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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

"We Are GSM" Video - Meet Professor Donald Palmer
Professor Donald Palmer studies why otherwise law-abiding, ethical and socially responsible people participate in wrongful courses of behavior. His research examines why good people can wind up doing bad things in their company or organization. Watch the video.

Sacramento Kings Empower Youth through Continued Mentorship Initiatives
Graduate School of Management Partners on Fastbreak Mentoring Program
As part of National Mentorship Month, UC Davis Graduate School of Management collaborated with the Sacramento Kings to extend their Fastbreak Mentoring program to UC Davis MBA students enrolled in the Collaborative Leadership Program.

Big 3 with Dean H. Rao Unnava: February 2024
A New Lifelong Learning and Community Platform, MBAs Team Up with Sacramento Kings on Mentoring, Does It Really Matter Who Delivers Your Online Orders?
Dean H. Rao Unnava's February 2024 edition of the Big 3 features a look at our new exclusive online community, MBA students partnering with the Sacramento Kings' Fastbreak Mentoring Program and the value of e-tailers investing in their own delivery fleets.

From Retail to Deloitte: Ascending to Audit Associate
Networking and building connections led to my Big 4 job offer
After four years at Banana Republic, MPAc student Catherine Jaber looked to start a new chapter. Within weeks at UC Davis, she secured offers from all Big 4 firms and will join Deloitte as an audit associate this fall.