Steven C. Currall
Dean / Professor of Management
Research Expertise: Organizational behavior, entrepreneurship, emerging technologies, trust and negotiation, corporate governance
Degrees:
- Ph.D., Organizational Behavior Cornell University | Ithaca, N.Y.
- M.Sc., Social Psychology London School of Economics and Political Science
- B.A., Psychology Baylor University | Waco, Tex.
Steve Currall is Dean and Professor of Management in the Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis. A behavioral scientist, Currall has conducted research and taught for over two decades on organizational psychology topics such as innovation, emerging technologies, negotiation, and corporate governance.
At the invitation of the U.S. President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, Currall was a member of the Nanotechnology Technical Advisory Group. He has been a grantee on $19,833,893 in external funding of which over 75% came from refereed research grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Currall has held a range of administrative and faculty positions. In addition to positions in schools of management, he has served in engineering schools as vice dean, department chair, and endowed chair holder; he has also held faculty appointments in a Department of Psychology and in a Department of Statistics.
He has served as a member of the boards of the ten-campus University of California Global Health Institute, BioHouston (interim Vice Chair; Executive Committee; chair of Governance Committee), Leadership in Medicine, Inc., Nanotechnology Foundation of Texas, and Interferometrics, Inc. a venture-funded medical device start-up. He has been quoted over 525 times in publications such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Financial Times, International Herald Tribune, Business Week magazine, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) television and the Nightly Business Report.
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Leadership Lessons: What Do Executives at Amazon, Citigroup and Whole Foods Market Have in Common?
Blog by Dean Steven Currall
Former chairman and CEO of Citigroup, Sandy Weill ran the world’s third largest financial institution. Amazon.com soared from a $9 billion to a $70 billion company with Mark Onetto in charge of the supply chain and customer service for the world’s largest Internet retailer. Whole Foods Market co-CEO and co-founder John Mackey has grown a single store in Austin, Texas, founded in 1978, into an $11 billion Fortune 300 company.
Dean’s Distinguished Speaker: John Mackey Co-founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market speaks about Conscious Capitalism and Liberating the Heroic Spirit of Business
John Mackey, Co-founder and Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market, has led the natural and organic grocer as it has grown from a single store in Austin, Texas, founded in 1978, to an $11 billion Fortune 300 company, and a top U.S. supermarket with more than 340 stores and 70,000 team members worldwide.
Accelerating Innovation
Business Schools Must Fuel Economic Growth
Business schools are at a crossroads of relevancy. While it is important to our mission, we can no longer settle simply for teaching undergraduate and MBA students how to be better managers and leaders. We must take a lead role in accelerating innovation and inspiring entrepreneurship toward new business development. We must act as an engine of economic prosperity in our regions and globally.
Amazon.com’s Marc Onetto talks about “The Age of Amazon”: Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Series
Global Energy Industry Insights and Solutions: Dean Steven Currall Interviews Amy Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability
As energy policy takes center stage internationally in economics, national security and the geopolitical landscape, Dean Steven Currall poses these key questions to Amy Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability for the Graduate School of Management and the Institute of Transportation Studies:
Meetings and Activities Log: September 2012
September 4 : Teleconference meeting with Assistant Dean Finance candidate.
Attended the Academic Coordinating Council of Deans (ACCD) Meeting to discuss the NSF Science and Technology Center Proposal.
Dinner with Professor Roger Mayer, Poole College of Management at North Carolina State; Barbara Mayer; Dr. Cheyenne Currall; Professor Michael Maher; and Kathy Donelan Maher.
September 5 : Lunch with Terry Tumey, UC Davis Athletics Director.
Meetings and Activities Log: August 2012
August 3 : Teleconference meeting with Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham.
August 4 : Met with Margo Beth Fleming, Senior Editor, Economics and Organizational Studies at Stanford University Press at the Academy of Management conference.
Met with David Musson, Commissioning Editor at Oxford University Press, at the Academy of Management conference.
10th Annual Peer-to-Pier Networking and Dean’s Distinguished Speaker Event
Featuring Marc Onetto, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Operations and Customer Service at Amazon.com
“The Age of Amazon”: Having conquered the publishing and e-book business, Amazon.com has morphed into a tech titan, the dominant online megaretailer, a global digital entertainment powerhouse with the Kindle Fire tablets, music, video and cloud computing—and that’s just the beginning.With Kiva Systems robots fulfilling orders, Amazon’s warehouses are now among the world’s most advanced.A Gartner Research vice president describes Amazon.com: “They’re a new type of media com
A Message from Dean Curall
January 2013
Dear Members of the GSM Community:
I wish to update you on an issue of interest to the UC Davis Graduate School of Management community.
In a few months, U.S. News & World Report will release its annual ranking of graduate business schools. These rankings incorporate several key MBA student metrics that are self-reported by the schools to U.S. News such as: grade point average, GMAT score and percentage of applicants accepted by the school.
Personal Finance: Online startups help with credit, loans
Can small-dollar loans paired with free financial education or rewards for saving/paying down debt truly motivate our financial choices? Dean Currall comments on two new SF startups - LendUp.com and SaveUp.com, led by bright, young, socially-conscious CEOs who believe that deploying behavioral economics can do just that.
Global Energy Industry Insights and Solutions: Dean Steven Currall Interviews Amy Jaffe, Executive Director of Energy and Sustainability
As energy policy takes center stage internationally in economics, national security and the geopolitical landscape, Dean Steven Currall poses these key questions to Amy Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability for the Graduate School of Management and the Institute of Transportation Studies:
Still a “Boys’ Club” at the Top of Corporate California
There’s good reason why Yahoo! President and CEO Marissa Mayer and Hewlett-Packard President and CEO Meg Whitman find themselves in the media spotlight and overly scrutinized for their performance while held up as role models for women aspiring to emulate their career success at top companies. There are so very few others like them.
At the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, we closely monitor and publish a yearly benchmark for gender diversity in the C-suites and boardrooms of the largest public companies headquartered in California.
Stewarding the University of California Dream
The dream of a University of California education has been a historical driver of the upward economic mobility of California’s young people.
With the passage of Proposition 30, Governor Brown on Nov. 14 said the UC must think anew about how it does business.
Agreed. In fact, the UC is inspired now more than ever to fulfill the public’s trust by thinking of new ways to be responsible stewards of the financial resources we receive from the state.
Connect with Your Audience
Lessons for Business Leaders from the Presidential Election
Steven Currall is the Dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. In this blog, he analyzes President Obama’s successful communication strategies during the election, and provides executives and leaders with the tools to leverage trust building and active listening tactics.
$1 Million Grant to Help Develop Sustainable Agricultural Businesses, Provide Innovative Technologies
UC Davis is one of six recipients nationwide, and the only one in California, to receive a $1 million award in the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration’s 2012 i6 Challenge Grant competition.
The university has used the grant to establish the Sustainable AgTech Innovation Center.
Dean’s Fall Welcome Luncheon 2012
Preserving the UC Dream
Dean Steven C. Currall talks about building a world-class business school through responsible stewardship and strategic investments.
Video of the Event
When & Where:
Friday, October 26, 2012
11:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.
UC Davis Conference Center Ballroom
Tech Sector’s Glass Ceiling
Citing the School’s annual study of women in top leadership posts in California’s largest firms, Dean Steven Currall comments on news of Yahoo CEO Mayer’s appointment. “The TV series ‘Mad Men’ would feel right at home in 2012: Men still run the biggest companies, especially in Silicon Valley.”
Meetings and Activities Log: June 2012
June 1: Teleconference with Barbara Mark, CEO and Founder of Full Circle Institute Leadership and Life Strategies for Women of Substance and Passion, to discuss the panel positioning for the June 6 Women Business Leaders Census event.
Lunch with MBA candidate Brian Lonn, GSM MBA Ambassador Dani Morgan and MBA candidate John Churchman, winners of the “Lunch with the Dean” auction item at the Challenge for Charity GSM student fundraising event.
Met with Wendy Beecham, Managing Director of Executive Education.
China 2.0
Spreading Our International Wings in Asia and Beyond
By Dean Steven Currall
One of my key strategic objectives for moving the School forward is to strengthen our global footprint. Having moved to Davis from London, I am passionate about the further internationalization of our student experience, and establishing greater global influence, faculty research partnerships and new initiatives in executive education.
Understanding Threats to Leader Trustworthiness: Why It’s Better to Be Called “Incompetent” than “Immoral”
Restoring Trust in Organizations and Leaders, Oxford University Press 2012
In this book chapter, Professors Kimberley Elsbach and Steven Currall use research on both spontaneous trait inferences (i.e., perceptions of individual characteristics based on the mere observation of behavior) and motivated person-perception (i.e., perceptions of others that are influenced by perceiver needs and emotions) to develop a model explaining the differing effects of incompetent vs. immoral acts on leader trustworthiness.
Meetings and Activities Log: May 2012
May 1: Gave a presentation, “Building Your Business School’s Market Leadership and Strategic Advantage,” shared thoughts on competition and new competitive threats, effective marketing and positioning of business school programs, and delved into issues related to innovation, partnerships and globalization at the AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) ICAM (International Conference and Annual Meeting) in San Diego.
Teleconference with Payam Zamani, Founder and Chairman of Reply.com.
MBA Student Consultants Make an Impact on Businesses
This article profiles the revamped UC Davis MBA IMPACT curriculum, the result of a 10-month soul-searching by a faculty task force that asked alumni, current students and businesses the likes of Agilent Technologies Inc. and Intel Corp. what they wanted in new hires.
Meetings and Activities Log: April 2012
April 2 Senior Leadership Team Meeting with Associate Dean Hemant Bhargava; Acting Associate Dean Don Palmer, Assistant Dean James Stevens, Assistant Dean Mary McNally, Assistant Dean Judy Nagai, Managing Director Wendy A Beecham and Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Timothy Akin.
Met with James Mayer, Executive Director of California Forward, a bipartisan public interest effort to bolster democracy and improve the performance of government in California.
A Message from Dean Currall
Dear GSM Community,
As we enter the last few weeks of our 30th academic year at the Graduate School of Management, I invite you to join me for a community town hall meeting on Monday, May 7, from 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. in the Abbaszadeh Lecture Hall at Gallagher Hall.
This will be an open forum to share ideas, provide updates and address any concerns you may have, and an opportunity for me to answer your questions about the School and UC Davis.
A Message from Dean Currall
Dear GSM Community,
The task force looking into the November 2011 pepper-spray incident at UC Davis released its report and recommendations today. The documents have been posted to the UC Davis website, and will be unveiled at a public meeting here on campus that begins at 3:30 p.m.
The incident occurred after Occupy UC Davis students and supporters established a tent encampment to protest tuition and fee increases. When protesters refused orders to disperse, campus police officers used pepper spray.
Meetings and Activities Log: March 2012
March 1 : Senior Leadership meeting with Associate Dean Hemant Bhargava, Interim Associate Dean Donald Palmer, Assistant Dean Jim Stevens, Assistant Dean Mary McNally, Assistant Dean Judy Nagai, Managing Director Wendy Beecham, Executive Director Linda Oubre, Senior Director Tim Akin and Director of the MPAc Program Will Snyder.
Met with Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Provost about several projects.
Steven C. Currall Awards
Meetings and Activities Log: February 2012
Feb. 1: Teleconference meeting with University of California Business School Deans, Dean Andy Policano, Dean Judy Olian, Dean Rich Lyons and Dean Bob Sullivan, to discuss the University of California Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders.
Attended and gave a presentation titled “Sacramento’s Golden Opportunity” at the River City Bank’s 2012 Business Outlook Luncheon. The presentation was focused on the once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform economic development in our region.
UC Davis Session Provides Tips for Business with China
China – now the world’s second largest economy – has helped make Margaret Wong a millionaire, and she shared some of her secrets Tuesday at “China, The Next Gold Rush,” a workshop at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
China’s exploding middle class “is hungry for brand-name luxury goods,” Wong said. “A Chinese goes into a shop and asks, ‘Why don’t you give me the most expensive thing? I don’t know what’s good or bad.’ ”
Dean Currall moderated a panel on “Mining for Gold – Businesses Currently Doing Business in China”
Meetings and Activities Log: January 2012
January 3: Met with the GSM Organizational Behavior faculty group.
Attended the University Hub meeting with Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Ralph Hexter, Vice Chancellor of Research Harris Lewin, Professor of Technology Management Andrew Hargadon, Assistant Vice Chancellor of Administrative and Resource Management Karl Mohr, Special Advisor to the Chancellor Robert Gore and Vice Chancellor for Administrative and Resource Management John Meyer.
UC Offers Business Fellowship for Students at Historically Black Colleges
The University of California is launching the Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders fellowship program for students from historically black colleges and universities through six business and management schools. This article reports that the Graduate School of Management will be one of the fellowship’s host schools.
Meetings and Activities Log: December 2011
December 1: Teleconference meeting with Director of Corporate Relations/IMPACT Projects candidate.
December 5: Met with Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham about new projects.
Monthly update meeting with Executive Vice Chancellor Provost Ralph Hexter.
Met with GSM graduate students Jen Long, Mona Kamdjou and Matt Gallegly about the ASM Casino Royale Event in San Francisco.
Faculty Governance: Mission Statement and Executive Committee
The mission of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management is to be a leader in management research and education.
Steven Currall: Men Still Dominate at Top California Companies, Study Says
This article reports on the UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s annual census on California Women Business Leaders on Wednesday. The study, now in its seventh year, details the presence of women at the top of the 400 largest publicly held corporations headquartered in the state.
Women’s Glass Ceiling Intact at California Corporations, Study Shows
This article reports on the new UC Davis study which suggests that the glass ceiling remains firmly in place for female executives in California … and likely will stay there for a long time. “There are plenty of qualified women to hire and promote, but the vast majority of the 400 largest public companies in the state don’t seem to recognize that,” said Steven Currall, dean of the management school.
Inside Multi-disciplinary Science and Engineering Research Centers: The Impact of Organizational Climate on Invention Disclosures and Patents
Research Policy, 2011
Much past research on commercialization activities by university scientists and engineers has focused on the role of resources in the extra-organizational commercialization environment, such as the availability of venture capital funding. By contrast, the theoretical and empirical interest of this paper by Professor Steven Currall and co-authors Emily M. Hunter of Baylor University and Sara Jansen Perry of University of Houston-Downtown was in intra-organizational dynamics impacting the context in which scientists and engineers work.
Meetings and Activities Log: November 2011
November 3: Met with Alex Mehran, Bishop Ranch Ownership/General Manager, in San Ramon to discuss signage and other marketing opportunities.
Attended the GSM faculty meeting.
Dinner with Dr. Cheyenne Currall; Stuart Kaplan, Global Chief Operating Officer for Korn/Ferry Leadership and Talent Consulting; and Tracy Kaplan.
New Report Urges Colleges and Universities to Focus on Climate Change
Many colleges and universities have taken steps to provide students with more environmentally friendly classrooms and have even started offering bachelor’s and master’s degree programs in topics like sustainability. In this article, U.S.News and the HECAC recognize the GSM for our efforts and recent LEED platinum certification form the U.S. Green Building Council.
Dean’s Fall Welcome Lunch
Building Momentum and Mindshare at 2011's Fastest-Rising U.S. Business School
In just three decades, the Graduate School of Management has soared to national and international prominence. This year during the Dean’s Fall Welcome Lunch, Dean Steven C. Currall welcomed new students and highlighted the School’s strategic plan and a new branding initiative in his talk: “Building Momentum and Mindshare at 2011’s Fastest-Rising U.S. Business School.” Click here to view the video from event.
New IMPACT MBA Curriculum
Further Integrates Globalization, Responsible Business Ethics and Sustainability
Our new, innovative curriculum is anchored by an intensive focus on analytical and critical thinking, combined with a 20-week capstone consulting project that links cutting-edge Silicon Valley start-ups and Fortune 500 companies with student teams to address compelling business challenges.
Meetings and Activities Log: October 2011
October 3: Met with Professor Bob Yetman about the Master of Professional Accountancy program.
Met with Claire Pomeroy, Vice Chancellor of UC Davis Health System and Dean of UC Davis School of Medicine, and Jacqueline Northcutt, President and CEO of BioHouston Inc.
Had lunch with Jacqueline Northcutt; Meg Arnold, CEO of Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance (SARTA); Mark Friedman, President of Fulcrum Properties; and Cary Adams, Medical Device Angel Investor.
Meetings and Activities Log: June 2011
June1: Met with Vice Provost Academic Affairs candidate.
Met with Assistant Dean Jim Stevens and Senior Development Director Adrienne Capps regarding donor funds.
Met with Assistant Dean Anya Reid, Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Tim Akin, Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Managing Director Christi Black and Ogilvy Public Relations Worldwide Senior Vice President Valerie Vento to discuss branding the GSM.
Meetings and Activities Log: September 2011
Met and had lunch with Doug White, Director of Ventures and New Business Development for Dow Chemical Company; Steve Hahn, Recruitment Director at Dow Chemical Company; and Managing Director of Executive Education Wendy Beecham.
Met with Assistant Dean, Development and External Relations candidate.
Met with Neil Paschall, investment banker with The McLean Group Investment Group.
Meet our Dean
A Welcome Message from Dean Currall
Building a bold business future takes a crucial combination of real-world practice, mastery of strategic and analytical skills, and leadership development.
Turning ideas into action is exactly what today’s global marketplace demands. Ideas are only as strong as the innovative leaders who can act on them by motivating others to create change and drive results.
Meet Dean Steven C. Currall
Building a bold business future takes a crucial combination of real-world practice, mastery of strategic and analytical skills, and leadership development.
Turning ideas into action is exactly what today’s global marketplace demands. Ideas are only as strong as the innovative leaders who can act on them by motivating others to create change and drive results.
At UC Davis, you’ll find an MBA experience unlike any other—our approach merges teaching and research to prepare globally aware leaders who are committed to making a positive impact on the world. The values and principles of social and environmental responsibility are woven into the very fabric of both our tight-knit community and the campus.
Our new, innovative curriculum reflects emerging trends in the business world, further integrating globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability. Your intellectual and emotional intelligence will be stretched to the limit in our dynamic, collaborative learning environment. Internationally renowned professors will know you by name, and you will work closely with and get to know each of your talented classmates.
You will also benefit from the interdisciplinary strengths and rich offerings of one of the world’s top research universities—and our prime location in Northern California. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento region are thriving economic engines linked to global markets. Our connections to the Bay Area will link you into the financial center of the West and the world’s hotbed of innovation and entrepreneurship.
As you shape your future career path, you will have access to leading financial, energy and consumer companies, Fortune 500 firms, cutting-edge green technology and biotech leaders, top venture capitalists, and the nation’s wine and agricultural centers.
This is an exciting time to be at UC Davis. I encourage you to visit and learn more about what sets us apart. I assure you, the UC Davis MBA will be one of the most challenging, exhilarating and rewarding experiences of your life.
Steven C. Currall
Dean and Professor of Management
Meetings and Activities Log: May 2011
May 2: Met with Maury Gallagher, Chairman and CEO of Allegiant Airlines, and donor and Chancellor’s Campaign Cabinet member, in Las Vegas to discuss achievements and changes for the GSM.
May 3: Teleconference meeting with Ann Barefield, Finance Manager at Intel, to discuss activities
and events at the GSM.
Teleconference meeting with Jim Wunderman, Bay Area Council’s CEO (and a visiting lecturer in the Bay Area MBA program) about actress Connie Nielsen’s film Lost in Africa and her Human Needs Project Foundation.
Innovation Hub: Matching UC Davis Research with Regional Economic Development
UC Davis is reviewing more than 40 ideas and concepts for an Innovation Hub that would better connect campus research with entrepreneurs, accelerate the transfer of discoveries into commercial products, and develop the local and regional economy—all strategic priorities for the Graduate School of Management and opportunities for MBA students.
Peer-to-Pier: How Innovative Companies and People Stay on Top
“Complacency is suicide.”
That’s the bottom line for Mario Alioto, senior vice president of revenue for San Francisco’s 2010 World Champion–winning Giants. Alioto leads the marketing at AT&T Park, the force behind a record-breaking sales strategy that has kept the Giants one of the top sponsorship-revenue-generating teams in Major League Baseball.
Ignite Lights a Fire for Aspiring Entrepreneurs
The road from good idea to successful business can be golden—and fraught with potholes. For 16 entrepreneurial UC Davis MBAs who attended Ignite 2011 in early March, that route is now better lit, with opportunities and pitfalls more clearly marked.
An inspiring three-day immersion program for MBA and science/engineering students, Ignite is the brainchild of veteran venture capitalist Jack Gill, who founded a similar program, The Velocity Conference, at Indiana University’s Kelly School of Business in 2000.
University-City Partnerships Key to Urban Sustainability
The need for sustainable communities is a major economic, social and environmental issue that involves housing, transportation, energy and other infrastructure investments to protect the environment, promote equitable development and address the challenges of climate change. Achieving success in urban sustainability requires close cooperation between local, state and federal officials and crucial collaborations, such as city-university partnerships.
Introducing Our New UC Davis MBA Curriculum
We are strengthening our internationally ranked UC Davis MBA program by launching a new, innovative curriculum this fall that further integrates globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability.
Dean’s Message: Building a Bold Business Future Through Educational Innovation
The mission of 21st-century business schools should be to educate innovative, globally aware leaders who are prepared to make a positive impact on society. Our focus must be to teach students how to tackle business challenges with an integrated, multidisciplinary approach anchored by teamwork, responsible business practices and strong accountability.
Meetings and Activities Log: April 2011
Delivered welcome remarks to prospective students to the Daytime MBA Admit Day at Gallagher Hall.
Teleconference meeting with Scott Biddy, Vice Chancellor of University Relations at University of California, Berkeley, about UC Davis.
Teleconference meeting with Ann Powers, Executive Director of Individual Giving at Carnegie Mellon Tepper School of Business, about the GSM.
Met with Associate Professor Greta Hsu about her research projects.
Met with Senior Director of Marketing and Communications Tim Akin and UC Davis Senior
Meeting and Activity Log: March 2011
2 Teleconference meeting with Karl Engelbach, Associate Chancellor, about the GSM.
3Participated in the Council of Dean and Vice Chancellors Spring Retreat in Sacramento.
Facilitated a discussion with Dean Enrique Lavernia, Dean Jessie Ann Owens and Dean Claire Pomeroy on “Advancing our Vision of Excellence within the Current Fiscal Environment: Opportunities and Challenges.”
Meetings and Activities Log: August 2011
3 August 2011: Teleconference meeting with Senior Development Director Adrienne Capps.
The Next Economy
Dean Steven Currall led a panel of experts on emerging economic opportunities at the Sacramento Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce’s State-of-the-Region forum.
Regional Collaborative to Grow Economy
At the Sacramento Metro Chamber’s annual State of the Region Forum, Dean Steven Currall will guide an industry panel looking at key industry sectors that can lead the way in a regional economic recovery. Currall’s insight into innovation and emerging technologies has been quoted in the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post and The Economist.
Welcome from Dean Currall
Get a better understanding of our school and the culture we celebrate in this welcome address from Dean Curall
Meet our Dean
A Welcome Message from Dean Currall
Building a bold business future takes a crucial combination of real-world practice, mastery of strategic and analytical skills, and leadership development.
Turning ideas into action is exactly what today’s global marketplace demands. Ideas are only as strong as the innovative leaders who can act on them by motivating others to create change and drive results.
At UC Davis, you’ll find an MBA experience unlike any other—our approach merges teaching and research to prepare globally aware leaders who are committed to making a positive impact on the world. The values and principles of social and environmental responsibility are woven into the very fabric of both our tight-knit community and the campus.
Our new, innovative curriculum reflects emerging trends in the business world, further integrating globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability. Your intellectual and emotional intelligence will be stretched to the limit in our dynamic, collaborative learning environment. Internationally renowned professors will know you by name, and you will work closely with and get to know each of your talented classmates.
You will also benefit from the interdisciplinary strengths and rich offerings of one of the world’s top research universities—and our prime location in Northern California. The San Francisco Bay Area and the Sacramento region are thriving economic engines linked to global markets. Our connections to the Bay Area will link you into the financial center of the West and the world’s hotbed of innovation and entrepreneurship.
As you shape your future career path, you will have access to leading financial, energy and consumer companies, Fortune 500 firms, cutting-edge green technology and biotech leaders, top venture capitalists, and the nation’s wine and agricultural centers.
This is an exciting time to be at UC Davis. I encourage you to visit and learn more about what sets us apart. I assure you, the UC Davis MBA will be one of the most challenging, exhilarating and rewarding experiences of your life.
Wharton Admissions: As Elitist as You’d Expect?
Dean Steven Currall finds a study regarding Wharton’s School of Business admissions “odd and a little bit disturbing.” He says that diversity involves more than gender and race and requires a range of experience, background and geography, something that Wharton lacks in choosing no students from four of the country’s largest public universities.
Meetings and Activities Log: July 2011
1 July 2011: Teleconference meeting with Claire Pomeroy, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the UC Davis School of Medicine.
Teleconference meeting with Associate Chancellor Karl Engelbach about U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Development John Fernandez’ visit to Sacramento.
Met with Professor Roger Edelen to congratulate him on his tenure.
GSM Double Header on NPR Station
Capitol Public Radio speaks with Mark Otero ‘07 about his social gaming company, Founder & CEO, BioWare Sacramento. Actress Connie Neilson discusses the U.S. premiere of Lost in Africa at UC Davis. Dean Currall interviewed Neilson before the film’s screening.
UC Davis GSM Launching Executive Education Programs Led by Wendy Beecham
Dear GSM Community,
Spring is upon us, bringing beautiful, sunny weather and a season of continual renewal here at the Graduate School of Management. I wish to take this opportunity to let you know about one of our exciting new initiatives to extend our outreach and engage the business community.
Strengthening and building new educational partnerships with our corporate sponsors is a critical component of our mission of teaching, research and service.
M.B.A. Programs Focus on Project Management
Dean Steven Currall offers insight on the ever-changing needs of employers. “Employers tend to feel that the M.B.A. graduates are strong [in] technical business areas like finance and accounting and quantitative analysis,” Currall says. “[But], they want more team management, leadership, strategic thinking skills, and project management skills.” The UC Davis Graduate School of Management curriculum was recently overhauled to incorporate such needs.
UC Davis MBA Program Receives Its Highest National Ranking from U.S. News & World Report
Dear GSM Community,
As I return from Washington, D.C., I am thrilled to share great news with you, and invite you to join us to celebrate the School’s upward momentum and recognize everyone’s contributions to our collective success.
Our full-time MBA program has been ranked among the top six percent of AACSB International-accredited programs nationwide, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest graduate business school rankings released this morning.
New UC Davis MBA Curriculum Prepares Innovative Leaders for Global IMPACT
Dear GSM Community,
I have exciting news to share that is the culmination of more than 10 months of collaborative work by our faculty, alumni, students and business leaders.
This autumn the Graduate School of Management will launch a new, innovative MBA curriculum—the most fundamental renewal in the school’s history—that further integrates globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability to better prepare our graduates with the real-world practice, analytical and technical skills, and leadership training they need to succeed.
Dean Steven Currall Introduces Our New IMPACT MBA Curriculum
Further Integrates Globalization, Responsible Business Ethics and Sustainability
(Davis, CA) — Dean Steven C. Currall introduces our internationally ranked MBA program’s new, innovative curriculum that further integrates globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability.
Anchored by a two-part capstone course, Integrated Management Project and Articulation and Critical Thinking (IMPACT), the curriculum renewal—the most fundamental in the School’s history—is designed to better prepare graduates with the real-world practice, analytical and technical skills and leadership training needed to succeed in the business world of today and tomorrow.
2010 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders
Dean Currall discusses the Graduate School of Management’s dedication to establishing a diverse faculty (No. 1 in the world in female faculty) and the impact this has on the learning environment.
2010 UC Davis Study of California Women Business Leaders – Video 2
Dean Currall discusses the broader reaches of diversity in the workplace and the often overlooked benefits that a diverse team will bring to their product
Glass Ceiling Still Sturdy, Says UC Study
A study by the University of California, Davis, found women are “a conspicuous minority” in the Golden State’s boardrooms and corner offices. Only 16 out of the 400 biggest public companies has a woman CEO. Steven Currall, the school’s dean, said “for a state that considers itself a hip, progressive trendsetter, California looks like anything but that.”
Capitalizing the Green Dream
Steven C. Currall, dean of the UC Davis School of Management, moderates a panel of thought leaders on the commercialization of clean technology at the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 3 at UC Davis.
Steven Currall, UC Davis – Hub Culture Interview at GGCS3
Steven Currall, the Dean of the Business School at UC Davis talks to Sarah Backhouse of Hub Culture at the Governor’s Global Cilmate Summit in Davis. He has been key to the organization and coordination of the GGSC3.
Capitalizing the Green Dream: Defining Challenges, Opportunities
At the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 3 in November 2010, Dean Currall led a panel discussion on commercializing clean technology with three thought leaders.
Hub Culture Interview at GGCS3 with Dean Steven Currall
Steven Currall, dean of the Graduate School of Management at UC Davis talks to Sarah Backhouse of Hub Culture at the Governor’s Global Cilmate Summit in Davis. He has been key to the organization and coordination of the GGSC3.
The Campaign for UC Davis
Dean Steven Currall and the Graduate School of Management
During The Campaign for UC Davis, the Graduate School of Management has a historic opportunity to build on its solid foundation of excellence in scholarship, research and academics. The School has set an ambitious goal of $25 million. We have made significant progress toward our goal, thanks to many of you. Yet, there is much more to do. We have bold aspirations for the School, and ask you to be bold as you think about your personal support and how you can make an impact.
China Needs Political Reform, Made Wisely
On the eve of China celebrating the 30th anniversary for its first special economic zones, Premier Wen Jiabao called for political reform to safeguard its economic health. Dean Steven Currall is quoted extensively. “Any flourishing economy must have the environment of ethical and transparent decision making, accountability for business and government leaders,” said Currall, who recently returned from a two-week trip to China. “I applaud as he (Premier Wen) advanced political reform to further enhance ethical transparency and accountability.”
China Needs Political Reform, Made Wisely
On the eve of China celebrating the 30th anniversary for its first special economic zones, Premier Wen Jiabao called for political reform to safeguard its economic health. Dean Steven Currall is quoted extensively. “Any flourishing economy must have the environment of ethical and transparent decision making, accountability for business and government leaders,” said Currall, who recently returned from a two-week trip to China. “I applaud as he (Premier Wen) advanced political reform to further enhance ethical transparency and accountability.”
Meet Mayor Kevin Johnson’s Greenwise Sacramento Leadership Team
Dean Steven Currall interviewed in his role as leading green tech economic development task force for Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson’s Greenwise Initiative. “I’m very committed to the region and delighted to be living and working here, but I’m new here, and my hope is that I bring something fresh, something new in my perspective,” said Currall.
UC Davis Experts on Wall Street Reform Law
Dean Steven Currall and Professor Paul Griffin are experts available to comment to media about the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was signed into law on July 21.
Van Jones Hypes Greenwise Sacramento
Dean Steven Currall spoke at Greenwise Sacramento event June 20 about his role as the leader for the green and clean technology policy area. Currall leads a team that will focus on market creation and demand, regional business opportunities, finance, education and innovation based entrepreneurship. “It’s very much an ecosystem model that involves higher education” as well as innovators, entrepreneurs, venture capitalists and other parts of the business community, Currall said.
Gov. Schwarzenegger Announces Governors’ Global Climate Summit 3 To Be Held At UC Davis This Fall
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will host the Governors’ Global Climate Summit 3 at Mondavi Center at the UC Davis on Nov 15-16, taking advantage of the university’s long history of world-class research and development in environmental sustainability and green jobs. More recently, the Governor joined Graduate School of Management Dean Steven Currall on the university’s campus in a discussion on clean, sustainable paths to economic prosperity, as part of UC Davis’ E3 Roundtable on Economic Prosperity, Energy and the Environment.
Dean Currall Visits China Europe International Business School in Shanghai to Forge New Collaborations
Dean Steven C. Currall travels abroad to foster new relations with the China Europe Internation Business School, meeting with CEIBS Executive President Zhu Xiaoming in Shanghai.
Governor Participates in Discussion on Clean, Sustainable Paths to Economic Prosperity
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Dean Steven C. Currall sit down for a Q & A session centered around the economic implications of a cleaner, greener California.
Mayor Kevin Johnson joins deans from UC Davis and Sacramento State to introduce the Mayor’s Fellows
Mayor Kevin Johnson, along with Dean Steven Currall and Dr. Charles Gossett, introduces “Mayor’s Fellows” from the UC Davis School of Management and Sacramento State’s College of Social Sciences and Interdisciplinary Studies.
Road to Recovery: Sacramento Area Aims to Be Green Tech Center
When it comes to the nation’s efforts to curb global warming, few places are more important than Sacramento; it is here that California’s groundbreaking laws and regulations are written. Dean Steven Currall is quoted in this article.
Nanotechnology and Society: New Insights into Public Perceptions
Nature Nanotechnology, 2009
During recent years, a burgeoning community of social science researchers has developed an understanding of how the public perceives emerging technologies such as nanotechnology. In this article, Professor Steven Currall argues that the elaboration of theory is vital for the development of a coherent body of research literature on public perceptions of nanotechnology, and that the three papers in this issue of Nature Nanotechnology mark a substantial advance in the range of theoretical factors considered to affect the public’s perceptions and attitudes towards nanotechnology.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Announces New Dean
Steven Currall, a vice dean and faculty member who holds joint positions at University College London and the London Business School, has been appointed dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
What Drives Public Acceptance of Nanotechnology?
Nature Nanotechnology, 2006
How do the risks and benefits of nanotechnology, as viewed by the public, compare with those associated with other technologies such as genetically modified organisms, stem cells, biotechnology and nuclear power? And when deciding to use a specific nanotechnology product, will consumers consider the risks, the benefits, or both? Professor Steven Currall and his co-authors report the first large-scale empirical analyses of these questions.