Managing a socially responsible investment fund is one of the new learning experiences the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business will offer to its graduate students starting this fall.
How much time consumers have to buy a product significantly affects their purchase decision as well as their reaction to different marketing messages, according to a forthcoming article coauthored by Jennifer Aaker of the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business; Cassie Theriault of Stanford University; and Ginger Pennington of the University of Chicago.
From construction materials to office space, several facets of real estate have been transformed by globalization, according to new research from the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Companies that cook their books share several common characteristics that can serve as red flags to help predict accounting fraud, according to Patricia Dechow, an accounting professor at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Oliver E. Williamson, a professor emeritus at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business, was honored as a 2007 Distinguished Fellow of the American Economic Association.
Serving healthy home-style school lunches in the San Francisco Bay Area earned Revolution Foods, based in Emeryville, Calif., the $25,000 grand prize at the eighth annual Global Social Venture Competition held recently at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
Ten social venture finalists from around the world will compete for $45,000 in prizes and funds at the eighth annual Global Social Venture Competition hosted by the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business on Friday, April 13.
The first annual University of California, Berkeley, Energy Symposium "“ "Challenges, Opportunities, and the Role of UC Berkeley in Creating a Sustainable Energy Future" -- on March 21 will bring together 150 of UC Berkeley's leading researchers in energy technology, economics, and policy with the nation's top "cleantech" investors, industry experts, business leaders, and entrepreneurs.
John Doerr, a partner at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, received the 2007 Lifetime Achievement Award in Entrepreneurship and Innovation from the Lester Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business on Feb. 27.
A study of political dynasties in the U.S. Congress by UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business finds that legislators who enjoy longer tenure are significantly more likely to have relatives elected to Congress later.
The idea of "local knowledge" "“ or "investing in what you know" "“ is popular stock-picking advice that doesn't appear to hold true for individual investors, according to new research from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. A recent study found that individual investors who buy shares in local companies fail to enjoy superior returns, and overall, trades of individual investors perform poorly.
John Morgan, a professor at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, finds that some eBay users are buying and selling feedback on the Internet auction site to boost their reputations.
Booming economies in China and India offer new growth opportunities for small- and mid-sized services firms in California, according to the Fisher Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business.
A study by University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business Assistant Professor Alexandre Mas finds that arrest and incarceration rates declined after New Jersey police officers lost in wage disputes. The results highlight the importance of managing employee expectations before changing an organization's wage policy.
Academic experts at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business available for Interviews on Winter Heating Costs, Energy Issues
University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business if offering a new MBA course that features a sweeping assessment of each student's leadership skills and a roadmap for strengthening those skills.
UC Berkeley's Management of Technology program is launching a joint program in total quality management with e-TQM College in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that will include executive education, staff exchanges, and mentorship.
The Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, will honor an advocate for ethics and transparency in financial reporting, John C. Bogle, founder of the Vanguard Group, with the Berkeley Award for Distinguished Contributions to Financial Reporting. The award will be presented at the school's 17th annual Conference on Financial Reporting on Friday, October 27, at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel.
Chinese judges, policymakers, and enterprise executives are convening at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business for a unique new training program on innovation and intellectual property rights. The new China Innovation & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) Leadership Program is aimed at strengthening intellectual property protection and enhancing innovation in China.
A study by two professors at the University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business finds that while no one likes being in a numerical minority, employees are otherwise quite tolerant of the race and sex of their co-workers.
Two professors at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business show that restricting companies to offering a single level of Internet service could hurt consumers.
Five studies by UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Assistant Professor Cameron Anderson find a link between power and risky behavior.
Professors at the University of California, Berkeley's Haas School of Business punch holes in arguments over privacy rights and technology.
Thirty leading accounting, economic, business experts call on SEC to repeal new stock options expensing rule.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Waverly Ding finds that women life scientists in higher education apply for patents at a far lower rate than men, although the gender gap is narrowing among junior faculty.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Barry Staw finds individualistic culture promotes innovation.
In his new book, "A History of the Theory of Investments," UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Mark Rubinstein corrects the record with a a one-of-a-kind chronology of investment theory.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor David Levine finds benefits of trade for child welfare.
Reed Hastings, founder and CEO of online movie rental service Netflix, will speak at the UC Berkeley Haas School of Business MBA Commencement at 9 a.m. May 21.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Jonathan Berk Explains Why Chasing Mutual Fund Returns Makes Sense But is Ultimately Fruitless
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Catherine Wolfram finds some households cut spending when energy costs rise.
An international team bringing mobile and affordable health care to rural India won the $25,000 first prize at the 7th annual Global Social Venture Competition at Columbia Business School in New York on April 7.
UC Berkeley and Haas School of Business to provide multi-year leadership and project management training to largest Norwegian oil company Statoil.
Green energy, fair trade, and reduced waste products are among the nine business ventures that will compete at the 2006 Global Social Venture Competition.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business professor weighs in on California stem cell initiative, public-private technology transfer.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Andrew Rose finds that World Trade Organization membership does not increase trade, but European Monetary Union membership does.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor finds trust among strangers gains when stakes grow higher.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor Carl Shapiro investigates how an ailing patent system impedes innovation in the US.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor John Morgan shows sellers how to boost profits on eBay.
UC Berkeley Haas School of Business Professor David Vogel debunks the link between good corporate behavior and profits.
Rodrigo Rato, deputy prime minister of Spain and minister of the economy and Haas MBA from the class of 1974, will give the commencement address at this year's Haas graduation ceremonies on May 21.
The University of California at Berkeley's Haas School of Business, in conjunction with Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and venture capital and technology firms, today announced the start of the second annual Business Plan Competition.
The trade volume between two countries sharing a common currency is greater than that of comparable countries with their own currencies, according to research by a Haas School of Business professor.
An innovative software program that will save semiconductor manufacturers billions of dollars is the winner of a business plan competition held this past weekend at the University of California, Berkeley' business school.
Mortimer B. Zuckerman will be the commencement speaker for the Haas School of Business at the University of California, Berkeley, on Sunday, May 23.
The first-ever Business Plan Competition at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley has generated winners even before contest finals begin this weekend.
Just as some newborn babies need an incubator before they're strong enough to survive on their own, a professor and an MBA student at the University of California at Berkeley each is setting up an "incubator" for fragile young businesses.
The Year 2000 Problem (or Y2K), as it has been dubbed, is conservatively estimated to cost business and government $600 billion. Failure to solve it will put an estimated one to five percent of organizations out of business. And yet only 35 percent of businesses have begun to address the implications for their organizations.
What happens when Berkeley faculty in economics, business, engineering, and information systems come together with industry leaders from regional Bell operating companies, long distance phone companies, Internet service providers, computer and cable companies, and the FCC to hash out regulatory issues? A food fight? Far from it. The first conference co-hosted by the Haas School's Center for Telecommunications and Digital Convergence and Berkeley's School of Information Management Systems ended with unexpected areas of accord in an issue that's rife with difficult questions.
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