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.
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.
Sacramento Online Game Maker Shares its Success with Employees
Alumnus Mark Otero’s BioWare Sacramento, an online game company that currently has two games on Facebook, has recently doubled its workforce and is looking for more talent and work space. BioWare Sacramento’s games are played by more than 100,000 people daily and generates revenues that are in the millions.
Why Retail Investors Still Avoid Stocks
Major U.S. stock indexes have returned 80% or more since their 2009 lows, but individual investors remain wary. Investor psychology expert and Professor of Management Brad Barber discusses why.
The New Bank Fees – Lenders’ Latest Tricks
Rising minimum payments can cause borrowers to default and help generate greater fee income for issuers, says Associate Professor Victor Stango, an associate economist with the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago, who has studied the impact of the Card Act on lenders’ practices.
Schwarzenegger to host Global Climate Summit at UC Davis
Hollywood and political heavyweights are scheduled to attend a global summit at the University of California, Davis this month. The “Governor’s Global Climate Summit 3: Building the Green Economy” takes place Nov. 15 and 16 on the UC Davis campus. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a co-host along with the governors of Michigan, Washington, Wisconsin and Oregon
A new route from idea to reality
Professor Hargadon is quoted in Financial Times article about innovation at Apple and the mobile product and services market. What Apple does, he says, “is identify a vision, then assemble the right team to pull that off.” Rather than reorganizing existing assets to try to come up with a new vision, Prof Hargadon says technology companies must have the vision and then assemble the assets needed from outside and inside in order to make it real.
CBS/Springfield, Mass. Money Watch
Professor Brad Barber is featured in this story about women and investments. Barber’s research has suggested that women are better investors than men due to more conservative trading practices.
Why Women Are Better Investors
Conservative investment practice and male overconfidence are aspects Professor Brad Barber’s research that suggest women are better investors than men overall. Barber surveyed over 35 thousand households and found that men traded 45% more often than their female counterparts.
If Arden Arcade Becomes a City, Name Change Could Be First Priority
Assistant Professor Olivier Rubel says naming a new city is not unlike a new product or service. Consumers’ perceptions, he said, are based on three factors – functionality, cost and psychological value. “You go to a party and you say you live in Arden Arcade; it’s not the same as saying you live in San Francisco,” Rubel said. “It immediately puts you on a social scale, especially when the notion of suburbia can be negative.”
Portfolio Envy – Why Her Portfolio is Better Than His
Professor Brad Barber’s ground-breaking investment practice research delves into why women outperformed men in investments. Barber’s findings reveal that women’s risk-adjusted returns outpaced men by 1% annually, suggesting that the testosterone factor, a natural urge to best the other guy, is actually more detrimental to men than beneficial.
The Dangers of Confident Investing
What causes amateurs to mistake themselves for Warren Buffett when they’re probably closer to Jimmy? One famous investigation of this phenomenon, by Brad Barber of the University of California, Davis, and Terrance Odean of the University of California, Berkeley, looked at the behavior of investors in the 1990s, just as many were jumping into online trading. “Barber and Odean cite several factors behind this change: Most notably, the investors attributed their successes to their own skill and believed they had more control over their stocks performance than they really did.
UC Davis to launch $1 billion fundraising drive
Major donations during the campaign quiet phase included the $10 million that Marcia and Maurice Gallagher Jr. gave to establish an endowment for the MBA program and name the building that houses the Graduate School of Management.
Financial Stability Oversight Council To Meet in October
California Department of Financial Institutions Commissioner William Haraf, a visiting lecturer at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and a panelist at the School’s Financial Crisis event in March, has been appointed to federal Financial Stability Oversight Council, which will hold its first meeting on Oct. 1 at the U.S. Treasury Department.
Groceries Galore: Big-box Retailers Add Competition to Local Market
Why are Target and Walmart jumping into the grocery business? “Because they can,” said Olivier Rubel, assistant professor of marketing at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. “They are super giants. They have the supply chain to allow them to bring the supplies into the store,” Rubel noted. “It’s a way to build up traffic and expand their market.”
Best of Times for Wine Consumers, Survey Finds
A wine industry survey by Robert Smiley, professor emeritus at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, found that California winemakers are once again bullish on the future of their industry and consumers have opportunities to purchase high-quality wines at discounted prices.
Your Mind Your Money – Investment Traits
GSM Professor of finance Brad Barber participates in a video segment explaining the various affects of various traits on investment behaviors. “We came in thinking that men would trade more aggressively than women.,” Barber said. Barber’s study found that men traded 50% more frequently than women. “So, that’s consistent with this notion that men are more over confident than women.”
American Repertory Ballet Announces New Managing Director, Board Member and Top Staff
GSM Alumna Christine Chen was recently approved to hold American Repertory Ballet’s top administrative position of Managing Director. “I believe my ability to communicate well with artists, combined with my experience in the business environment, will help ARB move forward in a positive direction – artistically and fiscally,” Chen said. Chen was serving as Interim Managing Director prior to her approval.
Tiger Woods’ Sponsors Jumping Ship
Victor Stango, assistant professor, Graduated School of Management, and Christopher Knittel, Economics professors. This article cites a December 2009 study by economics professors Christopher Knittel, associate professor, economics, follow up on their 2009 study of the economic impact of the Tiger Woods scandal. The new Stango-Knittel report finds a negative effect on celebrity endorsements in general, not just on Woods’ worth.
Caution: Facebook, Twitter Posts Can Cost
Professor Kim Elsbach says it wouldn’t be fair for insurance companies to use social media posts to make underwriting decisions if policyholders were unaware that their online comments were being used.