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Esteemed panelists explore the state of health care today at the 19th Annual Health Care Forecast Conference presented by the Merage School's Center for Health Care Management and Policy. Learn more at Merage School conferences and events for both the business and academic communities.

Faculty Experts


The faculty at UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business is ranked #5 in intellectual capital by BusinessWeek magazine. This distinction is based on faculty research in leading journals.

Below are a few “Hot Topics” our faculty members are ready to address.



ACCOUNTING AND THE S.E.C.


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ADVERTISING, MARKETING


General Subjects

Cigarette and Antismoking Ads: Impacts on youths

Consumer behavior and retail service

Consumer rebates

Global marketing

Product design

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CORPORATE INNOVATION



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ECONOMY


U.S. Economy

California, Southern California Economy

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ENERGY POLICY



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ENTREPRENEURS, SMALL BUSINESS



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FINANCE, BANKING, INSURANCE


Behavioral Finance

Corporate Finance

International finance, exchange rates

Risk management

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GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS, TAXES


Environmental management

General policy issues

Immigration

Pollution regulation

Protection in Nuclear Incidents

Tax policies

Also see Accounting, Energy, Finance, Health Care and Telecommunications
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HEALTH CARE PLANS, COSTS



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INDUSTRY COMPETITION



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INTERNATIONAL ECONOMY, GLOBAL BUSINESS


Banking reform, financial innovations

Business negotiations

Cross-cultural, cross-national management

Exchange rates

Global economy

U.S. competitiveness in global markets

Weak government effects of business

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INVESTMENT, STOCK MARKETS



Capital Markets

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MANAGEMENT


CEOs and boards of directors

Collaboration, teaming, innovation, learning

Compensation

Compensation, Executive

Corporate strategy, decision-making

Decision Analysis, Risk Analysis

Decision Analysis, Risk Analysis

Performance Evaluation

Reputation, CEO's

Reorganizing companies

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MERGERS, ACQUISITIONS, ANTI-TRUST



Private Equity and Leverage Buyouts

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OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT


Design of Production and Service Systems

Just-in-time Production Systems

Supply Chain Management

Time-based Management

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REAL ESTATE


General

Housing Policy

Market Dynamics

Pricing Real Estate Illiquidity

Valuation

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TECHNOLOGY


E-commerce, e-business

Email benefits and problems

Economics of IT

Globalization, including outsourcing tech work overseas

New technologies

Outsourcing tech work within the U.S.

Personal technology and the 'Networked Home'

Privacy and piracy on the Net

Social and Political Impacts of IT

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TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND THE FCC



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WORKPLACE, EMPLOYMENT, HUMAN RESOURCES


Diversity and women's issues

Human resources management

Motivating employees

Negotiations

Trust

Volunteers