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Updated MSBA Curriculum: Stronger Focus on AI
Presented by Ashwin Aravindakshan Nair, Associate Professor and MSBA Academic Director
Associate Professor and MSBA Academic Director Ashwin A. Nair announces the latest business analytics curriculum update including a stronger focus on artificial intelligence.
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UC Davis MSBA Edge: Practicum Projects
Presented by MSBA Director of Analytics Projects Carrie Beam
Our year-long practicum projects are a powerful learning experience, bringing company partners together with MSBA student teams and top faculty advisors to develop solutions for clients. MSBA Director of Analytics Projects Carrie Beam shares the details.
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How My MBA Elevated My Lab Management Skills
Three operational systems I’ve implemented at Sandia National Laboratories
Materials Technologist Fitzjames Ryan discusses how the Bay Area MBA program improved his lab management skills and increased efficiency after challenges at Sandia National Laboratories.
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Hands-On Leadership: Maximizing My MBA for Marketing
“I was motivated to grow at a faster pace if given the opportunity.”
From virtual undergrad to Full-Time MBA, Simrun Bhandal MBA 25 tells us why she decided to pursue hands-on leadership opportunities like hosting the successful Aggie Compass Business Boutique at UC Davis.
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Leading with Integrity: Creating an ESG Strategy
What we learned at the Net Impact Case Competition
Nicolas Seto MBA 25 explains how he and his MBA teammates tackled ESG challenges and competed to formulate business strategies for global impact at the Net Impact Case Competition, sponsored by Arrow Electronics.
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What’s a Career in Investing and Finance Like?
UC Investments Academy offers exciting opportunities for UC Davis MBAs
Minhua Zhu MBA 25 shares her insider's view of the finance world through the UC Investments Academy, led by UC Chief Investment Officer Jagdeep Singh Bachher who manages $170B for UC campuses and medical centers.
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Dell's Plan to Restrict Remote Worker Promotions Might Backfire
Professor Emeritus Kimberly Elsbach: "Remote employees face promotion disadvantages."
Professor Emeritus Kimberly Elsbach's research on proximity bias reveals remote workers are seen as less dedicated, risking disadvantages in promotions. Job seekers should ask about remote assessment during interviews, she told TechTarget.
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Alumnus Larry Liu, CEO of Weee!, on "How I Built This" Podcast
Success comes to those who are the best problem solvers, not necessarily the smartest
Guy Raz interviews Larry Liu MBA 08, who transformed his electronics reselling hobby into a multi-billion-dollar e-commerce venture. Noticing a niche among Chinese immigrants using WeChat for local needs, he founded Weee!, now valued at $4 bil.
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NPEW 2024 Live: Rivalz Showcases Nutritious Snacking with “AI you can taste”
Alum Peter Grant Barrick: AI's true power shines in propelling humanity forward.
Peter Grant Barrick MBA 16, CEO of Rivalz Snacks, is spearheading a revolution in healthy snacking through innovative use of AI and nutrition, cutting costs and time-to-market while tackling the "better for you" snack gap.
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Undergrad Business Major Approved for UC Davis Curriculum in Fall 2025
Graduate School of Management will confer the degree
UC Davis will welcome its first cohort of students to a new undergraduate business major in the fall of 2025. The major is a partnership between the GSM, College of Letters and Science, and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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Empowering Futures: Insights from the Fastbreak Mentoring Program
Partnership with the Sacramento Kings, Mentor California and Improve Your Tomorrow
The Graduate School of Management has teamed up with the Sacramento Kings, MENTOR California and Improve Your Tomorrow on the Kings Fastbreak Mentoring Program to pair MBAs as mentors for rising college students. View video.
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Barbie Buzz and Brand Value. Is It Real?
Lecturer and alumna Vanessa Errecarte showcases the power of intellectual property rebrands in her Financial Times case study on Mattel and Warner Bros.' Barbie movie, urging updated brand valuation models for digital profit connections.