Berkeley-Haas Professor on the DNA of Change-Makers
MBAs have no doubt heard the word “flexibility” countless times – whether in pursuit of a job opportunity, or in composing their b-school application.
But what does this word really mean for leaders and change-makers? A senior lecturer at the Berkeley Haas School of Business has set out to answer this question.
Venture Creation Thrives with a Berkeley Haas MBA
MBAs from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley (Berkeley Haas) have ideal access to the hub of entrepreneurship and venture creation that continues to thrive in the Bay Area.
Last year, a record number of both full-time MBA students and those in the first cohort of the executive program launched their own businesses, opting out of the pursuit of traditional employment.
Haas Prof Receives SAGE Young Scholars Award
Haas School of Business Marketing Professor Clayton Critcher has received the SAGE Young Scholars Award. The award is given to outstanding young researchers in personality and social psychology. Critcher focuses his research on how people navigate life as economic, political and oral beings and consumer behavior. He is one of five recipients of the award and will receive a one-time award of $5,000 to be used for research, study, or conference travel-related purposes.
The award is given by the Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology in Collaboration with SAGE Publications. FPSP is designed to provide support for wide-ranging, forward-looking, long-term activities that could enhance the discipline of personality and social psychology. It focuses on development and fundraising, seeking gifts and donations to fund activities that have the potential to augment and broaden the vigor of the field. SAGE Publications is a publisher of hundreds of academic journals and text books.
Haas Exec Ed Program Now Accepting Registrations
The Haas School of Business Center for Executive Education is now accepting registrations for the Product Management course. The course will be held Feb. 9 to Feb. 13. This is a five-day course designed to help executives to become productive project managers.
The program is designed for product managers, directors and vice presidents of product management, strategic planners, vice presidents of companies and other executive managers who are involved with product portfolios and corporate strategy. Day one of program focuses on strategy, innovation and the students business models, day two focuses on product planning, day three of the program focuses on pricing strategy and market research, day four will focus on managing with out authority and achieving great results and day five will be geared towards customer focused design and implementing business models.
