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Goldman Sachs Partner Leads New SMF in Stamford
Blake Mather, an adjunct professor and the advisor to the new Stamford SMF, has joined a prestigious group of UConn SMF advisers. He recently retired after 22 years at Goldman Sachs, during which time he served as a partner in the organization.
MBA Student to Run New York Marathon for Children of Vietnam
Stamford MBA student Junau Boucard ’11 (BUS) was inspired to action by a School of Business field trip to Vietnam.
Professional, not Personal, Familiarity Works for Virtual Teams
When working with colleagues on a virtual team, knowledge of their professional backgrounds improves productivity, but knowledge of their personal life does not, says a new UConn study.
Research Series Draws Top Scholars in Entrepreneurship and Innovation
The Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation (CCEI) recently announced a research seminar series aimed at furthering professorial interest and expertise in entrepreneurship and innovation.
Accounting’s Larry Gramling Retires After 38 Years
Gramling, who retired on Sept. 1 after 38 years at the School of Business, has been reminiscing about the many events that have shaped his time at UConn. He estimates that he taught accounting to tens of thousands of students since 1980. He also served as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Business for six years.
Investors Won’t Tolerate Corporate Misdeeds, Inhumanity
Investment titan Amy Domini, widely considered a leading pioneer in socially responsible investing, came to UConn and shared what can only be described as good news.
Dean Mahoney ’09: A Passion for Entrepreneurship
Sometimes in business, and in life, you have to swallow your mistakes. Even if there are 700 of them!
Creating the Strongest Board of Directors
When a corporation is looking for a new member of the Board of Directors, someone who will excel in the job, are there any guiding principles to help make a strong choice?
Creative Collaboratorium Draws Top Scholars
How do you host a conference for 40 of the top creativity researchers in the world? By giving them activities that are novel, useful, and intellectually stimulating, said Management Professor Nora Madjar, who hosted the Creativity Collaboratorium in Storrs from Sept. 13-15. As soon as the professors arrived, they participated in one of several “Escape […]
New Business School Faculty for 2018
Four UConn alumni, high-ranking executives from Anthem and Electric Boat, and professors with ties to Harvard and Yale are among the new faculty joining the UConn School of Business this fall.