MBA
MBA director receives NCACPA speaking honor
The North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants (NCACPA) has announced that Dr. Gary F. Kohut, Professor of Management and Director of the MBA Program in the Belk College of Business, received a 5.0 Discussion Leader Award for 2015. Kohut will be recognized at NCACPA’s Annual Business Meeting and Recognition Dinner on May 3 at […]
Alumni receive 40 Under 40 awards
Two Belk College alumni were among those recognized in the Charlotte Business Journal‘s 40 Under 40 awards celebration in March. Congratulations to: alumnus Michael DiFabion (’03 management). Michael is director of sales at DiFabion Remodeling, Inc. alumnus Bryan Delaney (’03 management information systems) on receiving a Charlotte Business Journal 40 Under 40 Award on March […]
U.S. News ranks UNC Charlotte’s part-time MBA among nation’s top programs
UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business made big gains in the part-time MBA rankings by U.S. News and World Report, placing among the top 20 percent of all business schools nationwide. The Belk College’s part-time MBA jumped 27 spots in the 2017 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings released Wednesday, landing at No. 59 among national universities […]
Connaughton says, ‘Economy Stable but Watch for Wild Cards This Year’
The North Carolina economy continues to grow, but there are several areas to watch in 2016, UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton reported today in the Babson Capital Management/UNC Charlotte Economic Forecast. “The N.C. economy is growing slightly more than expected and continues the trend of growth in N.C. Gross State Product for the past four […]
UNC Charlotte’s MBA named a “Tier 1” program in CEO Magazine’s Global MBA Rankings
UNC Charlotte’s MBA has once again been recognized as a top program in the country. CEO Magazine has ranked the Belk College of Business’ MBA in its “Tier 1” for North American universities in the newly released 2016 CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings. CEO Magazine examines the nuts and bolts of an MBA: the learning […]
For Pharmaceutical Companies, More Marketing Equals Less Innovation
Turn on a TV and be bombarded by ads for new medications. Yet, new research indicates that the firms that aggressively market these drugs are less likely to produce truly pioneering ones. In studies published by UNC Charlotte faculty members Denis Arnold and Jennifer Troyer, research shows the more pharmaceutical firms spend on marketing drugs, […]