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From blogs to breakthroughs, Go Beyond is your gateway to the heartbeat of UC Davis GSM—a fully searchable content library showcasing first-person voices, school and faculty news and engaging videos that bring our community to life. Dive in, discover insights and fuel your ambition.

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Interest-free Deferred Tuition Offered to UC Davis Online MBA Students
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Interest-free Deferred Tuition Offered to UC Davis Online MBA Students

Source: Source: Sacramento Business Journal

"Our hope is that this is perhaps a groundbreaking way of doing things," says Dean H. Rao Unnava of the new pilot program for interest-free deferred tuition for the Online MBA program.

An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree
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An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree

Source: Source: Poets & Quants

Poets&Quants’ John Byrne writes that Dean Unnava believes the deferred tuition program could increase the available pool of applicants by as much as 20% because it makes the Online MBA degree more accessible to candidates.

The True Secret to MBA Application Success
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The True Secret to MBA Application Success

Source: Source: MBATube

"The key to MBA application success lies beyond GMAT scores or work experience," says Valerie D. James, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

MBA Team Finds About 23% of Sacramento's Workforce May Leave the Region within Three Years
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MBA Team Finds About 23% of Sacramento's Workforce May Leave the Region within Three Years

Source: Source: Sacramento Business Journal

A new workforce study from the Sacramento Metro Chamber and a team of UC Davis MBA students revealed about a quarter of the more than 400 Sacramento-area workers surveyed may leave the region within three years.

87 Million Americans Will Look at Cars to Buy this Labor Day Weekend
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87 Million Americans Will Look at Cars to Buy this Labor Day Weekend

Source: Source: WalletHub

The three-day weekend provided a big boost in car sales, and Professor Hemant Bhargava says that's due to three reasons: pent-up demand, extra money due to federal or state payments, and supply shortages. 

Sequoia's China Portfolio Hits Speed Bump After Tech Crackdown
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Sequoia's China Portfolio Hits Speed Bump After Tech Crackdown

Source: Source: Bloomberg

Professor Ayako Yasuda, says regulation of VC investment in online education “fits the overall more confrontational stance of the (Chinese) government to take on the U.S. and assert its dominance as the global superpower,” and in turn, “puts U.S. VCs

Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin Named Honorary Professor in New Zealand
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Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin Named Honorary Professor in New Zealand

Source: Source: UC Davis Dateline

Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin, a founding faculty member at the GSM, has also been appointed as an Honorary Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Otago, New Zealand—the country’s oldest university and

Daniel Segel Utilizing MBA to Benefit Others During the Pandemic
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Daniel Segel Utilizing MBA to Benefit Others During the Pandemic

Keeping students healthier so they can make the world a better place.

Source: Source: UC Davis One Aggie Network

“The (UC Davis) MBA program gave me new skills, capabilities, and connections to get my foot in the tech field,” says Daniel Segel MBA 96, who helped set up the technology the university uses for mass, on-campus COVID testing, and vaccination.

Unnava Reappointed as Graduate School of Management Dean
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Unnava Reappointed as Graduate School of Management Dean

H. Rao Unnava has served as dean since 2016

Source: Source: UC Davis Dateline

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan has reappointed H. Rao Unnava as the dean of the Graduate School of Management for a second five-year term.

Adobe Analytics Challenge: 14 Past Competitors Share How it Impacted Their Careers
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Adobe Analytics Challenge: 14 Past Competitors Share How it Impacted Their Careers

Source: Source: Adobe Blog

Three UC Davis MS in Business Analytics alumni, Ashish Ranshinge, Paridhi Agal, and Vardhini Manivannan, reflect on their experience competing in past Adobe Analytics Challenges and how it "opened doors" for them.

Why Livestreamers Should Sell Their Products with a Poker Face – Not a Smile
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Why Livestreamers Should Sell Their Products with a Poker Face – Not a Smile

Source: Source: The Conversation

Research from Professor Prasad Naik suggests smiling or exhibiting other positive emotional displays while selling a product during a livestream makes people less likely to buy it. 

Livestream Retailers: Why Hosts Should Sell with a Poker Face
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Livestream Retailers: Why Hosts Should Sell with a Poker Face

Source: Source: American Marketing Association

Professor Prasad Naik and researchers from University of Tennessee published a new paper in the Journal of Marketing that investigates the sales impact of emotional expressions by the hosts of livestream retailing. 

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