MOD Pizza meets Saudi Arabia in a foreign market strategy project
Guest post by Kate Jung, Foster undergraduate and AIESEC member AIESEC Seattle, the local branch of the global youth-led organization, was invited to participate in the Certificate of International Studies in Business (CISB) Foreign Market Strategy Project for the second year. Our team was assigned Saudi Arabia and tasked with evaluating the feasibility of market... Read More
Foster Venture Fellows Co-Founder Hartley Riedner on Networking and Building A Sustainable Program
I wrote earlier about the founding of the Foster Venture Fellows, which was started in 2015 as a professional student organization providing practical venture capital industry experience for Foster MBAs and valuable project work for venture capital firms. The previous article on August 2015 was erroneously titled – it should have been titled ‘How three... Read More
Foster holds 2nd Annual MBA Microsoft Excel Tournament
“Well…I’m, like…really good at Excel.” “Well, do you know VLOOKUP?” “Yes. That grade-school formula? Can you make macros?” “Taught myself off Youtube. How’s your nested-IF game?” This is not a scene from Kung Fu Panda 3. This discussion happens every Fall quarter at Foster, as new MBA students get to know their teammates and the... Read More
Humanity in the workplace
Even as technology reshapes the way we interact at work, the modern emphasis on team collaboration makes professional relationships more crucial than ever. And Ryan Fehr thinks it’s high time we started tending to those relationships. In a recent “Faculty Friday” profile by The Whole U, Fehr, an assistant professor of management at the UW... Read More
EY Day at Foster had PACCAR Hall buzzing
On May 11, 2016 the Foster School of Business hosted EY Day—a day to recognize this big-four firm for all of the time and resources they have dedicated to our school. Whether it’s in the EY Center for Career Advancement or the numerous events the firm hosts for students on campus, EY’s presence can be... Read More
JMUCC: An international case competition experience
In late February, four students (Michael Adams, Daniel Park, Corinne Parkinson, and Jennifer Louie) from the Foster School of Business represented the University of Washington in Montreal for the 2016 John Molson Undergraduate Case Competition (JMUCC). This international case competition consisted of three 3 hour cases and one 24 hour case. The students performed well,... Read More
Studying abroad at Bocconi, Italy
By Trevor Reed, Foster Undergraduate who studied at the Bocconi University On my way to Milan I stopped in London to visit an extraordinary friend from high school. It was my first full day on the crazy adventure that is study abroad. The sun was out in full force and the wind was nowhere to be found.... Read More
Foster’s Husky 100 students
Six Foster School students were recognized as part of the Husky 100, which recognizes 100 UW undergraduate and graduate students from Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma in all areas of study who are making the most of their time at the UW. To be selected, students were evaluated on the following: Discovery mindset: The Husky 100 embrace... Read More
Coercing employees to be “good soldiers” can trigger deviant behaviors
Convincing employees to go above and beyond the call of duty may be the epitome of personnel management. But pushing too hard to motivate “good soldiers” can backfire—both in and outside the workplace. According to new research from the University of Washington Foster School of Business, employees who feel compelled to exhibit the admirable qualities... Read More
Studying abroad at Yonsei Unviersity
By Tatiana Condouret, Foster Undergraduate who studied at the Yonsei University in Korea Despite being extremely certain of all the decisions I made that ultimately led me to the point of arriving in Seoul, my first day was overwhelmingly stressful. Traveling to a non-English speaking country knocked me off my feet betraying the false sense of comfort... Read More