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Match Game: Christy Serrato
After a satisfying career in banking and IT security in the Bay Area, UC Davis alumna Christy Serrato returned to Davis, became program director at Sacramento Entrepreneurship Academy—and founded PairAnything, a mobile app used by wineries that
Ponzi Schemes, FBI Investigations and Cybercrimes: Welcome to Accounting Ethics
Forensic accounting experiences prepares future leaders
My career before joining UC Davis primarily focused on forensic accounting including work on some of the largest fraud schemes in the United States. These cases taught me that at the heart of most frauds is frequently a breakdown in ethics and
Launch your Entrepreneurship Journey with a Big Bang!
UC Davis business competition celebrates 20 years of preparing innovators
MBA student Samantha Contreras shares how the Big Bang! helped prepare startup PairAnything, Inc. for success in the billion dollar wine industry.
When I first came to the Graduate School of Management, I had one mission in mind: to transform
An Entrepreneurial LaunchPad in the Empire State
Propelling our companies forward
Have you ever had an idea for a business and thought how amazing it would be if you could change the world?
Seven UC Davis students from four startup teams did just that when they took on the Big Apple, attending the third annual LaunchPad Propel to
Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
QUICK SUMMARY:
- Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
- Creative project leaders most often self-define themselves as “idealists” or “pragmatists”
- Idealists are more likely to be receptive to low
Got Ideas? Know Your Boss’ Traits Before You Pitch
Q&A with Professor Kimberly Elsbach
Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple strategy: Align your idea with your boss’ personal identity says Professor Kim Elsbach.
Next time you’re in a meeting and asked to pitch an idea, follow this simple
Pitching Ideas Successfully Can Hinge on Your Project Leader’s Style
Professor Kim Elsbach shares new research examines leadership personality traits and how they affect ideas being accepted and rejected.
Quick Summary:
- Team members should align their idea pitches to the style of their creative project leader
- Cre
Launch your Entrepreneurship Journey with a Big Bang!
UC Davis business competition celebrates 20 years of preparing innovators
"When I first came to the Graduate School of Management, I had one mission in mind: to transform industries, and I did that through the Big Bang! Business Competition," says MBA student Samantha Contreras.
A Social Impact Lens for Entrepreneurship
Insights from Warby Parker CEO Neil Blumenthal and Blackstone Group President and COO Jon Gray
I come from a household of six people and 24 eyes—everyone in my immediate family, including my four-year-old sister, wears glasses.
Growing up, my frames were usually purchased from the optometrist office and had price tags in the hundreds; they
By This Measure, Americans Are Not Addicted to Debt and U.S. Stocks Should Do Fine
Economics and finance Professor Alan Taylor explains his research findings that run contrary to the belief that debt is at dangerously high levels.
Audit Committees Not Compromised by Big-Four Alumni
Benefits include higher audit quality, lower fees, timelier reporting
Assistant Professor Paul Wong and his co-authors explain how the familiarity of a former partner who sits on the company’s audit committee can actually be a benefit.
A former partner of a Big-Four accountancy sits on the audit committee of a company
Ken Fisher Feels Backlash of Sexist Comments
Outcry over Ken Fisher’s inappropriate comments prompted a formal apology and a loss of investments. Professor Brad Barber shares why there are so few women in finance and what can be done to adjust that trend.