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MBA Candidates, Law Students Test Their Skills in a Two-Day Negotiation Challenge
MBA candidate Chris DiGiacomo is accustomed to negotiating project dates and deadlines through his job as a program management specialist at Pratt & Whitney. But after winning the 4th Annual Business/Law Negotiation Competition on January 27 at UConn Law School with two teammates, he admits he had to lie down. “My brain was exhausted,” he […]
Professor Stephen Park Named Satell CSR Fellow
Solutions to Climate Change, Poverty, Other Social Challenges Require Collective Effort, New Approaches Business Law Professor Stephen Park has been named to the newly created position of Satell Fellow in Corporate Social Responsibility. “The School of Business is deeply invested in the development of corporate social responsibility guidelines and shares the belief that this work […]
Program Seeks to Bring Best of Nursing and Business to Long-Term Health Care Management
The Schools of Business and Nursing are forming a new collaboration to administer the highly successful Graduate Certificate Program in Long-Term Health Care Management. Offered by UConn’s School of Business for over 40 years, the graduate certificate program has prepared seven out of every 10 current skilled nursing-home administrators in Connecticut. Alumni also serve in […]
School of Business Professor David Noble to Lead Werth Institute
Business School Professor Predicts UConn is on Cusp of Powerful Entrepreneurial Growth
New Professional Enhancement, Gamification-Style Challenge for Business Analytics Grad Students
Students in the Business Analytics and Project Management master's degree program (MSBAPM) will have the opportunity to compete in a new professional enhancement, gamification-style challenge.
Company Man and College Student
Ben Grosse started his earbud business in a basement room. But he listened to demand, and the company is thriving.
Airlines Alter Social Media Strategy After Crash
When a company faces a crisis, competitors use social media to both reduce the negative spillover effect and to improve their advantage, a UConn study says.
U.S. News Picks UConn MSA as Among Best Programs in Nation
UConn’s Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program is among the best in the nation for the fourth consecutive year, according to a study released January 9 by U.S. News and World Report.
Fast Forward to 2018
Make a fresh start in 2018! A UConn marketing researcher says the concept of a fresh start is key to transforming your life.
Some Nursing Homes are Inflating Their Medicare Ratings
At least 6 percent of nursing homes inflate their self-reported measures, according to a study by UConn professors.