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.
10th Annual Napa Conference on Financial Markets Research
The Graduate School of Management partners with the Financial Management Association to co-sponsor this unique conference.
Financial Management is the flagship journal of FMA which seeks high quality articles that are of interest to academics, but also have the potential to influence business practice.
The Graduate School of Management is a small, intimate community of top-notch students and world-class scholars with strong ties to the California wine industry.
To reflect the unique character and focus of the school, the conference sessions take place at the Cakebread Winery located in the bucolic Napa Valley.
Davis Conference on Qualitative Research 2013
Co-chaired by Professor Bechky and Professor Elsbach, this year’s conferences features guests from around the world to discuss key topics on qualitative research.
UC Davis GSM Household Finance Conference 2012
The third annual conference hosted by the School’s finance group focused on household finance. Organized by Professor Victor Stango, the invitation-only forum brought together top researchers to present their latest insights on consumer finances in the wake of the global financial crisis and recession. Speakers from the University of Chicago, Harvard Business School, the University of Wisconsin and the Federal Reserve Bank shared research ranging from the impact of employees choosing the default percentage on retirement fund contributions to the rising consumption among increasingly richer households inducing the non-rich to consume more. Other topics included the causes of the foreclosure crisis (borrowers and investors made decisions that were rational and logical based on overly optimistic beliefs about house prices) and the causes and consequences of home equity extraction during the recent housing boom and bust.
Davis Qualitative Methods Workshop
An intensive 3-day experiential workshop in qualitative research methods for studying organizations
Hosted by Professor Andrew Hargadon, Professor Kimberly Elsbach and Associate Professor Beth Bechky, this intensive workshop offered participants a conceptual and practical understanding of qualitative research methods. Drawing on their combined expertise, Hargadon, Elsbach and Bechky led three days of sessions and fieldwork on how and when to use qualitative data collection and analysis techniques, as well as how to craft a contribution to the field.
Mixed Integer Programming Workshop
Jointly sponsored by the Graduate School of Management and the UC Davis Math Department, the 2012 Mixed Integer Programming workshop was the ninth in a series of annual workshops held in North America designed to bring the integer programming community together to discuss recent developments in the field.The methods are heavily used in practice for solving problems in transportation and manufacturing, including airline crew scheduling, vehicle routing and production planning.The workshop gives junior researchers—more than 20 from around the world—the opportunity to present their most recent