Overview

What’s Trending
Recent news, research, stories and events

Aug 24, 2015

Highlights of the latest news, research, stories, and events. Sign up to receive quarterly updates, including our Research in Action enewsletter, direct to your inbox.

What's Trending

In the News

Accounting expert says market forces are stronger than carbon taxes

Taxing Carbon May Sound Like a Good Idea But Does It Work?

Oct 15, 2018 Paul A. Griffin The Conversation

Questioning Exxon Mobil’s support of the carbon dividends plan, Accounting Professor Paul Griffin draws on his research to recommend a better approach.

Blog

This Bootcamp Felt More Like Space Camp, Taking Me to a New World of Analytics
MSBA student finds his calling, motivated by faculty

Oct 10, 2018 Ashish Ranshinge Ashish Ranshinge MSBA 19

MSBA student Ashish Ranshinge says during the first technical analytics bootcamp, he found a coach, not a drill sergeant.

News Release

Why do credit rating agencies lag in reporting on innovation?

Do Companies Get the Credit They Deserve for Investing in Innovation?
Credit Rating Agencies Respond Rationally to Risk from R&D Investment, Study Finds

Sep 24, 2018 Paul A. Griffin Brad Hooker

Professor Paul Griffin investigated claims that credit rating agencies are lazy and biased when it comes to adjusting ratings for innovation success.

Upcoming School Events

Admissions

MBA Showcase Day
Full-Time MBA, Gallagher Hall

November 17, 2018 - 9:30am - 5:00pm Jessica Moon Gallagher Hall - UC Davis Campus

Save Your Spot – RSVP Now

We’re hosting an exclusive event for individuals interested in learning more about our transformative Full-Time MBA program. We’ve assembled a unique group of movers and shakers who will share their insights, lessons and secrets with you.

Conferences/Programs

Effective Negotiations: Strategies and Tactics
Presented by: Jim Olson, UC Davis Graduate School of Management 2016 Teacher of the Year

December 14, 2018 - 8:00am - 4:30pm Jim Olson Taking Your Negotiations Skills to the Next Level San Francisco Bay Area Campus - San Ramon

Map & Locations (530) 752-6840

By learning and practicing negotiating basics in this program, from preparation to getting to “yes”, you will dramatically improve your confidence entering important negotiations, and the outcomes from those negotiations.

Featured News and Stories

In the News

Business analytics programs are drawing international attention

Check Out These 9 STEM-Designated Masters In Data Analytics

Aug 9, 2018 BusinessBecause

BusinessBecause recognizes our San Francisco-based 12-month MSBA program for forging new career opportunities for international students in the global innovation hub of the Bay Area.

In the News

Washington Post: Earnings reports are misleading

Who Are You Going to Trust, Adjusted Earnings or Your Lying Eyes?

Aug 6, 2018 Paul A. Griffin Washington Post/Bloomberg

Professor Paul Griffin latest financial disclosure study shows that better-than-expected company earnings reports are often manipulated, which impacts market results. (Washington Post)

In the News

Street Metrics Swell Company Earnings Surprises

Aug 2, 2018 Kimberly D. Elsbach ValueWalk

Do investors get a straight story about company earnings? Trend of reporting non-GAAP metrics, or “Street Earnings,” calls recent market results into question, according to Professor Paul Griffin’s study being presented Aug. 7 at the American Accounting Association’s annual meeting.

In the News

A Seat at the Table

Mar 21, 2018 By Torey Van Oot | Comstock's

From Comstock’s magazine: The Women in Leadership Club at UC Davis helps MBA students get corporate training through placement on nonprofit boards and the benefits don’t just flow one way.

Read article

In the News

Crying off Script in Workplace Can Ruin Women’s Careers, UC Davis Prof Finds

Jan 26, 2018 Kimberly D. Elsbach NBC Bay Area - Today in the Bay

New research at UC Davis is taking a closer look at an issue not normally talked about: women crying at work. Professor Kimberly Elsbach tells “Today in the Bay” there are right ways to cry at work.

View video

In the News

You Can’t Trust Facebook’s Search for Trusted News

Jan 26, 2018 Kimberly D. Elsbach Wired.com

In a recent Wired.com article that explores trust in various sources of news, Professor Kimberly Elsbach weighs in on how the appearance of trustworthiness can be gamed.

Read article

What's Trending

Upcoming School Events

Featured News and Stories

Log in

Commands