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Insights into Incentive Architecture in Marketing
New UC Davis research shows technologies like AI are reshaping relationships
Marketing is ultimately about creating value, which requires managing relationships across customers, channel partners, agencies, and platforms. Yet behind every successful interorganizational relationship lies something less visible but far more powerful: incentives.
Trump's Proposed National AI Framework Faces Uphill Battle
UC Davis analysis uncovers how states are already shaping AI’s future
President Donald Trump’s proposed national AI framework aims to freeze state-level regulation, but new research by Professor Hemant Bhargava shows that effort is already too late.
Professor Paul Griffin Earns Best Paper Award for Relevance to Investors of Methane Gas Emissions
How equity markets penalize firms for high levels of methane vs. carbon dioxide
Distinguished Professor Emeritus Paul Griffin recently earned the Best Paper award at the International Symposium on Carbon Accounting, Reporting and Sustainability 2025 hosted by Western Sydney University Business School.
Making AI Work for You
State leaders deploy AI-powered tools with greater responsibility and equity.
CDT’s AI Community hosted Distinguished Professor Hemant Bhargava, who told state workers that despite AI's power, it still makes mistakes. “Using AI well requires oversight and, because oversight is expensive, we have to apply it strategically."
Meet the Professors Who Will Inspire Your Business School Journey
Watch the "We Are GSM" video series
Meet the UC Davis Graduate School of Management faculty who are redefining how we understand work, decision-making and organizational behavior—and discover how their research shapes real-world impact. Watch "We Are GSM"
Turning Data into Decisions that Protect Minds and Lives
Bridging machine learning and management science to improve health care outcomes
From Labs to Lives: Assistant Professor Sebastian Calonico's federal funded research focuses on dementia prevention, using large-scale patient dataset to reveal how treatments such as statins and blood pressure control can improve public health and policy decisions.