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On the Water or at the Watercooler, Teamwork is your Coxswain
Research has shown that by incorporating experiential learning into professional development programs, adult learners thrive. To be successful though, the experience has to not only be fun, but be translatable to the business world.
Research has
Grace Guo MBA 17
Going Global: Grace Guo Combines Chinese and American Backgrounds
Pursuing a business career in the U.S. is the riskiest decision Grace Guo MBA 17 has ever made. She gave up her career and home, leaving behind her husband and daughter in China, to come to the UC Davis Full-Time MBA program.
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UCD’s New GSM Dean: A Conversation with Rao Unnava
“Students coming here want to make a difference,” Unnava said. “I’ve never seen such a thing.”
He agreed that many might think of getting an MBA as primarily a financial pursuit, but students here say “it’s more important to make a difference
Having a Mentor vs. Having a Developmental Network: Diversity is Key!
What do mentors give you?
Having a mentor leads to a wide range of career-related benefits, including greater career advancement, greater job satisfaction and more clarity around your professional identity. Research also suggests that mentors help
Impact Investing "Supply" Failing to Meet Demand
Moskowitz Prize Winners: Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda Study Shows Europe’s Demand for Impact Funds Over Traditional Investments Three Times Higher Than in North America
The demand for impact investing alternatives is outstripping the available supply of such choices for investors, according to a new study co-authored by Professor Brad Barber and Associate Professor Ayako Yasuda that was awarded UC Berkeley’s 2016
A Decade of Innovation
The UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship was founded in 2006. Our "Decade of Innovation" report celebrates the people, programs and progress of our first 10 years.
Why Google is Expanding Into Hardware and Why Now
Google recently announced a major move into several hardware products: Google Pixel (smartphones), Daydream View (virtual reality), Google Home (digital home) and Google Assistant (AI-based personal assistant).
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Adapt or Die: Platforms, Timing, and … Do Platforms beat Products?
It was a lot of fun attending Apigee’s “Adapt or Die” event on September 27 in the heart of San Francisco, and speaking on the panel “Who Ubers Who: How to Survive and Thrive in a Digital World of Mash-Ups, Matchmakers, and Marketplaces.” The best
"Bad" Innovation Is Just What Your Company Needs
"Backing an innovation isn’t a single decision. It’s a web of choices and actions to which everyone in the company must commit," says Professor Andrew Hargadon, founder and faculty director of the UC Davis Institute for Innovation and
Mobile Health Technologies
The rapid proliferation of mobile health solutions has slowly integrated into the healthcare landscape, creating medical value through diverse ways. To understand these potential impacts, we propose a more detailed framework, specifically for
The Future of TV Content And Distribution
Nelson Granados (USC, writing for Forbes in May 2015) discussed how analytics, including Professor Hemant Bhargava's 2013 Marketing Science paper on the economics of bundling when the products in the bundle are sourced from multiple firms, can be
Brian Gage MPAc 15 Finds Renewal at UC Davis
Perseverance Propels Him Toward Long-held Career Dream
By Joanna Corman
The word “no” doesn’t resonate with Brian Gage MPAc 15. In high school, he dreamed of graduating from UC Davis.
As an undergraduate biochemistry major at Davis, he enrolled in pre-pharmacy while working at his family’s initially