Robin Coulter, Marketing Professor, Receives S. Tamer Cavusgil Award

August 16, 2016

Robin Coulter and Yuliya Strizhakova holding American Marketing Association Awards.
Robin Coulter and Yuliya Strizhakova (Pierce Harman Photography)

Robin Coulter, professor of marketing, University of Connecticut, and Yuliya Strizhakova, associate professor of marketing, Rutgers University received the 2015 S. Tamer Cavusgil Award at the Summer 2016 American Marketing Association Conference held in Atlanta in early August. The Editorial Board of the Journal of International Marketing identified their article, “Drivers of Local Relative to Global Brand Purchases: A Contingency Approach,” as making the most significant contribution to the advancement of the practice of international marketing management in 2015.

 

UConn Named Top School in State for Business Management

Hartford Business Journal – The University of Connecticut’s business management program is the top program in Connecticut, according to a listing of top schools in each U.S. state, the online outlet Business-Management-Degree.net announced.

UConn Law Degree ‘Pays Off’

August 8, 2016

UConn Today – The law school has also added, in partnership with the UConn School of Business, a certificate in Corporate and Regulatory Compliance. And the two schools are now offering a program to earn both a JD and MBA in three years.

How to Thrive and Gain Respect in Your First Job

August 4, 2016

Smart and confident businesswoman smiling and shaking hands.
Earning respect in the workplace is a give-and-take process. Ask good questions, look for good times to speak up, be patient, listen and learn.

Many UConn seniors and new graduates are focused on landing that first full-time job. And once the job starts, there are many new and exciting experiences. Colleagues want you to feel welcome, and take the time to show you how things get done.

Before long, though, the honeymoon period ends and a new challenge sets in. You don’t just want your colleagues to welcome you – you want them to respect the value that you can add in the workplace. UConn helped you learn the skills you need to do your job, but it is only after graduation that you realize you have to showcase your abilities too. How do you do that? Continue Reading