School of Business

Logan Bement (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Adding Value to the Team

Logan Bement '16 uses marketing, data to improve professional baseball for fans, players.

Horizontal color image of large group of automated injection moulding machines for plastic parts production. (iStock Photo)

UConn Joins National Smart Manufacturing Initiative

The University will play a leading role in Connecticut as part of a national effort to boost smart manufacturing and extend its benefits to business.

(Peter Morenus/UConn Photo)

Celebrations

School Honors Faculty Whose Accomplishments Shine Brightly; Professor Golec Awarded ‘Research Excellence’ Honor

Left to right, Mark L. Fagan, Scott Gillis, Bill Simon and Margaret Keane discuss business values at the "CEO Evolution." (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Courage, Vision, Wisdom

Three Top Executives Share Business Advice, Values at ‘CEO Evolution’ Program in Stamford  When UConn alumnus Bill Simon ’81, ’88 MBA, was a newly hired executive at Walmart, before he became its president and CEO, he made a gutsy decision that he knew could make or break his career there. The low-price retail giant was excelling […]

A jigsaw puzzle, with one piece ('regulations') that is detached from the others, and the remaining space is labeled 'compliance.' (iStock Photo)

Corporate Compliance as Competitive Advantage

UConn researchers have developed a model of compliance that captures the trade-offs between cost and risk.

Auret Van Heerden, former president and CEO of the Fair Labor Association. (Vivek Soundararajan/University of Birmingham)

Business Law Conference Draws International Experts, Sparks New Ideas

Experts in business law, management and a range of social science disciplines attended a two-day conference at UConn titled, "Public Regulation and Private Governance: Competitors or Collaborators?"

Associate Dean of Research Sulin Ba presents Emily Vasington '16 with her Hall of Fame award. (Nathan Oldham/UConn photo)

Outstanding Students Inducted Into Hall of Fame

An undergraduate who worked to improve bachelor-degree programs, an MBA student who helped his colleagues make new business contacts, and a Ph.D. student with award-winning research were the three student inductees into the School of Business Hall of Fame.

Corey Birch (Nathan Oldham/UConn School of Business)

Corey Birch ’16 is All Business—On the Golf Course

No one needs to tell recent School of Business graduate Corey Birch ’16 to keep his eye on the ball. Or the green. Or the competition, for that matter.

William S. Simon, former president and CEO, Walmart U.S. (UConn photo)

CEO Evolution Features Former Walmart CEO/MBA Alum

Former Walmart CEO/UConn alumnus William S. Simon To Speak at CEO Evolution Program on June 15.

Northridge, California - January 19, 1994: Experts survey office building with one side entirely collapsed from the Martin Luther King Day earthquake. (iStock)

Research of Seismic Proportion

Are some California homeowners subsidizing others for earthquake insurance due to policies that unfairly lump together insurance premiums for both high- and low-risk property owners?