How Accountants Ended SPAC-Mania
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How Accountants Ended SPAC-Mania

New SEC ruling puts a price on risk

Professor Paul Griffin examines lax accounting practices that led to the SPAC frenzy of 2020 and a new ruling that’s putting the brakes on the craze.

My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food
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My Passion: Harnessing Tech to Unlock the Mystery and Power of Food

Food & Ag Industry Immersion brings science and business together

Associate Professor Justin Siegel, our Ciocca Visiting Professorship in Innovation & Entrepreneurship, shares his cutting-edge research on sustainable food innovation to promote planetary health.

Tesla’s Advantage: EVs Cannot Succeed Without Developing Parallel Supercharging Networks
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Tesla’s Advantage: EVs Cannot Succeed Without Developing Parallel Supercharging Networks

Management scholars argue for platform model with both vehicle and chargers

Source: By Timothy Akin

Traditional carmakers are spending billions on developing EVs. But they should take a leaf out of Tesla’s books and invest in a supercharger network to support their cars.

Google Antitrust Case Suggests Apple Should Be in Crosshairs Too
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Google Antitrust Case Suggests Apple Should Be in Crosshairs Too

Source: The Conversation

A leading expert in platform markets, Professor Hemant Bhargava believes the Google-Apple search agreement seems more like a damning indictment of Apple’s own potentially illegal business practices.

Crying at Work Can Be Even Worse Now, Thanks, Zoom
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Crying at Work Can Be Even Worse Now, Thanks, Zoom

Source: Huffington Post

In smaller video meetings where everyone is expected to show their face, “everybody is sort of equally visible,” says Professor Kimberly Elsbach who studies crying at work.

Handicapping Bonus Pay for Managers
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Handicapping Bonus Pay for Managers

One size does not fit all: Professor Shannon Anderson's latest research shows how subjective ratings can help motivate middle managers.

Why Day Trading Is Not a Wise Income Strategy for the Unemployed
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Why Day Trading Is Not a Wise Income Strategy for the Unemployed

Source: Market Realist

Day trading has been a point of contention for years. Professor Brad Barber of UC Davis finished up a 14-year day trading study in 2010, and concluding that a mere one percent of people within the study profited from their efforts. 

How to Manage the COVID-19 Recovery
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How to Manage the COVID-19 Recovery

Professor Hemant Bhargava advises policymakers that reopening the economy should be viewed as a collection of simultaneous, rapid, data-driven science experiments.

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Zoom in: Face-time Crucial While Working from Home
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Zoom in: Face-time Crucial While Working from Home

Source: By Karen Nikos-Rose, UC Davis News Service

Working remotely? Distracted by kids and dealing with shelter in place? Professor Kimberly Elsbach shows how to "be seen" by staying in touch with your supervisor.
Two, maybe three phones are ringing, your children are screaming for lunch, your cat

Got Ideas? Know Your Boss’ Traits Before You Pitch
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Got Ideas? Know Your Boss’ Traits Before You Pitch

Q&A with Professor Kimberly Elsbach

Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple strategy: Align your idea with your boss’ personal identity says Professor Kim Elsbach.

Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple

Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
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Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style

Source: By Steven Wilson

Professor Kim Elsbach shares new research examines leadership personality traits and how they affect ideas being accepted and rejected.

Quick Summary:

  • Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
  • Cre
Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni
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Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni

Benefits include higher audit quality, lower fees, timelier reporting

Source: by Steven Wilson and Ben Haimowitz, American Accounting Association

Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-authors explain how the familiarity of a former partner who sits on the company’s audit committee can actually be a benefit.

A former partner of a Big-Four accountancy sits on the audit committee of a company