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Aggie Square Can Lead to Regional Prosperity
UC Davis Chancellor Gary May notes that, "UC Davis is well-positioned to be a catalyst for innovation that translates into new businesses, new jobs and new wealth for the region."
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New Tech Could Save Banks $70B by 2025
Accenture predicts North American banks could save billions implementing new tech to automate jobs, according to alumna Cathinka Wahlstrom MBA 91 .
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New Tech Could Save Banks $70B by 2025
Accenture predicts North American banks could save billions implementing new tech to automate jobs, according to alumna Cathinka Wahlstrom MBA 91.
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UC Davis MBA Students Propose Turning Invasive Species into Dog Food
UC Davis MBA students are collaborating with the Tahoe Environmental Research Center on a project to create canine food from an aquatic invasive species known as Mysis Shrimp in Lake Tahoe as a way to clarify the lake and commercialize the outcome.
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Match Game: Christy Serrato
After a satisfying career in banking and IT security in the Bay Area, UC Davis alumna Christy Serrato returned to Davis, became program director at Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy—and founded PairAnything, a mobile app used by wineries that
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Launch your Entrepreneurship Journey with a Big Bang!
UC Davis business competition celebrates 20 years of preparing innovators
MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how the Big Bang! helped prepare startup PairAnything, Inc. for success in the billion dollar wine industry.
When I first came to the Graduate School of Management, I had one mission in mind: to transform
Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
QUICK SUMMARY:
- Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
- Creative project leaders most often self-define themselves as “idealists” or “pragmatists”
- Idealists are more likely to be receptive to low
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Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
Professor Kim Elsbach shares new research examines leadership personality traits and how they affect ideas being accepted and rejected.
Quick Summary:
- Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
- Cre
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By This Measure, Americans Are Not Addicted to Debt and U.S. Stocks Should Do Fine
Economics and finance Professor Alan Taylor explains his research findings that run contrary to the belief that debt is at dangerously high levels.
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Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni
Benefits include higher audit quality, lower fees, timelier reporting
Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-authors explain how the familiarity of a former partner who sits on the company’s audit committee can actually be a benefit.
A former partner of a Big-Four accountancy sits on the audit committee of a company
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Ken Fisher Feels Backlash of Sexist Comments
Outcry over Ken Fisher’s inappropriate comments prompted a formal apology and a loss of investments. Professor Brad Barber shares why there are so few women in finance and what can be done to adjust that trend.
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Danger When Alumnus of a Firm’s Audit Firm Sits on Audit Committee?
Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-researchers discuss the implications of a former partner of a Big-Four accountancy sitting on the audit committee of the member’s former company.