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It's Not Only the Pandemic That's Making Labor Scarce
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
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Aggies Abroad: MSBA Student Navigating New Cities
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.
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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.
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UC Davis MBA among Top 12 in U.S. with Highest Return for Grads Earning $100,000-Plus
MBA grads from top business schools who have at least a 160% average return, U.S. News data shows
The salary-to-debt ratio is based on the UC Davis Full-Time MBA class of 2020 average salary and signing bonus within three months of graduating, which was $130,317, and their average borrowed student debt of $55,531.
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Private Equity Funds, Sensing Profit in Tumult, Are Propping Up Oil
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
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Full Coverage Car Insurance Guide
When should drivers consider getting full coverage auto insurance?
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.
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Bloomberg Businessweek Ranks UC Davis MBA in Top 40 Overall and Top 10 for Diversity
Based on learning, networking, entrepreneurship, compensation, and, for the first time, diversity
Based on surveys from students, alumni and recruiters, as well as compensation and employment data, the UC Davis Full-Time MBA ranks: No. 36 overall in U.S., No. 10 for student diversity in the U.S., No. 8 for the highest percentage of female and nonbinary students.
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Interest-free Deferred Tuition Offered to UC Davis Online MBA Students
"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.
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An Innovative Way To Pay For That MBA Degree
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.
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The True Secret to MBA Application Success
"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.
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MBA Team Finds About 23% of Sacramento's Workforce May Leave the Region within Three Years
A new workforce study from the Sacramento Metro Chamber and a team of UC Davis MBA students revealed about a quarter of the more than 400 Sacramento-area workers surveyed may leave the region within three years.
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UC Davis Graduate School of Management to Offer Interest-Free Deferred Tuition for Online MBA Students
Pilot program designed to increase access to higher education
New deferred tuition pilot program aims to reduce the financial barriers to pursuing an MBA by helping students avoid interest payments.