External media mentions
CNBC – Research shows that a sports team’s performance on the field can have a direct effect on the stock returns of sponsoring firms.
A pair of researchers at the University of Connecticut wrote a paper to be published next year in a journal called Critical Finance Review that points to up to a 127 basis point abnormal return for sponsors of winning NFL teams.
Hartford Courant – On Sept. 16, the state treasurer’s office and the University of Connecticut will host (with the Connecticut Forum) “Women in the Corporate Boardroom: A Business Imperative for American Companies” at the Bushnell Center for the Performing Arts, moderated by Mika Brzezinski, co-host of MSNBC’s “Morning Joe.” The forum will explore how having more women on corporate boards improves a company’s performance, as well as how to get more women on boards.
Startups Give Students Experience
Hartford Courant – When Eric Sirois was looking for an intern to handle marketing this summer at his heart-valve startup company, he combed through a list of MBA candidates to find the right one. But it was UConn freshman Chia-Yi Jean, one of the only undergraduates to apply, who secured the position.
Hartford Business Journal – The University of Connecticut recently promoted Meg Warren to director of the full-time MBA Program in the Graduate School of Business.
Hartford Business Journal – Q&A talks about Accelerate UConn, a new entrepreneurship program at the University of Connecticut, with Michelle Cote, managing director of UConn’s Connecticut Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation, and UConn business professor Timothy B. Folta.
Wallet Hub – The purchase of a new home is one of the largest financial transactions most Americans make during their lifetime. And for that reason, the decision should be treated with careful consideration and thorough planning. For additional insight into home-ownership, we asked a panel of real-estate experts to weigh in on the subject and offer their advice.
UConn Today – When college graduates nationwide are vying for jobs, there is one item on their resumes that’s becoming a must-have for employers: the internship. A nationwide survey in 2015 found that 60 percent of employers prefer to hire candidates with relevant internship experience, a figure that has been climbing in recent years.
Forbes – If former Lehman Brothers CEO Dick Fuld had taken a test that business school professors use to measure executive confidence, called Core Self-Evaluation, or CSE, he would likely have gotten a very high score, says Ciaran Heavey, a professor at the University of Dublin. Heavey is the co-author of a new paper entitled “Exuberance in the Corner Office: CEO Core Self-Evaluation and the Rise and Fall of Irish Firms, 2005-2009,” which will be presented at the annual meeting of the Academy of Management in early August.
Consumer Counsel Elin Swanson Katz Announces Formation of Connecticut State Broadband Office and Promotes Internet Survey as First Official Action
State of Connecticut Consumer Counsel Office – As the first official act of the State Broadband Office, Katz announced that the Office has partnered with the UConn School of Business to create two internet surveys – one for businesses, one for residents, which ask respondents about their internet speed, cost, usage, and satisfaction level with their options. The surveys are available through the following internet links: