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MBA Students Look for Opportunity in Chile for Capstone Experience
Team project to expand UC Davis’ visibility in Latin America
There were many firsts that came with this trip to Santiago, Chile. The MBA program’s first international Integrated Management Project (IMP); the first time many of us had visited Latin America; and the first time some of us were thrust into the

Finding a Passion for Accounting
Undergrad accounting courses at UC Davis paid dividends
My undergraduate experience at UC Davis was a confusing time. I didn’t know who I was or who I wanted to be, but I knew that I was in the right place. Through my courses, I discovered that I had an interest in accounting. What drew me in was that

Terry Exner MBA 09 Receives GSMAA Outstanding Service Award 2019
Hear from Terry Exner MBA 09 who earned the 2019 UC Davis Graduate School of Management Alumni Association Outstanding Service Award and shares about collaboration, networking and more.

Reflecting on Our Early Years to Future Goals
UC Davis Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship founder and faculty director Professor Andrew Hargadon reflects on our early years--and our path today and into the future.

Winners of the U21 & PwC Innovation Challenge (Group C) Announced
UC Davis Graduate of Management MBA student Daniel Student was recently announced as a runner-up in the 2018-19 Universitas 21/PwC Innovation Challenge. For his efforts, Student will receive exclusive coaching sessions with the PwC Academy tailored

Japa Inc. Wins Capitalize Grand Prize
Japa, winner of the 2018 Big Bang! Business Competition, took the $10,000 prize in the Sacramento Kings Capitalize fourth annual Tech Night. Japa's innovative parking inventory management system makes the parking experience, specifically for campuses

Old School Sales Tactics Still Work
Editor's note: Alumnus Chris Jackson, a founder, CEO and chief technology officer for several firms, contends we rely too much on digital outreach vs. calls and personal touch.
Working a Phone Will Generate More Sales Than an Email Campaign
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The Organizational Values… of Myself
“Put your money where your mouth is.”
Or, to put it another way.
“If you’re not willing to accept the pain real values incur, don’t bother going to the trouble of formulating a values statement.”
A 2002 Harvard Business Review article by Patrick M
Capitalizing on the Cloud
MSBA offers prep to become Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner
With the growing popularity and application of cloud solutions, the UC Davis Master of Science in Business Analytics program offered a free prep course for Amazon Web Service’s (AWS) Cloud Practitioner certification. It was a wonderful opportunity

Scared of Stocks? Buy a House Instead
New research by UC Davis economist Alan Taylor shows that real estate is both a better and safer investment than previously believed.

Countdown to UC Davis Data Hack 2019
Kickoff event sparks readiness for 24-hour competition
The Hackathon offers a platform to put data analytics skills into play in crunch time. MSBA student Ines He and her classmates are organizing the hack, which is open to graduate students from across Northern California.
“Do you know how accurately

Should Big Tech Firms like Apple, Alphabet, Facebook Be Broken Up?
Professor Hemant Bhargava shares his thoughts on the proposal by Senator Elizabeth Warren to force tech breakups and impose severe restrictions on what remained.