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From Ideation to Insights: Creating Business Value from Data
Takeaways from UC Davis MSBA–Association of National Advertisers conference
Student Ridwan Abdusalam shares key takeaways from the joint UC Davis MSBA–Association of National Advertisers conference featuring top data science executives.
Being a Champion On and Off the Court
Golden State Warriors’ spirit in the UC Davis Part-Time MBA program
A leader of the Golden State Warriors Community Foundation, Bay Area MBA student Austin Claiborne shares his journey to the NBA business—and UC Davis.
Building My Pride Network at 25th ROMBA Conference
Connecting with LGBTQ+ professionals nationwide—and meeting Monet X Change
In Washington, D.C., Full-Time MBA Angelina Cayabyab shares how she stepped out of her comfort zone to connect with LGBTQ+ professionals nationwide.
Practicum Prep: Former Charles Schwab Chief Analytics Officer Joins UC Davis
John Carter prepares MSBA students for practicum project success
Student Wenbo Wang catches up with John Carter, who brings 35 years of corporate leadership in data analytics to the MSBA program team, to learn more about his class to prep students for team consulting projects for corporate clients.
MSBA Alumnus at Google: “Prioritize Your Time”
UC Davis MSBA offers opportunities to learn, have fun, expand your thinking
MSBA alum Naga “Yashas” Bhaskara Venkata, now at Apple, asked fellow alum Siva Arulkumar, now at Google, about his student experience and advice for prospective students.
Is Transparency the Right Path to Equal Pay?
A research team from Arizona State University and two UC Davis business professors have discovered that naming and shaming a company alone won’t close the gender pay gap. They examined how a new law in the U.K. deals with gender pay gap, and whether
The Impact of Mandated Pay Gap Transparency on Firms’ Reputations as Employers
Professor Greta Hsu and Associate Professor Elizabeth Pontikes showed effects a U.K. law mandating disclosure of gender pay gaps were more limited than might have been expected—with a short-lived boost for firms reporting near-equal pay, and no detectable change for firms with high pay gaps.
"We Are GSM" Video - Meet Associate Professor Elizabeth Pontikes
Associate Professor Pontikes' experiences at Silicon Valley software startups paved her academic pathway from Yale, Stanford, Chicago Booth, Kellogg and to UC Davis, where she researches market categorization, innovation and technological change. Watch the video.
Naming Is Not Shaming? Firms Paying Women Less without Reputation Loss
Gender pay gap disparity is widespread and unfair, and much attention is given to how to remove it. Co-authors Associate Professor Elizabeth Pontikes and Professor Greta Hsu studied the effects of mandated publication of the gender pay gap in the United Kingdom.
LEGOs Become Building Blocks for Collaborative Leadership
How my military background “clicks” with UC Davis MBA principles
Being a collaborative leader at UC Davis shares many common attributes of being a leader in the U.S. Army, says Full-Time MBA and veteran Ryan Wilson, who led platoons in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Lynda and Stewart Resnick Pledge $50M to UC Davis for Sustainability Research
Historic Gift Funds New Center for Agricultural Innovation and Research Grants to Drive a Sustainable Future
The University of California, Davis, announced that philanthropists Lynda and Stewart Resnick, co-owners of The Wonderful Company, have pledged the largest gift ever to the university by individual donors. The $50 million pledge will support the
Distinguished Professor Paul Griffin Speaks on Emissions in Corporate Reporting Accountability in a Sustainable World
We are facing a climate emergency. What role do accounting and investment play in a sustainable world that ensures an economic green recovery? The Climate Action: Accountability in a Sustainable World conference in September 2022 aimed to meet this need by focusing on those four key pillars to a sustainable future.