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Did You Experience the Platform Economy Today?
Platform-enabled marketplaces, and other Internet-based goods and products with digital components and network effects are transforming the very idea of what a business is, how it creates value, and how it should be managed.
Microsoft, GitHub and the Irony
A pioneer of closed-source software, Microsoft embraces the leading platform for open source
Microsoft, with the world’s most popular PC operating system, has come full circle in acquiring the largest open-source code repository, writes Professor Andrew Hargadon.
Emedicine Disrupts the Healthcare Business
Healthcare needs to recognize that its competitors and collaborators now include Apple and YouTube, writes Dr. Ron Fong MPH, MBA 17.
Blockchain Club Tackles Trust Issues
Trust is the building block for a technology on the verge of wide-scale disruption
Jeremy Lomax MBA 20 and Bay Area MBA students want to educate about blockchain applications and grow members’ cryptocurrency portfolio. Check out their video explaining blockchain basics.
Students and Alums Host Sold-Out TEDx Talk
Professor Gina Dokko headlines third TEDxUCDavisSF
Professor Gina Dokko’s TEDxUCDavisSF talk showed how to turn “career baggage” into a tool for advancement, writes Angela Chou MBA 16, an organizer for the recent sell-out event in San Francisco.
Creating an Associated Students of Management
Students launch a new organization to connect the next generation of leaders across business programs.
Practicum Perfect in Every Way
MSBA students take on a big data challenge with CBRE and McKesson
Working with the world’s largest real estate services firm, CBRE, and McKesson, Anil Jacob MSBA 18 and Yiqing Yang MSBA 18 and their team are applyinig Internet of Things sensors toward improving workspace efficiency.
Warren Buffett, Jeff Bezos and Jamie Dimon Team Up Big on Healthcare
Healthcare disruption may demand more MDs with MBAs
The Amazon effect is disrupting healthcare and building a demand for business-savvy medical professionals, writes alumnus Dr. Ron Fong MPH, MBA 17.
Leadership in Accounting Starts with Collaboration and Networking
Build trust with your team and with all your professional relationships
“The MPAc program gave me the necessary technical skills for a career in accounting, and it taught me the importance of growing a network and becoming a leader,” writes Griffin Mitchell MPAc 18.
Conference Ignites a Passion for Business, One Startup at a Time
If you want to go far, you must go with others
The annual Ignite Conference brings together students, CEOs and business leaders—and attendees get to see concepts learned during class in action. Over the course of four days in March, I toured four amazing companies, listened to thought-provoking talks from industry leaders and created connections that will last long past Ignite.
5 Tips for Grad School Stress
For Mental Health Month, take stock of your wellness tools
Set your priorities, take back your time and share your concerns during Mental Health Month. Keep calm and grad school on!
Employers: Take the Lead on Pay Equity!
Employers and employees need to become familiar with the California Fair Pay Act, the nation’s strongest such law, which requires equal pay for “substantially similar work.”