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5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
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5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger

The Walt Disney Co. is potentially in a deal to merge with 21st Century Fox – but what would this mean for both parties and the entertainment industry?

UCD’s New GSM Dean: A Conversation with Rao Unnava
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UCD’s New GSM Dean: A Conversation with Rao Unnava

“Students coming here want to make a difference,” Unnava said. “I’ve never seen such a thing.”

He agreed that many might think of getting an MBA as primarily a financial pursuit, but students here say “it’s more important to make a difference

Impact Investing "Supply" Failing to Meet Demand
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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

A Decade of Innovation
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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.

"Bad" Innovation Is Just What Your Company Needs
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"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

‘Farmer-preneurs’ Improve Crops in Southern Africa
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‘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