It's Complicated . . . Sacramento's Economic Outlook
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It's Complicated . . . Sacramento's Economic Outlook

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Business experts express optimism and concern over the Capital Region’s 2022 economic outlook. The Metro Chamber partnered with UC Davis Graduate School of Management MBA students to identify which of Sacramento’s attributes mattered to employees.

Startup of the Month: INN>CHRG
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Startup of the Month: INN>CHRG

Online MBA alumnus and Big Bang Business Competition winner featured

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Online MBA alumnus Angel Melchor's new venture INN>CHG recently won our Big Bang! Business Competition as the Yolo County-based startup builds an Airbnb-like service to eliminate range anxiety for electric vehicle drivers. 

Show Me the Money
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Show Me the Money

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“Even though it’s called the VC market, more and more of that money is not from VC investors,” says Ayako Yasuda, professor of finance at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management and Research Fellow of the Private Equity Research Consortium. “That

Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies
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Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies

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Prof. Paul Griffin calls for a borderless mandate for company climate risk discourse in an article in the journal Nature Energy—a move in line with recommended actions from the recent UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow.

It's Not Only the Pandemic That's Making Labor Scarce
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It's Not Only the Pandemic That's Making Labor Scarce

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Lecturer Suzy Taherian says despite a low national unemployment rate of 4.8%, there's a labor shortage in California involving both low-skilled and high-skilled workers due to numerous factors, such as childcare, more people working for themselves

Aggies Abroad: MSBA Student Navigating New Cities
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Aggies Abroad: MSBA Student Navigating New Cities

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MSBA student Susannah Schulze shares what it was like to participate in the UC Davis Summer Abroad UK Perspectives in Global Management program and travel to Edinburgh, Scotland.

The Dark Side of Startups: When "Fake It Till You Make It" Goes Wrong
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The Dark Side of Startups: When "Fake It Till You Make It" Goes Wrong

Professor Don Palmer explains how financial and performance pressures on startup leaders—like Theranos' Elizabeth Holmes—can make them susceptible to misconduct, until their "fake it till you make it" mantra goes wrong. 

Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil
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Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil

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In an interview with the New York Times, professor Ayako Yasuda discusses private equity investment companies that have pumped billions of dollars into fossil fuel projects, buying up offshore platforms, building new pipelines, and extending

Full Coverage Car Insurance Guide
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Full Coverage Car Insurance Guide

When should drivers consider getting full coverage auto insurance?

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Lecturer Suzy Taherian comments on California insurance options, deductibles, and when drivers consider dropping full coverage from their car insurance policy in her interview with Wallet Hub.

Interest-free Deferred Tuition Offered to UC Davis Online MBA Students
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Interest-free Deferred Tuition Offered to UC Davis Online MBA Students

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"Our hope is that this is perhaps a groundbreaking way of doing things," says Dean H. Rao Unnava of the new pilot program for interest-free deferred tuition for the Online MBA program.

An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree
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An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree

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Poets&Quants’ John Byrne writes that Dean Unnava believes the deferred tuition program could increase the available pool of applicants by as much as 20% because it makes the Online MBA degree more accessible to candidates.

The True Secret to MBA Application Success
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The True Secret to MBA Application Success

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"The key to MBA application success lies beyond GMAT scores or work experience," says Valerie D. James, Assistant Dean of Student Affairs at the UC Davis Graduate School of Management.

87 Million Americans Will Look at Cars to Buy this Labor Day Weekend
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87 Million Americans Will Look at Cars to Buy this Labor Day Weekend

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The three-day weekend provided a big boost in car sales, and Professor Hemant Bhargava says that's due to three reasons: pent-up demand, extra money due to federal or state payments, and supply shortages. 

Sequoia's China Portfolio Hits Speed Bump After Tech Crackdown
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Sequoia's China Portfolio Hits Speed Bump After Tech Crackdown

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Professor Ayako Yasuda, says regulation of VC investment in online education “fits the overall more confrontational stance of the (Chinese) government to take on the U.S. and assert its dominance as the global superpower,” and in turn, “puts U.S. VCs

Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin Named Honorary Professor in New Zealand
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Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin Named Honorary Professor in New Zealand

Source: Source: UC Davis Dateline

Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin, a founding faculty member at the GSM, has also been appointed as an Honorary Professor in the Department of Accounting and Finance at the University of Otago, New Zealand—the country’s oldest university and

Daniel Segel Utilizing MBA to Benefit Others During the Pandemic
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Daniel Segel Utilizing MBA to Benefit Others During the Pandemic

Keeping students healthier so they can make the world a better place.

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“The (UC Davis) MBA program gave me new skills, capabilities, and connections to get my foot in the tech field,” says Daniel Segel MBA 96, who helped set up the technology the university uses for mass, on-campus COVID testing, and vaccination.

Unnava Reappointed as Graduate School of Management Dean
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Unnava Reappointed as Graduate School of Management Dean

H. Rao Unnava has served as dean since 2016

Source: Source: UC Davis Dateline

Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Mary Croughan has reappointed H. Rao Unnava as the dean of the Graduate School of Management for a second five-year term.