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Why are Shelves Empty at Sacramento-Area Budget Stores?
Professor Shannon Anderson says to expect sparse inventory at discount stores for a while because many household items are made in Southeast Asia, which has been hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The CFO Essential Summer Reading List
Lecturer Suzy Taherian's book, "The 80/20 CFO: How to Make Strategic Transformations in Your Company," is No. 1 on a Forbes' list of recommended summer reading.
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Using Machine Learning to Predict Price Dispersion
Theory suggests two sources of price dispersion: market frictions or perceived product heterogeneity. With our application of machine learning to a richer set of variables, based on our raw HTML pages of eBay posted-price listings, we can explain 26%
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Nurturing Your Network: Turning a Layoff into a Rewarding New Career
MSBA alum cranked up the volume on LinkedIn
After job cuts forced him back into the market, Ashwin Suresh MSBA 19 shares how a viral LinkedIn post led to a pair of great new opportunities.
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Student Spotlight: Yuan Cheng
Full-Time MBA
Yuan Cheng shares his MBA story about the power of collaborative leadership and his entrepreneurial spirit to take on his own business in the food and ag sector.
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The Value of an MBA for Working Professionals
Part-time programs offer many benefits to seasoned professionals
With nearly 20 years in the tech sector, Bay Area MBA student Manik Chandrasekhar says he made the right decision to invest in an MBA.
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NASCAR Fans Identify with Patriotism, Southern Tradition
Some fan values might clash with ban of Confederate flag
Some fan values might clash with the car racing organization’s ban of the Confederate flag, following protests against racial injustice, according to Professor Kim Elsbach’s study.
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Electrifying ABB: MBA Team Consults for Swiss Innovator
Team travels to Zurich to present to executives on electric car charging tech
MBA students blog about traveling to Switzerland to present their consulting project findings to ABB Group, one of the world's largest engineering firms.
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Former Aggie Hurdler on New MBA Career Track
“The Career Development team were super responsive and critical to my success”
After landing a new role at Sandia National Laboratories, Bay Area MBA student Suzanne Howard shares the many ways UC Davis helped accelerate her career.
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Jerome Powell’s Tone is Grim but he Forecasts the Economy Recovers in 20 Months
For Forbes, Lecturer Suzy Taherian discusses the recovery forecast for 2021 after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell spoke last week suggesting this will be one of the fastest recoveries in memory.
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SIEML a Roadmap to Business School
Discovering UC, one business school at a time
"Finding the perfect business school is a lot like finding your partner in life,” says Alejandra Nevarez, who attended SEIML at UC Davis.
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12 Black, Queer Entrepreneurs Share the Secrets You Need to Succeed
Alum Tre Borden MBA 11 joins a dozen black, LGBTQ entrepreneurs to discuss his art-consulting, production and media company in Forbes, sharing his biggest challenges, his advice and his proudest moment.