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In It To Win It

Posted on by Claire Hall

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Corporate Stadium Sponsors’ Stock Fluctuates With an NFL Team’s Success, Failure

Your favorite NFL team has “skin in the game,’’ but perhaps more surprising is that the large corporations that sponsor the stadiums do too.

Those are the findings of UConn Professor of Finance Assaf Eisdorfer and alumna Elizabeth Kohl, ’15 Ph.D., now a professor at the University of Cincinnati. The two football enthusiasts will have their research published in a future issue of the journal Critical Finance Review.Continue Reading

In-demand Skills: Risk Management, Business Analytics

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

Hartford Business Journal – While an MBA is considered the higher-education degree of choice for many Connecticut companies, there are other in-demand skill sets. Financial risk management, business analytics, accounting, cyber security, and science, technology, engineering and math are among the areas of expertise sought by Connecticut employers, who are also looking for people with “soft” skills like the ability to communicate and think critically, according to university educators.

New Faculty Members

Posted on by Claire Hall

School of Business Welcomes 10 New Professors, Each ‘Well Chosen’

View of UConn School of Business (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)
View of UConn School of Business (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo)

During the first faculty meeting of the new semester, Dean John A. Elliott formally welcomed 10 new faculty members to the UConn School of Business.

“The group is a mix of tenure track, in-residence and visiting professors. They range widely in experience, but each is well chosen,” he said. “Our students, our research mission, and our role in advancing the success of our corporate partners, and the state, will all be well served by their engagement.”Continue Reading

Scholarships to Benefit Future Public Servants and Business Leaders

Posted on by Grace Merritt

1975 Graduate’s “Generous Gift” to help UConn Students

The UConn Foundation has received a $1.5 million commitment that will help students majoring in political science or a business discipline pay for college.

Alumnus Richard Minoff ’75 has bequeathed the scholarship funds for students in those majors. The gift will be evenly split between the political science department and the School of Business, helping students well into the future.Continue Reading

Ukraine’s Quietly Revolutionary Debt Restructuring

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

Financial Times – Ukraine’s debt restructuring plan, announced last month, is both revolutionary and evolutionary. The agreement to restructure $18bn of privately held government debt stands in stark contrast to Greece’s nearly apocalyptic showdown with the European Union this year and Argentina’s simmering standoff with holdout creditors.

Women Underrepresented on Corporate Boards

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

Hartford Business Journal – The role of women in leadership has, over the last few weeks, received a great deal of media attention. For example, is Hillary Clinton a presidential candidate, or a woman running for president? Should she play the gender card? Would Donald Trump have reacted to the GOP debate moderator in the same way if Megyn Kelly had been Mike Kelly?

Stronger Partnerships

Posted on by Claire Hall

Professor Robin Coulter Brings New Ideas, Energy to American Marketing Association

UConn Marketing Professor Robin Coulter has been selected as the 2015-16 president of the prestigious American Marketing Association’s Academic Council.

Coulter said she has identified three key goals to focus on during her tenure with the organization, which has 30,000 members worldwide.

“It’s an exciting time to be president of Academic Council, as there are many opportunities to make change,” Coulter said. “I’m looking forward to working with Russ Klein, the AMA’s new CEO, and his management team.”Continue Reading

How an NFL Team’s Record Can Affect Its Sponsor’s Stocks

Posted on by Melissa Ferrigno

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.