Watch the video of the final round and see all the winners
At our second-annual UC Davis-Financial Times Biz Quiz on November 17-18, 2023, we hosted three dozen graduate students on teams from 11 universities to go head to head in the buzz-in, quiz contest on global business news from FT. The contest kicked off with an executive interview with Marcie Frost, CEO of CalPERS.
Facebook, Google, Uber, Netflix, and Tesla are all highly successful, disruptive businesses built on platform economics, a subject well understood by UC Davis Graduate School of Management Professor Hemant K. Bhargava.
Poets&Quants reviews top business schools offering degree
From Poets&Quants: UC Davis Graduate School of Management will become the first University of California school to enroll its inaugural online Master of Management cohort in April of 2024.
Poets&Quants' John Byrne interviews Dean H. Rao Unnava
Dean H. Rao Unnava views the school's Master of Management launch in an unusual way: as an alternative vehicle to specialized business master’s in a wide variety of fields, with the flexibility of 15-month online and nine-month in-person options.
Poets&Quants: UC Davis Thought Leadership Video Series
In the latest UC Davis Thought Leadership Series, John Byrne interviews Professor Greta Hsu, whose pioneering research on “categorical stickiness” explains how moviemakers, tobacco companies and book authors position themselves in the market.
Poets&Quants: UC Davis Thought Leadership Video Series
Catch the first in our series of UC Davis Thought Leadership spotlights with Poets&Quants. Professor Andrew Hargadon is at the forefront of teaching, research and practice in cross-disciplinary entrepreneurship.
In Forbes, Professor Emeritus Kim Elsbach says her research has found that when people are seen in the office, even when nothing is known about the quality of their work, they are perceived as more reliable and dependable than remote workers.
PaGalGuy, India's largest student networking website, interviews Dean Unnava about his resolute commitment to empowering students beyond mere business knowledge. Instead, he emphasizes equipping them with the adaptability and resilience required to thrive in the ever-changing business landscape.
Now in its 9th year, P&Q's list spotlights MBAs poised to make a big impact
Congratulations to Full-Time MBA Lucas Haskins, recognized by Poets&Quants among the nation's "MBAs to Watch" who have the potential to make a big difference in business and beyond. Check out his interview and profile.
New SEC rules not fair, favor big asset managers vs. average investor
Professor Paul Griffin and his coauthors reveal in their just-published study that new SEC rules for company financial disclosures of $2 trillion worth of leased assets and lease obligations may not have been fair for all investors.
Three female CFOs say the timing has never been better for young women to become tomorrow’s finance chiefs
Lecturer Suzy Taherian has achieved success in a notably male-dominated field as a finance chief for technology startups, currently serving as a CFO for the fifth time.
Professor Ayako Yasuda: start-ups may struggle to trace financial sources.
It’s not unusual for startups to be in the dark about where the money they’re raising is coming from, especially in funding rounds where VC firms and funds may pool resources from a number of investors, said Professor Ayako Yasuda.
Is competition always bad? It depends on what's driving it, and competition exists on a spectrum. "People who are high in trait competitiveness will tend to perceive a non-competitive situation as being competitive, " said Professor Stephen Garcia.
Assistant Professor Pantelis Loupos and MSBA students analyze pre-release reviews
"We wanted to see if we could predict a movie's success based on these reviews. As it turned out, the so-called harbingers of failure did exist," Loupos told the Daily Mail.
Big Bang! journey offers rich immersion in entrepreneurship
UC Davis MBA alumna Regina Hoang is now CEO of Storx Technologies, the 2022 Big Bang! Business Competition top prize winner. She reflects on the experience and how the company's transabdominal fetal pulse oximeter will transform labor and delivery.
Lecturer Marc Lowe: "I wanted to do something to help the Chinese community."
For a story kicking off Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, CBS News interviews Lecturer Marc Lowe as he joins a highly visible citizens' foot patrol group in Oakland's Chinatown to help deter hate crimes in the area.
Now in its 9th year, P&Q's Best & Brightest celebrates MBA excellence
Congratulations to second-year Full-Time MBA Mika Shang, recognized among the business school movers and shakers who "rally their peers; the mentors who champion; the visionaries who awaken; and the volunteers who shoulder the heaviest burdens."
Assistant Professor Mike Palazzolo: it's all about deals media made with the leagues
"Sports, especially playoffs in particular, are ultimately sold to the highest bidder. Networks are generally willing to pay a large sum of money to get those contracts because they bring so many eyeballs to their network," Palazzolo said.
Naik's innovative research and teaching methods to be honored by Medill at a May 25 event
"Winning this prestigious award is a privilege and honor—it offers me an opportunity to endorse Professor Don Schultz’s remarkable legacy to future generations of scholars and managers," said Naik of the international award.
MBA grad and MPAc student recognized for performance, academic achievement and leadership
A leader in the classroom and on the field, UC Davis football student-athlete Jayce Smalley, a MBA alumnus and MPAc student, was named a 2022 National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete by the Sacramento Valley Chapter.