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By: Jabbar Jamison, MBA ’12 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) I once read an article about what CEOs credited to their success. Jamie Dimon, the CEO of JPMorgan, said he took time to read everything he could to get additional information. More recently, business leaders from Berkshire Hathaway asked what it is like […]

By: Jeannette Kuda, MBA ’08 (Originally published in the Charlotte Business Journal) I just celebrated my 40th birthday, and with age comes wisdom – at least I hope. I always thought of myself as just a late bloomer. I was happy with my mediocre job, mediocre relationships and a mediocre bank account. I felt there […]

Three graduate student teams from UNC Charlotte are finalists for the 2017 Teradata University Network (TUN) Data and Analytics Challenge, an international data analytics competition. From more than 70 submissions, just 17 finalists were selected, three of which are UNC Charlotte teams who will represent the Belk College of Business at the final competition. Shivam […]

Dr. Linda Swayne, professor of marketing, has won the J. Murrey Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award. The Atkins Library Faculty Engagement Award is given to a UNC Charlotte faculty member who has engaged in innovative or exceptional work with library collections, programs, and services. The award, given in the fall, along with a $2,500 allocation […]

The North Carolina economy is expected to continue the slow growth pattern of the past eight years, UNC Charlotte professor says. In 2017, the North Carolina economy is expected to increase by an inflation-adjusted rate of 2.4 percent over the 2016 level, said UNC Charlotte economist John Connaughton during the Mid-Year Economic Update at The […]

The Belk College of Business at UNC Charlotte recently presented awards to faculty and staff recognizing their accomplishments in teaching, research and service. The 2017 Faculty and Staff Awards were presented by Dean Steven Ott on April 21 to: Weidong Tian, MAFI Program Director and Professor of Finance and Distinguished Professor in Risk Management and […]

UNC Charlotte ranked among the top 40 programs in North America in Eduniversal’s 2017 Best Masters Ranking for graduate programs in economics. The Belk College of Business M.S. in Economics placed No. 39 in this year’s ranking, which includes programs from the most prestigious schools in the world, such as Harvard Business School, Berkeley and […]

UNC Charlotte’s MBA has once again been recognized as a top program in the nation by CEO Magazine. The Belk College of Business’ MBA was named a “Tier 1” program for North American universities in the newly released 2017 CEO Magazine Global MBA Rankings. UNC Charlotte consistently has placed among top part-time MBA programs nationally […]

Blog post by Dr. Gary Kohut One of the most important – yet challenging – skills an effective leader can hone is the ability to give effective feedback. Whether in formal evaluations or casual check-ins, feedback is essential to your team’s development and improvement. It reflects effective listening, motivates employees, serves as a tool for […]

UNC Charlotte’s Belk College of Business achieved its highest ranking to date in the part-time MBA rankings by U.S. News and World Report, placing No. 42 among all business schools nationwide. The Belk College’s part-time MBA jumped 17 spots over last year in the 2018 “Best Graduate Schools” rankings released Tuesday. UNC Charlotte tied at […]