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Launch your Entrepreneurship Journey with a Big Bang!
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Launch your Entrepreneurship Journey with a Big Bang!

UC Davis business competition celebrates 20 years of preparing innovators

MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how the Big Bang! helped prepare startup PairAnything, Inc. for success in the billion dollar wine industry.

When I first came to the Graduate School of Management, I had one mission in mind: to transform

Ken Fisher Feels Backlash of Sexist Comments
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Ken Fisher Feels Backlash of Sexist Comments

Outcry over Ken Fisher’s inappropriate comments prompted a formal apology and a loss of investments. Professor Brad Barber shares why there are so few women in finance and what can be done to adjust that trend.

Audit Quality Improves When Former Partners Sit on Audit Committee
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Audit Quality Improves When Former Partners Sit on Audit Committee

Counter to a widespread impression that audit quality diminishes when a former partner sits on the audit committee, audit quality actually goes up, Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-researchers discover.

Audit Committees Not Compromised by Audit Firm Alumni, Says Study
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Audit Committees Not Compromised by Audit Firm Alumni, Says Study

Audit committees that include a former partner from the firm that audits their company can still retain their independence and have high-quality audits, according to a new study from Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-researchers.

Extreme Heat Impacts Firms’ Stock Value
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Extreme Heat Impacts Firms’ Stock Value

First study to quantify the impact of physical climate risk on corporate market values

Professor Paul Griffin shares new research on the market value risk following episodes of extremely hot weather, especially for small firms in the South and Southeast.

Climate change is making business and investors sweat.

Research from the

Alum Playing the Long Game: Status Check
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Alum Playing the Long Game: Status Check

Entrepreneur Mark Otero MBA 07, who sold his video game firm to Electronic Arts for $35 mil., has launched a new hedge fund, Alice Capital, which is outperforming the S&P Index.

Alum Playing the Long Game: Status Check
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Alum Playing the Long Game: Status Check

Entrepreneur Mark Otero MBA 07, who sold his video game firm to Electronic Arts for $35 mil., has launched a new hedge fund, Alice Capital, which is outperforming the S&P Index.

Aging with Dignity
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Aging with Dignity

On this podcast hosted by Frank Zaccari, past Big Bang! Business Competition contestants Cerecell and Caregivers Pathway Inc. discuss their contributions towards helping seniors who are experiencing some of the challenges associated with aging.

Researchers Jump into Department of Energy ‘Shark Tank’
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Researchers Jump into Department of Energy ‘Shark Tank’

The National Lab Accelerator Pitch event at the UC Davis campus in San Ramon featured researchers pitching their technologies with high potential to move from lab to market and make a significant impact.

Beware: You Might Not Be Buying the Stock You Think You Are
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Beware: You Might Not Be Buying the Stock You Think You Are

A new study highlights similar or confusing stock symbols, which leads to widespread confusion for investors. Professor Brad Barber says companies can be connected in others ways some might not fully understand.

Beware: You Might Not Be Buying the Stock You Think You Are
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Beware: You Might Not Be Buying the Stock You Think You Are

A new study highlights similar or confusing stock symbols, which leads to widespread confusion for investors. Professor Brad Barber says companies can be connected in others ways some might not fully understand.

Molding the Next Generation of Business Leaders
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Molding the Next Generation of Business Leaders

On a podcast hosted by by Frank Zaccari, Professor Andrew Hargadon shares about our lab-to-market academies and the 20th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.

Molding the Next Generation of Business Leaders
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Molding the Next Generation of Business Leaders

On a podcast hosted by by Frank Zaccari, Professor Andrew Hargadon shares about our lab-to-market academies and the 20th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.

Alum Balances Careers with Vineyard, Uber
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Alum Balances Careers with Vineyard, Uber

 ”A modern-day Renaissance man,” Jason Mikami MBA 96 juggles his executive role at Uber while producing premium wine from his family’s 123-year-old Lodi vineyard.

Alum Balances Careers with Vineyard, Uber
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Alum Balances Careers with Vineyard, Uber

 "A modern-day Renaissance man," Jason Mikami MBA 96 juggles his executive role at Uber while producing premium wine from his family’s 123-year-old Lodi vineyard.