Since our charter class graduated more than 25 years ago, alumni
from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management have been making
their presence known around the world.
Our graduates are CEOs, vice presidents, chief financial
officers, chief operating officers and entrepreneurs. Around the
globe, they have taken prominent roles as international business
leaders in a wide range of industries and organizations.
Graduate School of Management alumni are actively involved in
their communities, and they make time for mentoring, advising and
assisting current students and networking with fellow graduates.
Launching Multiple Products to Attract Both Consumers and Application Developers Key to Tech Firm Success, UC Davis Study Says
High-tech firms should market multiple product versions at the same time, such as Apple did with the iPhone and iPod Touch, both to attract early adopters and build a network of individuals and companies that develop applications, according to a new study from the University of California, Davis.
UC Davis Part-time MBA Ranked among Nation’s Top 6% by U.S. News & World Report
Full-time MBA among Top 8% in U.S., 17th Consecutive Year among Premier Programs
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s part-time MBA program offered in Sacramento and the San Francisco Bay Area moved up significantly to 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 today.
UC Davis MBA Students Get Fired Up at 2012 Ignite Entrepreneurial Conference in Boston
Dean's Advisory Cabinet Member Jack Gill Hosts Mentorship Program
While waiting for the first speaker at the 2012 Ignite Entrepreneurship Conference in Boston, UC Davis MBA student Nandhini Raghunathan scanned the on-screen testimonials from previous attendees. “By the end of the third day,” she said. “I could see what each and every one of those comments meant.”
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Team Wins Energy Track at Hult Global Case Challenge Regional in San Francisco
MBA Team Advances to Finals in $1 Million Global Poverty Challenge
(Davis, CA) — A team of five UC Davis Graduate School of Management MBA students won the energy track of the 3rd Annual Hult Global Case Challenge’s regional finals in San Francisco on Saturday with their solution to help SolarAid get off-grid solar power and light to 1 million rural African households by the end 2013.
The UC Davis MBA team of (pictured left to right) Keith Weissglass, Evan Howell, Emma VanGenderen, Adam Baillie and David Fisher now advances to an all-expense paid global final in New York City on April 26. There they will be given the opportunity to present their solution to a world-class panel of executive judges. The very best ideas will win $1 million in seed capital funding to help solutions to global poverty get underway.
UC Davis Offers Special GMAT Prep Course in February and March
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management and the Princeton Review are offering a special GMAT Prep Course in February and March 2012. The course includes 21 hours of GMAT preparation instruction, delivered over seven weekly three-hour sessions. Instruction will take place at the School’s Sacramento campus, or at the Bay Area campus in San Ramon.
Stock values rise when companies disclose “green” information, UC Davis study finds
(Davis, CA) — A UC Davis study finds that it pays to be green, as companies that are open about their greenhouse gas emissions and carbon reduction strategies see stock values rise.
Graduate School of Management Professor Paul Griffin and his co-author, Yuan Sun of UC Berkeley, tracked stock prices of firms around the time these companies voluntarily issued press releases disclosing carbon emission information. In the days after the press releases were issued, the companies saw their stock prices increase significantly, Griffin and Sun found.
Auditors’ Fees Give Clues to Bearish News for Investors
(Davis, CA) — Unexplained increases in a company’s auditor fees may foreshadow a future drop in stock prices, according to a new University of California, Davis, study.
“A rise in audit fees acts to deliver a precursory message about trouble within the company,” said one of the study’s authors, Paul Griffin, a professor at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. “Auditors’ fees, which are reported to the Securities and Exchange Commission and are public, will go up if the auditors are worried about irregularities that can cause them to have legal exposure.”
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Moves Forward on Diversity Plan
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Students to Participate in UC Program for Emerging Managers and Leaders
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management has launched a School-wide diversity plan led by newly appointed Chief Diversity Officer Linda Oubre.
“We look forward to working with our partnering business schools on this program. It will bring talented students with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to California, and hopefully spark their interest in business management and encourage them to pursue an MBA.”
UC Davis Impact on Economy Tops $6.9 Billion
The economic analysis found that for every two jobs at UC Davis, an additional 1.2 jobs were created in other sectors of the region’s economy in 2009-10, the year studied. And for every dollar of goods and services the university generated, Northern California benefited from an additional $1.10 to $1.40 in secondary economic activity.
Overall, UC Davis’ two campuses — in Davis and Sacramento — constitute the second-largest individual employer in the Sacramento region, behind only the state of California.
Airlines Can Improve Bottom Line by Compensating Captive Passengers
As the holiday travel season kicks into high gear, airlines that find themselves holding customers captive on a tarmac during unforeseen delays should give passengers the choice to leave or stay — and compensate them appropriately. Doing so could stave off costly government regulation and increase customer loyalty, ultimately improving airline profits, suggests a new study by UC Davis management professors Rachel Chen and Catherine Yang.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Moves Forward on Diversity Plan
Historically Black Colleges and Universities Students to Participate in UC Program for Emerging Managers and Leaders
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management has launched a School-wide diversity plan led by newly appointed Chief Diversity Officer Linda Oubre.
“We look forward to working with our partnering business schools on this program. It will bring talented students with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to California, and hopefully spark their interest in business management and encourage them to pursue an MBA.”
The addition of a chief diversity officer comes as the Graduate School of Management is partnering with the five other University of California business and management schools on the Summer Institute for Emerging Managers and Leaders (SIEML), unveiled at the Robinson Memorial in Pasadena today.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management to offer Master of Professional Accountancy
Degree program meets new education requirements for CPA candidates
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management will become the first University of California school to offer a master’s degree in professional accountancy—a response to major changes in educational requirements and the resulting need for improved training of certified public accountants in California.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek Ranks Part-time MBA Among Top 10%
UC Davis MBA Jumps 12 Spots in Part-time Program Ranking
(Davis, CA) — The UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s Part-time MBA program has jumped 12 positions to rank among the top 10% of AACSB-accredited part-time MBA programs in Bloomberg BusinessWeek’s latest survey.
UC Davis Announces $5 Million Commitment To Establish New Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
Institute Builds on Success of UC Davis Graduate School of Management’s Center for Entrepreneurship
(Davis, CA) — The University of California, Davis, is launching a new interdisciplinary institute devoted to education, research and outreach in innovation and entrepreneurship, with the help of a $5 million commitment from alumni Mike and Renee Child.
The institute, named The Child Family Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, will help to integrate innovative and entrepreneurial thinking and actions across the university, and strengthen UC Davis’ role as a vital player in catalyzing economic development in the region, state and beyond.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Earns LEED Platinum Award for Green Building
First Business School Building in California and Third Nationwide to Achieve Highest Ranking
(Davis, CA) — Maurice J. Gallagher, Jr. Hall, home of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, has earned a “platinum” certification from the U.S. Green Building Council, the first business school building in California awarded the highest green building ranking. Nationwide, only two other business school buildings have won a platinum ranking.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Military-Friendly School by G.I. Jobs Magazine
(Davis, CA) — The Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Davis, has been designated a “military-friendly school” by G.I. Jobs, a magazine for military personnel transitioning into civilian life. The 2012 Military Friendly Schools list honors the top 20 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that are doing the most to embrace America’s military service members and veterans as students. The 2012 list was compiled through extensive research and a data driven survey of more than 8,000 schools nationwide.
The Economist Ranks UC Davis MBA in the World’s Top Tier
Faculty Quality No. 6 in the World, Diversity of Company Recruiters No. 4 in the World
(Davis, CA) — The Economist’s 2011 “Which MBA?” survey released October 13 ranks the UC Davis full-time MBA program among the top six in the world in two critical areas: faculty quality and the diversity of company recruiters hiring UC Davis MBA students. It is the second consecutive year UC Davis has been recognized in the top tier in these areas.
UC Davis MBA Programs to Accept Either GRE or GMAT Scores
(Davis, CA) — MBA hopefuls applying to the UC Davis Graduate School of Management may now choose to submit test scores from either the GMAT (Graduate Management Admissions Test) or the GRE (Graduate Record Examination). The change makes the application process accessible to candidates from a wider array of backgrounds and interests as they consider graduate education.
UC Davis MBA Students First to Hear Groundbreaking Research by Internationally Renowned Experts
(Davis, CA) — UC Davis MBA students are the first to hear groundbreaking research by internationally renowned experts such as Professor Brad Barber. His work offers fresh insights on the effect of expenses on mutual fund investments, gender-related overconfidence in stock trading, reliability of stock analysts’ recommendations and how active trading of equities is “hazardous to your wealth.”
ECO Catalytics’ High-Tech Ink Drives Fuel Cells Forward
UC Davis Team Takes Third in Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge
(Davis, CA) — A team of UC Davis MBA students and campus researchers developing technology to lower the cost and improve the performance of fuel cells brought home third place, $5,000 in seed funding and valuable tips from executives who judged the 2011 Walmart Better Living Business Plan Challenge, which honors student entrepreneurship in environmental sustainability.
After winning the West Coast regional at UC Davis, the four-member ECO Catalytics team advanced to the finals held at Walmart’s headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., on April 21–22.