School of Business
Women MBAs Connect at UConn-Sponsored NAWMBA Event
School of Business Lead Education Sponsor for National Association of Women MBAs Conference The path to a top executive position isn’t a straight line, but, instead, a series of zig-zags that build competence, expertise and wisdom. That’s what Melissa B. Cummings ’98 MBA, senior vice president and chief customer officer at Blue Cross Blue Shield […]
Study: Short-Sighted Planning Costs Companies Money
UConn researchers confirm that businesses focusing on short-term results are 'leaving profits on the table.'
A Whirlwind Autumn for Freshman Megan Go
Megan Go Gains U.S. Citizenship, Settles into College, Casts Ballot for President—All in Same Semester This autumn has been a season of important first-time events for freshman Megan Go. Not only did she conquer the adjustment to college life, but the prospective business major and Business Connections Learning Community member also prepared to become a […]
Finance Students Take 3rd in Stock Pitch Challenge
A team of UConn undergraduate finance students took third place in the highly prestigious Cornell Stock Pitch Challenge in Boston, going toe-to-toe with teams from Harvard, Columbia, Duke, Notre Dame and Amherst. “We are very proud of our students’ success in the face of extremely tough competition,” said finance professor and department head Chinmoy Ghosh. […]
MSBAPM Program Coming to Stamford Campus
Need for ‘Analytic Talent’ in Fairfield County Drove Decision to Expand Degree Offering The rapidly growing and immensely popular master’s degree in business analytics and project management (MSBAPM), currently offered exclusively in Hartford, will soon be added to UConn Stamford’s curriculum. “The masters in business analytics and project management, now celebrating its fifth anniversary, has […]
A First-Place Tie in Wolff New Venture Competition
Revamped Wolff New Venture Competition Surprises Audience with Two Medical-Device Champs The late Thomas John Wolff ’56 was an entrepreneur, and UConn School of Business alumnus, who ran five businesses simultaneously. He exemplified values like enthusiasm, mentorship and appreciation. If he were here to witness the revised Wolff New Venture Competition on Sept. 29, his […]
Initiative Calls for Diversification of Shellfish Industry
The plan embraces the state’s shellfish as a natural resource and recreational harvesting as well as commercial shellfishing.
A Little White Lie – or Worse?
UConn Researcher Discovers that Retail Execs Downplay, Mislead Outlook in Reports to Stockholders Many CEOs from major U.S. retailers tend to soften, possibly even distort, their company’s financial standings and offer stakeholders pessimistic predictions about the future, even when their companies are thriving. That’s the conclusion of a new study, co-authored by UConn finance professor […]
Building a Culture of Corporate Compliance
Corporate compliance is one of the hot-topic issues in business today, and it will be the the subject of a Nov. 15 Executive Education breakfast program, “Building a Culture of Compliance,” offered by the University of Connecticut School of Business at its Stamford Campus. Guest presenter will be UConn Business Law Professor Robert Bird, who […]
U.S. Economist Shares Knowledge With Grad Students
The U.S. Economy: What’s Normal? Economist Cletus C. Coughlin, senior vice president and policy adviser to the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, was a guest lecturer in the School of Business’ graduate program on Sept. 27. Coughlin presented his knowledge on “The U.S. Economy: What’s Normal?” in Professor Jeffrey Cohen’s “FNCE […]