MBA Students Lead Global Sustainability Summit
Students from 26 peer schools met to track environmental concerns and potential solutions at an annual conference hosted this year…
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A $1 Million Boost to UT’s Venture Culture
San Antonio entrepreneur and investor Billy Freed and family donate to support students’ business efforts at Texas McCombs William “Billy”…
Experts Identify 5 Ways to Address Texas’ Housing Affordability Crisis
Texas ranks 49th in the nation on state spending for housing Driven by inflation, high demand, rising property taxes, and…
Texas McCombs at SXSW 2023
Members of our business school community were speakers, mentors, judges, and moderators at this year’s edition of the megafestival South…
Deadline Approaching to Apply for New Online Version of Nation’s Top Business Analytics Master’s Program
No. 1-ranked McCombs MSBA program now welcomes part-time students to hone business strategy around AI and big data. Application deadlines are…
How AI Can Reveal Corporate Tax Avoidance
By applying natural language processing to annual reports, researchers found clues to corporate tax avoidance strategies. Based on the research…
Acquisitions Can Nix Existing Partnerships
When one company buys another, alliances sometimes become collateral damage Based on the research of Ram Ranganathan Business alliances are…
The McCombs Gift
An oral history of the largest gift in UT history: who dreamed big, how Red came on board, and how…
In His Own Words
Red McCombs was always delighted to share his larger-than-life lessons learned from decades in business When Red McCombs spoke, people…
Big Dreams and Red-Hot Connections
How 25 years of entrepreneurial energy changed the trajectory and brand of business at McCombs Fireworks light the sky over…
Class of 2022
McCombs welcomes eight new research faculty members Eight research faculty members joined Texas McCombs during fall 2022, with interests that…
One-Time Tax Items Aren’t Earnings Misconduct
Nonrecurring income taxes reflect mostly economic causes, not management manipulation Based on the research of Lillian Mills When investors try to…
The Family Business
From Siete Family Foods to 7-Eleven, McCombs entrepreneurs create family legacies in the business world. Story by Sharon Jayson | Illustrations…
Texas McCombs to Host Energy Business Outlook Breakfast in Houston Feb. 28
Experts will discuss energy and the economic cycle and the 2023 prospects for Texas markets, and how businesses can better…
Algorithms for Hiring: Bias In, Bias Out
There’s a better way to make algorithms fairer in dealing with race and gender Based on the research of Maria…
Texas’ Top-Ranked Weekend MBA Program Introduces Redesigned Curriculum Offering Flexible Degree
Photo by Sasha Haagensen/McCombs School of Business/UT Austin. One of the country’s preeminent MBA programs this week announced a curriculum…
MBA Hits Three Top 10 Lists
McCombs not only takes high marks for marketing and consulting but rates family friendly in the Princeton Review’s 2023 rankings…
Don’t Complain to These Co-Workers
Before speaking up at work, employees should consider whether they’re talking to the right person Based on the research of…
Texas McCombs Hosts Dallas Fed President’s First Speech on Monetary Policy Goals
Lorie Logan lays out plan to back gradual rate hikes with no projected peak rate McCombs clinical associate professor of…
Vaccination Gets a Boost When People Know Their Neighbors Are Doing it
Massive new global experiment shows people underestimate others’ COVID-19 vaccination status and could benefit from accurate data Based on the…
Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan to Speak at Texas McCombs Jan. 18
Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas President and CEO Lorie Logan to speak at McCombs Jan. 18. Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas…
Texas McCombs MBA Rises to No. 18 in Poets & Quants Ranking
For the 13th year in a row, McCombs placed in the top 20 in the nation’s most comprehensive MBA ranking…
12 Business Lessons We Learned in 2022
Social sharing leads to false expertise, attractive auditors get more jobs, and marketing expertise makes for entrepreneurial success. Business faculty…
She Changed the World
Civic activist Shudde Bryson Fath, BBA ’37, was role model for leadership Shudde Bryson Fath, BBA ’37, legendary Austin activist,…
Texas Executive Education Launches Executive Program for Energy Leaders
Created in partnership with Emeritus, the new 9- to 12-month program provides senior energy executives with the strategic perspective, agile…
COVID ‘Motherhood Penalty’ Affects Academic Research Productivity
During lockdown, production of working research papers in economics and finance increased, except by women between the ages of 35…
Audits Can Bring Bad News or Benefits to Small Businesses
IRS review might spell the end of a small company — or teach it to be more efficient — according to a new study…
New McCombs Course Aims to Spur Energy Entrepreneurship
Collaboration between UT and MIT will catalyze Texas energy startups Eight-time entrepreneur Mellie Price, executive director of McCombs’ Texas Venture…
McCombs Entrepreneurship No. 2 in Princeton Review rank
Undergraduate and graduate entrepreneurship both reach top 5 In the Princeton Review’s tally of the top 50 U.S. undergraduate schools…
Gift to McCombs Center for Global Business at UT Positions Students for World’s Challenges
$2.5 million initiative highlights connections, removes barriers for leaders-in-training Cutting-edge international coursework and global experience will become more accessible for…
Sports Industry Gamechangers
Texas McCombs, Accenture summit convenes superstars in the business of sports to network with students from across campus Ben Howell,…
Breaking Good: Focused Work Breaks Boost Productivity
By treating downtime like the sidelines of a sporting event, workers can more quickly get back up to speed Based…
McCombs Community Mourns Beloved Professor Steve Magee
Former finance chair made significant contributions to the business school and the larger academic community Not only was Steve Magee…
Fourlane Establishes Gift for Next-Gen Accountants
Scholarship to prepare accounting students for advisory positions Students interning at Fourlane in summer 2022 convene on Zoom. One of…
Laura Starks Garners Top Honors in Sustainable Finance
Research on environmental, social, and governance issues in investing earns international attention for UT McCombs School of Business finance professor…
Texas Executive MBA Hits No. 7 in U.S.
McCombs rose to No. 7 in the U.S. in the Financial Times’ 2022 Executive MBA ranking McCombs’ Executive MBA program…
McCombs MS and MBA Programs Take High Ranks
Three master’s programs at McCombs and the full-time MBA continue to hit high marks in the 2023 QS World University…
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Female Execs Hone Customer Strategy
Women in leadership boost customer satisfaction and financials — especially in certain environments Based on the research of Chandra Srivastava and Vijay…
Texas McCombs MBA Hits Businessweek’s Top 20
Full-Time MBA program rose to rank 19 nationwide and to rank 5 among public schools The Texas McCombs Full-Time MBA…
Genders Should Unite for Workplace Equity
Managers give more support to gender equity and women’s advancement when men become allies Based on the research of Insiya…
Texas McCombs BBA Ranked No. 7, Nation’s Leader in Top 10 Specialties
McCombs’ undergraduate program lands at No. 7, and all 13 business specialties ranked in the top 10 The McCombs School…
Succeeding in the Business of Sports
Texas Business of Sports Summit to focus on careers in analytics, branding, and more Students network at McCombs School of…
I Share, Therefore I Know
Sharing articles on social media, even when we haven’t read them, can lead us to believe we are experts on…
A Little Good Goes Farther Than You Think
People are touched by small kindnesses and led to greater generosity, new research shows Based on the research of Amit…
TransUnion Gift To Fund Groundbreaking Data Privacy Research
New collaboration between McCombs and national credit reporting agency will focus on financial data privacy and transparency TransUnion and McCombs…
Sold on the Future
Serial entrepreneur Matt Chasen, MBA ’04, chases ‘flying cars’ with his startup, LIFT Aircraft As a lifelong fan of science fiction…
Tweeting Their Way to Higher Pay
C-level executives can advance job prospects through personal branding on social media, study shows. Based on the research of Andrew Whinston…