[…] Social Impact Metrics course at Haas spent the fall semester wrestling with a challenge that’s puzzled management experts for decades: How do you go about measuring the effectiveness of a nonprofit program? In an era of algorithms and analytics, where almost anything can be measured, there’s a growing push for metrics that will help […]
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Did Low Interest Rates Boost Household Spending?
[…] mortgage payments prompt consumer spending (especially in low-income households) but they also encourage consumers to voluntarily deleverage or attempt to pay off existing debt which dampens the effectiveness of monetary policy. Read the full article. See the full paper. Real estate Asst. Prof. Amir Kermani writes about his new study that suggests that lower […]
Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference to Explore Smart Grid
[…] of “smart grid” technology on Nov. 13 as part of the fourth installment of the Berkeley-Stanford CleanTech Conference Series. The conference, titled “Smart Grid: Vision, Opportunity, and Effectiveness,” will run from noon to 7:00 p.m. in SRI Auditorium in Menlo Park. Smart grid refers to an electric power system that uses high technology, such […]
Prof. David Levine Wins Research Competition to Study Federal OSHA Effectiveness
[…] to select and fund low-cost, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in areas of high policy importance. The coalition is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that “seeks to increase government effectiveness through the use of rigorous evidence about what works.” Levine, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor at the Haas School, and his team seek […]
Prof. David Levine Wins Research Competition to Study Federal OSHA Effectiveness
[…] to select and fund low-cost, randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in areas of high policy importance. The coalition is a nonprofit, non-partisan organization that “seeks to increase government effectiveness through the use of rigorous evidence about what works.” Levine, the Eugene E. and Catherine M. Trefethen Professor at the Haas School, and his team seek […]
Effective senior leadership and strategies depend on leaders at all levels of an organization
Successful senior leadership depends on the collective effectiveness of other leaders throughout the organizational hierarchy, according to a study co-authored by Professor Jennifer Chatman. The research found when leaders across levels of an organization consistently support a particular change initiative, the organization is likely to realize the performance benefits of the change more quickly […]
Effective senior leadership and strategies depend on leaders at all levels of an organization
Successful senior leadership depends on the collective effectiveness of other leaders throughout the organizational hierarchy, according to a study co-authored by Professor Jennifer Chatman. The research found when leaders across levels of an organization consistently support a particular change initiative, the organization is likely to realize the performance benefits of the change more quickly […]
Super-flexibility: a business leader’s toolkit in dynamic environments
Watch Homa Bahrami discuss her book and research. How can managers and executives in knowledge-based industries maximize their effectiveness in a dynamic world? What are the tools they need when they operate in turbulent ecosystems with rapid innovation cycles? The answers are in a new book called Super–Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises: A Toolkit for Dynamic […]
Super-flexibility: a business leader’s toolkit in dynamic environments
Watch Homa Bahrami discuss her book and research. How can managers and executives in knowledge-based industries maximize their effectiveness in a dynamic world? What are the tools they need when they operate in turbulent ecosystems with rapid innovation cycles? The answers are in a new book called Super–Flexibility for Knowledge Enterprises: A Toolkit for Dynamic […]
Nancy Wallace Named Chair of the Fed’s Model Validation Council
[…] Validation Council, a group of five academics that provides independent rigorous assessment of the Fed’s own benchmark stress testing models. These models are used to determine the effectiveness of the individual banks’ stress test models. Wallace will chair her first meeting in Washington D.C. in May 2016. Her appointment became effective in October 2015; […]
Nancy Wallace Named Chair of the Fed’s Model Validation Council
[…] Validation Council, a group of five academics that provides independent rigorous assessment of the Fed’s own benchmark stress testing models. These models are used to determine the effectiveness of the individual banks’ stress test models. Wallace will chair her first meeting in Washington D.C. in May 2016. Her appointment became effective in October 2015; […]
Did Low Interest Rates Boost Household Spending?
[…] mortgage payments prompt consumer spending (especially in low-income households) but they also encourage consumers to voluntarily deleverage or attempt to pay off existing debt which dampens the effectiveness of monetary policy. Read the full article. See the full paper. Real estate Asst. Prof. Amir Kermani writes about his new study that suggests that lower […]
Haas’ California Management Review Teams Up with UC Press
[…] California Management Review (CMR), beginning in November 2011. The partnership is an example of UC Berkeley’s Operational Excellence program. Operational Excellence seeks to improve UC Berkeley’s operational effectiveness and reduce the costs of campus operations by pooling expertise and services so that the campus can direct the maximum level of resources to its core […]
How should ESG investing be regulated? Q&A with Prof. Panos Patatoukas (Part 2)
In Part 2 of this two-part interview, Assoc. Professor Panos Patatoukas shares insights on the SEC’s new rules around the marketing of investment products marketed as socially responsible, as well as disclosure rules around companies’ ESG (environmental, social, and governance) activities. The interview also covers ESG valuation and investing, as well as divestment versus engagement—two […]
Undergrads Win Regional Marketing Competition
[…] entire year creating the campaign, which uses a variety of media from bus shelter hologram ads and email newsletters to viral videos. To prepare, they studied the effectiveness of three binge drinking campaigns (B4U Drink, Alcohol 101 and That Guy), surveyed 1200 college students at 84 campuses, and conducted 150 in-depth interviews. This year’s […]
Strong alumni salaries boost Haas in 2018 FT global ranking
[…] 6th highest paid MBAs in the world. These two factors accounted for 40% of the overall ranking. In other noteworthy categories, Haas ranked: 9th worldwide in the effectiveness of career services 9th worldwide in alumni who say they’ve achieved their aims 11th worldwide in alumni who would recommend Berkeley Haas 13th in faculty research […]
Berkeley Board Fellows program: training students to dive deep on boards
[…] the Berkeley Community Fund, which provides support and college scholarships to Berkeley public high school graduates. This project builds on the 2016 student project that explored the effectiveness of relationships between community mentors and BCF’s scholars. These relationships often weakened over the course of four years, Ruffin said, and the board fellows, through interviews […]
Profs. Dal Bó and Finan spearhead global economies program to improve life in developing countries
[…] various ways, to create a more cohesive and reliable body of knowledge,” says Dal Bó. The program called, “Randomized Controlled Trials to Evaluate Strategies to Enhance the Effectiveness of Public Institutions in Developing Countries,” is already underway. In April 2016, Dal Bó and Finan held a “matchmaking” workshop in Washington D.C. to create partnerships […]
New Berkeley Undergraduate Program to Develop Tech Leaders, Entrepreneurs
[…] program, students can hone their expertise in building and managing complex systems, such as financial networks, energy grids and healthcare delivery, and improving their reliability and cost- effectiveness. The UC Berkeley application process closes on Nov. 30, 2016, for fall 2017 freshman admission. Applicants are able to mark their preference for this program and […]
Want to Be Seen As a Leader? Get Some Muscle.
[…] status than their apparently gentler counterparts,” says Prof. Lukaszewski. “Together, the results suggest that the conferral of status upon formidable men, perhaps counter-intuitively, serves a fundamentally pro-social function — to enhance the effectiveness of cooperation within the group.” This phenomenon apparently applies to men only. There was little effect on participants’ perception of leadership skills when they were shown […]