Haas feeds growing appetite for the business of sustainable food

John Monaghan, MBA 20, arrived at Berkeley Haas on a mission to dive deeper into the business of food. Like many of the 20 full-time MBA students who have landed coveted internships and jobs this year in the food and beverage industry—at...
24-Jun-2019 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

How Information Is Like Snacks, Money, and Drugs—to Your Brain

A new study by researchers at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business has found that information acts on the brain's dopamine-producing reward system in the same way as money or food.
19-Jun-2019 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Blockchain in Bloom: New Initiative Drives Research Grants, Incubator, Courses

Bosun Adebaki, MBA 19, will spend time this spring researching the merits of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC), a form of digital money that’s being tested by governments and central banks worldwide. His goal is to determine how central banks...
7-Mar-2019 3:55 PM EST Add to Favorites

Stock options worth more for women, senior managers, study finds

A novel new way of determining the value of employee stock options has yielded some surprising insights: Options granted to woman and senior managers are worth more because they hold them longer. And options that vest annually rather than monthly...
7-Jan-2019 12:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Haas Team Wins National Real Estate Case Challenge

A team of Berkeley MBA students took first place at the 16th annual National Real Estate Case Challenge for their creative investment strategy surrounding a new commercial property.
13-Dec-2018 11:05 AM EST Add to Favorites

Buy or lease? In going solar, third-party systems perform better, research finds

An analysis of 2,000 nonresidential solar systems in California found that third-party installations have a 4 percent better production yield than systems owned directly by the businesses.
4-Oct-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Renowned Economist Ann Harrison Named Dean of UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business

Renowned Wharton economist and University of California, Berkeley, alumna Ann E. Harrison has been named the next dean of the Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley Chancellor Carol Christ announced today.
23-Aug-2018 3:40 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Handshaking Promotes Better Deal-Making

In new research forthcoming in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, Berkeley Haas Asst. Prof. Juliana Schroeder has found a profound effect to the simple ritual: Shaking hands can improve the outcome of negotiations for both sides.
9-Aug-2018 3:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

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