Management Senior Alleya Jenkins Envisions a People-Focused Business Career
For Alleya Jenkins ’17, helping others will never be an afterthought in her career, extracurricular activities or free time. Continue Reading
‘Doing Great Things’
Management
Enhancing Corporate Strategy
International Conference Organized by Professor Folta Yields Strategic Management Book
An international conference about resource redeployment in multi-business or multi-product firms, organized by UConn management professor Timothy B. Folta, has yielded a new book on the subject. Continue Reading
Adventures in Solitude: Two Tales of Life in Isolation
WNPR– As social creatures we know that isolation can be emotionally difficult, but research shows that it can be psychologically damaging as well. So why then, would anyone live this way by choice? This hour, we hear two such cases of isolated living.
The first involves six scientists who lived in a dome on a secluded island for a year to simulate conditions settlers may one day find on Mars.
John Mathieu Honored as Board of Trustees Distinguished Professor
A Crowded Mantle
Professor Mathieu Wins Two Lifetime Achievement Awards—In Two Months
Management Professor John Mathieu has received two lifetime achievement awards, in two months, recognizing his work in the field of leadership and organizational management. Continue Reading
‘We Accept’ Positivity
Social Media Campaign Strives to Promote Acceptance, Challenge Extremism
A group of business students set out with a daunting task: to reduce negativity, extremism and hate on social media. Along the way, they garnered support from the Department of Homeland Security and Facebook to challenge extremist views across the world. Continue Reading
Wisdom from the Experts
Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference Offers Plethora of Advice for Rising Executives
Transition is one of the most challenging aspects of leadership, but the ability to take charge in times of company turmoil or personal upheaval is the mark of a great leader.
That was the message that some of the world’s top executives, from a vast variety of industries, shared at the third Geno Auriemma UConn Leadership Conference in October at Mohegan Sun. Continue Reading
Fall 2016 Research Newsletter
Venture Capital Spurs More Tech Innovation than Angel Investors
Business News Daily– Like all startups, young tech businesses need to find adequate sources of financing to ensure they can get off the ground. But how can you tell which source of financing best positions your new enterprise for success?
Myopic Views
UConn Professors Find Evidence that Short-Sighted Business Planning Costs Companies Money
When executives are committed to the long-term viability of their corporation, and invest money in future growth and technology that will not pay off right away, does that give the company a strong competitive advantage?
For years conventional wisdom said yes, even as many companies seemed focused on short-term results instead. New research by UConn management professors David Souder and Greg Reilly, and their colleagues, offers evidence that longer payoff horizons are indeed more profitable. Continue Reading