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 E-Mail Theres a reason that ideas--even erroneous ones--catch fire on social media or in popular culture: groupthink. New research co-authored by Berkeley Haas Asst. Prof. Douglas Guilbeault shows that large groups of people all tend to think alike, and also illustrates how easily peoples opinions can be swayed by social media--even by artificial users known as bots. In a series of experiments, published in the journal Nature Communications, Guilbeault and co-authors Damon Centola of the Uni...

How Robinhood trading app drove the GameStop ‘supernova’ Last year, when Berkeley Haas finance professor Terrance Odean was researching why users of the popular trading app Robinhood tended to “herd” into a small number of stocks, he never imagined a situation like what unfolded last week with GameStop. “It was like a supernova of herding events,” he said. Shares in the moribund video-game retailer soared more than 400% over three days when a mob of investors—many congregating on ...

Press release content from Business Wire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. Emerging E-commerce Platform Cart.com Welcomes New Chief Growth Officer, Linda Xu February 8, 2021 GMT Linda Xu (Photo: Business Wire) HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb 8, 2021-- Cart.com, an end-to-end e-commerce-as-a-service (ECaaS) provider, today announced Linda Xu has been appointed as Chief Growth Officer. She will focus on setting and prioritizing growth goals, both organically and through M&A, and ...

Top STEM MBA Programs In The United States—And How Much They Cost ❘ ❘ Top STEM MBA Programs In The United States—And How Much They Cost STEM MBA programs are increasingly popular, offering benefits to both domestic and international students. Here are the top US MBA programs with STEM designations STEM MBA programs: Tepper School of Business is one of the latest schools to offer a STEM-designated MBA STEM MBA programs are increasingly present at business schools in the United States, as...

Deferred Admission MBA For College Seniors: 3 Key Tips For A Standout Application Jan 19, 04:53 AM Comments [0] Last month, Berkeley Haas announced a new option for any college senior to apply to for its fulltime MBA with a two- to five-year deferment. The Berkeley Haas Accelerated Access program (application deadlines April 5 and June 10) represents an expansion of Haas’s early admit program, which debuted last year for UC Berkeley students. “This evolution is furt...

Press release content from PR Newswire. The AP news staff was not involved in its creation. University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler School of Business Takes Top Honors at 11th Annual MBA National Case Competition January 13, 2021 GMT As used in this document, "Deloitte" means Deloitte LLP. Please see www.deloitte.com/us/about for a detailed description of the legal structure of Deloitte LLP and its subsidiaries. Certain services may not be available to attest clients under the rules and regu...

Study: Testing policies should vary based on demand to catch the most COVID-19 cases With months to go in the mass rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, testing is still critical to control the surging pandemic. Yet with testing capacity still limited in some areas, health authorities have struggled with how to catch the most cases: Test on a first-come, first-served basis, or prioritize testing for those with symptoms? Provide free testing for all? In a recent working paper, Berkeley Haas Asst. Prof. ...

The Rise in Deferral MBA Programs Jan 13, 09:23 AM Comments [0] An increasing number of top business schools are offering deferral MBA programs to which current undergraduate students apply during their senior year. In most cases, students will work for a couple of years after graduating from school before beginning their MBA studies. These programs give ambitious students the chance to lock in a top MBA program before entering the workforce. Harvard Business School’s...

It can be tempting to be suckered in by the confidence of narcissistic leaders, but new research shows that they can cause enduring harm to the culture of their business, even when they no longer lead it

 E-Mail In the midst of the raging coronavirus pandemic, were faced with agonizing decisions about whether to forgo treasured holiday rituals. Many people have defied health officials, putting themselves at risk of contracting COVID-19 or spreading the disease in order to uphold their family traditions in person. A new paper by two researchers at UC Berkeleys Haas School of Business sheds light on the psychology of rituals--and why health officials may have to do more than just tell people not...