinking ⓘ Center for Sales and Marketing Strategy ⓘ Consulting and Business Development Center ⓘ Global Business Center ⓘ
knownFor	entrepreneurship education ⓘ finance programs ⓘ leadership development ⓘ strong ties to Pacific Northwest business community ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Seattle, Washington ⓘ linked to: Seattle, Washington, United States
namedAfter	Michael G. Foster ⓘ
offersDegreeLevel	doctoral ⓘ graduate ⓘ undergraduate ⓘ
offersProgram	Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration ⓘ Evening MBA ⓘ Executive MBA ⓘ Full-time MBA ⓘ linked to: Daytime MBA Master of Professional Accounting ⓘ Master of Science in Information Systems ⓘ Master of Science in Taxation ⓘ PhD in Business Administration ⓘ Technology Management MBA ⓘ
parentOrganization	University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences ⓘ
partOf	University of Washington ⓘ
region	Pacific Northwest ⓘ
state	Washington ⓘ
website	https://foster.uw.edu ⓘ

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Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of Washington → hasCollege → Foster School of Business ⓘ

University of Washington PACCAR Hall → affiliatedWith → University of Washington Foster School of Business ⓘ