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Employees often tiptoe around their bosses for fear of offending them. But new UC Berkeley research shows people in power have thicker skin than one might think.
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UC Berkeley experts, events and Election 2012
September 19, 2012:
A host of upcoming events featuring UC Berkeley experts will explore various facets of the November election.
Crowd-sourced online reviews help fill restaurant seats, study finds
September 4, 2012:
A new study, published in the Economic Journal, shows that crowd-sourced online review websites play an important role in consumer decisions. An analysis of 328 restaurant reviews on Yelp found that an increase of a half-star in ratings corresponded to a 19 percent greater likelihood of selling out during peak dining times.
6.3 million Californians lack access to workplace retirement plan, Labor Center research finds
June 7, 2012:
Some 6.3 million Californians lack access to an employer-sponsored retirement plan, according to a new study released today by UC Berkeley’s Center for Labor Research and Education.
Campus adds AT&T Wi-Fi alongside Airbears in law, business schools
February 2, 2012:
The campus has added AT&T Wi-Fi Services to the wireless infrastructure in the Haas School of Business and Boalt Hall to give students, faculty and staff additional connectivity options. The rest of the campus will receive this service over the next 16 months. Both AT&T SSID (attwifi) and AirBears will be carried by the campus high-speed data network.
Climate change and business research initiative gains traction
January 6, 2012:
Environmentalists and corporations don’t always see eye-to-eye on climate change. But the Climate Change and Business Research Initiative has shown that the two sides’ objectives can not only co-exist, but be mutually beneficial. The program — connecting leaders from business, government, nonprofits — is run jointly by the law schools at UC Berkeley and UCLA.
Easily embarrassed? Study finds people will trust you more
September 28, 2011:
If tripping in public or mistaking an overweight woman for a mother-to-be leaves you red-faced, don’t feel bad. A new UC Berkeley study suggests that people who are easily embarrassed are also more trustworthy, and more generous.
In short, embarrassment can be a good thing.
MBA students, Haas School faculty win sustainability research grants
April 22, 2011:
The Haas School of Business’s Center for Responsible Business made an Earth Day announcement today (Friday, April 22) that several MBA students and Haas School faculty have won research grants to work on innovative sustainability projects dealing with reinforcing friends’ healthy habits to green supply chains and clean water.
Taylor named one of 40 best young business profs
April 7, 2011:
The MBA website Poets & Quants has named Terry Taylor, a faculty member at Berkeley’s Haas School, among the 40 top business professors under 40.
Aspiring entrepreneurs to compete for funds, global savvy at campus seminar
March 31, 2011:
Entrepreneurship in the Global Marketplace, a seminar and competition at UC Berkeley on April 5, will feature talks about trends, tools and resources applicable to aspiring entrepreneurs, followed by a student venture competition.
Haas team wins Education Leadership contest for its ideas on L.A. schools
March 2, 2011:
Berkeley MBA team took first place in the Haas Education Leadership Case Competition, providing the nation’s second largest school district with ideas for implementing and marketing a new school governance model.
Obama to nominate UC Berkeley professor to Council of Economic Advisors
February 23, 2011:
President Obama has announced his intent to nominate UC Berkeley professor Carl Shapiro as a member of the Council of Economic Advisors.
Former Michigan Gov. Granholm to teach at UC Berkeley
January 24, 2011:
Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm and her husband, leadership coach and author Daniel Mulhern, will teach interdisciplinary courses on campus starting this spring semester.
‘Real food’ collective opens for business next to campus
November 15, 2010:
A year and a half after keeping Panda Express off campus, the Berkeley Student Food Collective delivered on its alternative and opened a food market that brims with fresh produce, staples for home cooking and quick lunch fare — all sustainably produced.
