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University of Kentucky MBA alumna at the Gatton College of Business and Economics, Yajaira Aich West, was recently selected and recognized in the "Top Women in Business" by the Lane Report. 


“Take the opportunity if you see it. If you can’t, create it.” – is the motto of UK Wildcat Xuanhao Wo, who believes in creating his own opportunities for career growth. Unlike other internship opportunities, his current job as a finance intern didn’t exist when he applied. He earned it instead.


Monika Causholli's paper co-authored with Gatton PhD student Evisa Bogdani and Robert Knechel (University of Florida) titled "The Role of Assurance in Equity Crowdfunding" has been accepted for publication at The Accounting Review. 


The University of Kentucky's Gatton College of Business and Economics will host Wall Street Prep's M&A and LBO Modeling Virtual Boot Camp on April 10-11, 2021. The virtual seminar will be of particular interest to students pursuing careers in investment banking, private equity, portfolio management, business and corporate development, capital markets, equity and credit research, and industry corporate finance.     


Gatton College Dean Simon J. Sheather has been named as the first holder of the Truist Chair in Data Analytics.


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The Gatton College of Business and Economics welcomes all prospective candidates across all academic majors and backgrounds in Kentucky (and beyond) to learn more about the new Master of Science in Marketing (MSM) program at the upcoming MSM Virtual Open House event.


Alumni Update: January/February 2021

 


A paper by David Hardesty and co-authors Jonathan Hasford, Blair Kidwell, Broderick Turner, and Alex Zablah has been accepted at the Journal of Marketing. 

In the paper, "Emotional Calibration and Salesperson Performance Abstract," the authors propose that the link between emotional intelligence (EI) and sales performance can be better understood by considering a salesperson’s confidence in how they use emotions, known as emotional self-efficacy (ESE). 


“The Price Impact of Share Repurchases: Evidence from Dual Class Shares," a paper by PNC Associate Professor of Finance Leonce Bargeron will be published in Management Science.