Climate change threatens billions in CalPERS pension fund
With the release of CalPERS' first climate risk assessment, Professor Brad Barber warns of the effects of global warming on economies and its impact on various industries.
Extreme Heat Impacts Firms’ Stock Value
First study to quantify the impact of physical climate risk on corporate market values
Professor Paul Griffin shares new research on the market value risk following episodes of extremely hot weather, especially for small firms in the South and Southeast.
Climate change is making business and investors sweat.
Research from the
Beware: You Might Not Be Buying the Stock You Think You Are
A new study highlights similar or confusing stock symbols, which leads to widespread confusion for investors. Professor Brad Barber says companies can be connected in others ways some might not fully understand.
Molding the Next Generation of Business Leaders
On a podcast hosted by by Frank Zaccari, Professor Andrew Hargadon shares about our lab-to-market academies and the 20th annual Big Bang! Business Competition.
"Robots, Algorithms & AI, Oh My!"
On Forbes.com, Associate Professor Gina Dokko's take on how automation will impact careers as she led a panel of experts at a recent Academy of Management meeting.
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.
What’s Next in the Disney-Netflix Streaming Battle?
Professor Hemant Bhargava shares his insights on Netflix's future and its preparedness as Disney plans to launch a competing video streaming service, stating, 'Netflix also has other ammunition, too.'
Disney+ Challenge to Netflix
Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019. The company claims it will be cheaper than Netflix, but there are more reasons why you'll want to subscribe.
Disney's streaming service, Disney+, will launch at the end of 2019
The Blockchain Revolution in Food
Media coverage of blockchain in the food supply chain are a good reminder that technological innovations aren’t just for revolutionaries. Sometimes they are even better at entrenching the entrenched.
This article on blockchain in the food supply
Raising Innovations
The relationship between the core business strategy and its innovation portfolio is tricky. But maybe not as tricky as companies make it.
This relationship between the core business strategy and its innovation portfolio is tricky. But maybe not as tricky as companies make it. Molly Fleming writes in MarketingWeek:
In a results call for investors today (10 July), PepsiCo CEO Indra
Protecting Energy Groups From Climate Lawsuits Is A Bad Idea
Financial Times op-ed by Professor Paul Griffin
Professor Paul Griffin co-authors an op-ed in the Financial Times based on his latest research about how well fossil fuel firms are informing investors.
Post-Truth Meat
Are policy makers trying to stop the future of food? Or are they simply asking the new ultra-hyped, venture-backed food companies to earn their seat at the table?
Are policy makers trying to stop the future of food? Or are they simply asking the new ultra-hyped, venture-backed food companies to earn their seat at the table?
Government policy has always played a role in innovation, sometimes impeding it and
Did You Experience the Platform Economy Today?
Platform-enabled marketplaces, and other Internet-based goods and products with digital components and network effects are transforming the very idea of what a business is, how it creates value, and how it should be managed.
Platform-enabled
Professor Donald Palmer Contributes to Australia’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations
Institutional failures account for many of the 4,400 cases
A royal commission has delivered the most extensive report of its kind, with Professor Palmer providing expert analysis of institutional cultures.
Quick Summary:
- Royal Commission delivers most extensive report of its kind on child abuse in
Professor Donald Palmer Contributes to Australia’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in Organizations
Institutional failures account for many of the 4,400 cases
A royal commission has delivered the most extensive report of its kind, with Professor Palmer providing expert analysis of institutional cultures.
Quick Summary:
- Royal Commission delivers most extensive report of its kind on child abuse in
Professor Shannon Anderson Named Visiting Scholar at Elite Dutch Institute
Accounting expert will deliver lectures and collaborate on research in cost management at the Amsterdam Business Research Institute this spring.
Professor Shannon Anderson has been selected to be the 2018 visiting accounting professor at the Amsterd
5 Takeaways from the Disney-Fox Merger
The Walt Disney Co. is potentially in a deal to merge with 21st Century Fox – but what would this mean for both parties and the entertainment industry?
From UC Davis to Global CFO
Lessons learned along my career path
Lessons learned from UC Davis alumnus and lecturer Suzy Taherian, who took risks and roles around the globe on her path to CFO.
I would like to say my path from a mechanical engineering degree at UC Davis to chief financial officer was carefully
UCD’s New GSM Dean: A Conversation with Rao Unnava
“Students coming here want to make a difference,” Unnava said. “I’ve never seen such a thing.”
He agreed that many might think of getting an MBA as primarily a financial pursuit, but students here say “it’s more important to make a difference
Vasu Unnava
Adjunct Assistant Professor
Ph.D., Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Fisher College of Business, Ohio State University
