Vasu Unnava
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Impact Investing "Supply" Failing to Meet Demand
Moskowitz Prize Winners: Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda Study Shows Europe’s Demand for Impact Funds Over Traditional Investments Three Times Higher Than in North America
The demand for impact investing alternatives is outstripping the available supply of such choices for investors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda that was awarded UC Berkeley’s 2016 Moskowitz Prize for Socially Responsible Investing during a special ceremony Nov. 10 at the 27th annual SRI Conference in Denver.
A Decade of Innovation
The UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was founded in 2006. Our "Decade of Innovation" report celebrates the people, programs and progress of our first 10 years.
Candace C. Harrington
Development Operations Manager, Development and External Relations
Candace Harrington manages and leads initiatives in business data management, marketing data analysis and all development-related business processes and actions. Her contributions are pivotal in managing budgets, optimizing donor stewardship and overseeing financial accountability.
"Bad" Innovation Is Just What Your Company Needs
"Backing an innovation isn’t a single decision. It’s a web of choices and actions to which everyone in the company must commit," says Professor Andrew Hargadon, founder and faculty director of the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship.
Dedan Sims
Assistant Director, Project & Instructional Resources
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Trident University
Master of Science in Heath Care Administration (MSHA), Trident University
Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Trident University
The Future of TV Content And Distribution
Nelson Granados (USC, writing for Forbes in May 2015) discussed how analytics, including Professor Hemant Bhargava's 2013 Marketing Science paper on the economics of bundling when the products in the bundle are sourced from multiple firms, can be used to predict where the TV content industry is headed.
Related Content: Bundling for Flexibility and Variety: An Economic Model for Multiproducer Value Aggregation
‘Farmer-preneurs’ Improve Crops in Southern Africa
A team of our Business Development Fellows, UC Davis MBAs and their Zambian colleagues has built a company around simple technologies and practices that help farmers to avoid losses and grow more crops. Zasaka has taken off since winning both the People's Choice award and the Ag and Food Innovation prize in last year's Big Bang! Business Competition
Big Bang! Competition Recognizes Medical, Plastic and Agricultural Entrepreneurs
Story about the winners of the 2014 UC Davis Big Bang! Business Competition, including the top winner, Nevap Inc., a medical device startup founded by a UC Davis graduate.