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15 Leadership Certificate Programs to Boost Your Career
Professor Kimberly Elsbach's eight-week online leadership course named among the top 15 certificate programs to boost your career by CIO.com. Program begins Oct. 16.
Should Investing Be Left to Machines?
Understanding biases can help investors improve decision-making and identify irrationalities. Professor Brad Barber says such bias can cost investors up to 4% annually.
Faces of Metro EDGE (F.A.M.E.) – Anna Palmer
Meet alumna Anna Palmer MBA 17, our Sacramento MBA associate director of admissions and member of Sacramento Metro EDGE, which we support as the Platinum Sponsor.
Crying at Work is Uncomfortable, and That’s OK
Professor Kim Elsbach explains her research around crying at work, what co-workers think when they see you cry, how to save face and why a good work cry is so stigmatized in the first place.
From Knockdowns to Startups (and Everything In Between)
Aggie Square’s chief innovation officer has held many titles: doctor, lawyer, NFL linebacker. The Sacramento Business Journal takes a look at Jim Kovach’s storied career.
If You Don’t Save Enough, Perhaps You Have ‘Exponential Growth Bias’
People with exponential-growth bias tend to underestimate the long-term cost of debt and are more likely to take on expensive loans, according to cited research by Professor Victor Stango.
Professor Emeritus Dick Dorf Awarded UC Davis Medal
Dorf has been awarded the UC Davis Medal for his contributions to the Graduate School of Management, engineering, entrepreneurship and tech management.
Regulating Big Tech: Is a Day of Reckoning Coming?
Listen as Professor Hemant Bhargava discusses the pros and cons of tightening U.S. regulations on the likes of Amazon, Facebook, Google and Apple, and calls for investigations into Big Tech’s antitrust activities.
UC Davis to Offer Online MBA
Professor Robert Yetman and Senior Director of Admissions Andrea Shaw describe the flexibility of the new Online MBA program at the GSM.
How to Give Ideas That Won’t Be Rejected
Personal identity affects a supervisor's decision making
Professor Kim Elsbach examines bosses and why they accept or reject proposals in collaborative meetings. Her study finds support for suggestions that affirmed, not threatened, their boss’ identity.
Announcing 5 More Big Ideas for UC Davis Campaign
Among the newest five Big Ideas is “Building the Entrepreneurial Mindset” in all students, championed by Professor Andrew Hargadon.
Selling at a Discount Is Better Than Holding Tail-end Fund Positions
An analysis of private equity funds by MBA alumnus Joncarlo Mark’s Upwelling Capital shows holding funds for longer than 10 years brings more downside risk than upside potential.