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.
Should Washington Block the Keystone Pipeline?
The proposal for a pipeline to carry oil extracted from tar sands in Canada to refineries on the Gulf Coast of the U.S. is likely to remain a focus of political debate in this election season.
Are Obama Policies Aiding Hugo Chavez’s OPEC Regime?
Venezuela ranks fourth as a supplier of U.S. oil imports after Canada, Saudi Arabia, and Mexico. But, the United States could have gotten these oil imports from our northern neighbor, Canada, as early as next year if the Obama Administration had approved the Keystone XL pipeline when first requested to do so.
NOCs: Need for energy is driving force behind global thirst for assets
Many of the national oil companies have “become more nimble in the last decade,” agrees Amy Myers Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management. She says that “investor scrutiny” faced by government-led companies raising funds from international financial markets has “corporaised them.”
Climate Change
This house believes that tackling climate change means leaving fossil fuels behind completely and quickly
Thinking about effective responses to climate change, one needs to consider the possible. It is not whether we “should” or “want” to leave fossil fuels behind, the question really is whether we can leave fossil fuels behind. – Amy Myers Jaffe
They Work Long Hours, but What About Results?
Firms that bill by the hour are not alone in emphasizing hours over results. For a study published most recently in 2010, three researchers, led by Kimberly D. Elsbach, a professor at the University of California, Davis, interviewed 39 corporate managers about their perceptions of their employees. The managers viewed employees who were seen at the office during business hours as highly “dependable” and “reliable.” Employees who came in over the weekend or stayed late in the evening were seen as “committed” and “dedicated” to their work.
BBC Newshour
Energy Debate Special from the Port of Houston
Oil Leak Drama Draws Public Outrage, Outpouring of Ideas
MARGARET WARNER: Today, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration warned that shifting winds will spread the oil eastward toward Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida. Moreover, the Atlantic hurricane season begins tomorrow.
Point Person
Our Q and A with energy expert Amy Jaffe
The BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is shaping up to becoming one of the worst environmental disasters in U.S. history, so we asked Amy Jaffe, a renowned energy expert at Rice University, to share her thoughts on oil industry safety and the political and business challenges. A Princeton University graduate in Arabic studies, her research has focused on oil geopolitics and strategic energy policy.
Energy Firms Move Forward With Alaska Pipeline
Alaskan natural gas will face stiff competition for customers in Asian markets, says Amy Jaffe, executive director of energy and sustainability at UC Davis GSM. “My sense is that Alaska LNG has a lot of competition to Asia and they do not have a first mover advantage.”
Wine industry leaders optimistic in survey
Wine industry leaders have an optimistic view of their industry’s future despite a shortage of both wine grapes and the workers needed to harvest them, says Robert Smiley, an emeritus professor and former dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.
Survey: Despite challenges, California wine execs remain hopeful
Despite a predicted long-term shortage of winegrapes and continuing economic pressures, California wine leaders are cautiously optimistic about the industry’s future.
Those are the results of two surveys conducted by the University of California, according to a news release.
Robert Smiley, an emeritus professor and former dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, has surveyed wine executives the past 11 years and winemakers for 21 years.
Survey: Despite challenges, California wine execs remain hopeful
Despite a predicted long-term shortage of winegrapes and continuing economic pressures, California wine leaders are cautiously optimistic about the industry’s future.
Those are the results of two surveys conducted by the University of California, according to a news release.
Robert Smiley, an emeritus professor and former dean of the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, has surveyed wine executives the past 11 years and winemakers for 21 years.
Winemakers look for high-end turnaround
Many wine industry executives are hopeful that “frugality fatigue” has set in with wine drinkers, who traded down from luxury bottles to lower-priced wines during the recession.
Wine executives are reporting optimism about the future, said Robert Smiley, former dean at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, presenting results of an annual survey of wine industry executives.
“We’re going to move back, but slowly, and not all the way back for a long time,” Smiley said. “We may not return to previous levels of conspicuous consumption.”
Obama Administration Announces Winners of i6 Challenge Competition to Promote Innovation, Entrepreneurship and Job Creation
$7 Million Investment Supports Projects Spurring Technology Commercialization and Small Business Development in Seven States
The Obama Administration today announced the winners of the third round of the i6 Challenge, a national competition to advance American innovation, foster entrepreneurship, increase the commercialization of ideas into viable companies, and create jobs.
What’s with all the commotion at the SEC?
All eyes are on the SEC this morning as the regulator holds a public meeting to vote on whether to adopt rules surrounding disclosure and reporting of conflict minerals under Section 1502 of the Dodd-Frank Act. If approved, this rule could ignite more state regulation and require additional reporting from companies.
A Look at California’s Most Sustainable Universities
California leads the nation in total number of solar power installations and in total photovoltaic energy capacity, so it should come as no surprise that the state’s universities are among the leaders in the field of green energy research. The Sierra Club, an environmental advocacy group, recently published its list of the greenest colleges in America. Three of the top 10 universities listed were located in California, more than any other state.
UC Davis gets money to create ag innovation center
University of California Davis is getting a $1 million federal award to create an AgTech Innovation Center which will include an AgEntrepreneurship Academy to help entrepreneurs identify market needs and opportunities.
Oil industry expert joining UC Davis
Amy Myers Jaffe, a leading expert on the oil industry who is a widely quoted commentator on oil and energy policy in the international media, will join the University of California Davis Oct. 1, strengthening the university’s leadership on clean technology, sustainable energy and transportation.
Women wield increasing clout in the workplace
Women are playing an increasingly important role in business. While only 35 women have claimed the corner office in Fortune 1000 companies, that isn’t the only measure of women’s contributions to the business world and in supporting the economic recovery.
Conflict Minerals Rule Could be Costly
The Securities and Exchange Commission voted Wednesday to approve a rule requiring companies to disclose any conflict minerals they use to manufacture products, a measure that critics says will impose significant costs on companies. A recent study by the Graduate School of Management at the University of California at Davis says the rule will cost companies much more than regulators contend, reflecting the expense of complying and making annual disclosures.