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Ascending to the Top Rung of Finance
Three female CFOs say the timing has never been better for young women to become tomorrow’s finance chiefs
Lecturer Suzy Taherian has achieved success in a notably male-dominated field as a finance chief for technology startups, currently serving as a CFO for the fifth time.
Graduate School of Management Commencement Ceremony 2023
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We look forward to honoring all the graduates who have earned the Master of Business Administration, Master of Professional Accountancy or Master of Science in Business Analytics and hosting their friends and families during this event.
Russian Oligarch Roman Abramovich Invested In Startups That Received U.S. Government Contracts
Professor Ayako Yasuda: start-ups may struggle to trace financial sources.
It’s not unusual for startups to be in the dark about where the money they’re raising is coming from, especially in funding rounds where VC firms and funds may pool resources from a number of investors, said Professor Ayako Yasuda.
Celebrating the Class of 2023: Largest in School's History
With 464 graduates this year, the Graduate School of Management will recognize and award diplomas to the largest class in school history, with Commencement for master's business programs set for June 17.
UC Davis Graduate School of Management Recognized as Gold Top-10 Military Friendly® School
Creating opportunities for the military community
Reflecting a commitment to students and alumni in the U.S. military, the UC Davis GSM is ranked No. 8 among graduate schools and the only University of California graduate school among the top 10 in Military Friendly's latest survey.
How To Handle The Overly Competitive Friend In Your Life Because, TBH, It Can Be Exhausting
Is competition always bad? It depends on what's driving it, and competition exists on a spectrum. "People who are high in trait competitiveness will tend to perceive a non-competitive situation as being competitive, " said Professor Stephen Garcia.
Indiana Jones 5 Gets Slammed in Reviews - But New Study Suggests Poor Scores Can Lead to Box Office Success
Assistant Professor Pantelis Loupos and MSBA students analyze pre-release reviews
"We wanted to see if we could predict a movie's success based on these reviews. As it turned out, the so-called harbingers of failure did exist," Loupos told the Daily Mail.
Celebrating Our 2023 Student and Teacher Award Honorees
Recognition for outstanding achievements
Every year our community recognizes outstanding teachers, students and graduates who embrace the School’s core values of passionate and energetic leadership, and who demonstrate a commitment to team building and service.
Finance to Accounting: How the Pandemic Made Me Pivot
UC Davis MPAc program led to a job offer from PwC
MPAc Fatehbir Singh explains how the pandemic caused him to pivot into accounting to seek a career with job security. After leaving his comfort zone, Fatehbir now has a job offer from PwC after graduation.
Nonprofits and the Paycheck Protection Program
How financial obligations influenced nonprofit loan participation
The U.S. Government extended 12 million loans worth $800 billion to help small business during the pandemic. Assistant Professor Paul Wong examines why some nonprofits didn’t bite.
How Walmart Puts AI and Machine Learning into Play
Our cohorts’ takeaways from top retail/tech AI expert
AI has revolutionized the world’s largest retailer. MSBA student Rishika Chaudry recaps an exclusive meet up with Walmart’s senior director of data and machine learning center of excellence.
Our Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: May 2023
2023 Outstanding Alumnus Award, Big Bang! Business Competition Winners, Advanced Collaborative Leadership Retreat
UC Davis MBA graduate Michael Hurlston honored with the 2023 Outstanding Alumnus Award by the UC Davis Cal Aggie Alumni Association, final awards of the Big Bang! Business Competition with two UC Davis MBA students on the first place team, and our annual Advanced Collaborative Leadership Program retreat in Monterey, CA.