The School of Business Administration (commonly known as SoBA)
at the University of California, Riverside

University of California, Riverside

The University of California, Riverside, commonly known as UCR or UC Riverside, is a public research university and one of the ten general campuses of the University of California system. UCR is consistently ranked as one of the most ethnically and economically diverse universities in the United...

 is home to the largest
undergraduate business program in the University of California system, as
well as the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management

A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management

The A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management , is a part of the UCR School of Business Administration located at the University of California, Riverside. Current graduate degree offerings include a full-time/part-time MBA and executive MBA. A Ph.D...

.

Overview

Leveraging its location in Inland Southern California as one of the fastest growing regions in the United States, the School's brand identity is
tied in to the development and management of growth, and uses the tagline "Leading Thinkers Leading Growth."

The school's 2008-2013 strategic plan identifies five "spires of excellence" that represent areas of academic distinction for the School. These five spires include: (1) auditing and assurance, (2) empirical finance, (3) supply chain management, (4) Web commerce, and (5) behavioral decision research.

Annually, SoBA enrolls over 1,000 undergraduate and graduate students.

Distinctions

In 2003, SoBA was accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business

The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business was founded in 1916 to accredit schools of business worldwide. The first accreditations took place in 1919. The stated mission is to advance quality management education worldwide through accreditation and thought leadership. It is regarded...

(AACSB).

In 2007, Entrepreneur Magazine and the Princeton Review included the school among the top 25 graduate programs in
entrepreneurship.

In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked the SoBA undergraduate
business program in a tie for 67th among all undergraduate business
programs and in a tie for 41st among undergraduate business programs
within public universities.

In 2010 and 2011, the Princeton Review included SoBA as one of its Best 301/300 Business Schools.

In 2011, Business Week ranked the school’s undergraduate program
for the first time, placing it among only six programs in California (only
three public) that were ranked.

In 2011, U.S. News and World Report ranked the SoBA undergraduate business program 32nd among all public universities and 55th among all universities nationwide.

In 2011, the Princeton Review included SoBA as one of its Best 294 Business Schools.

SoBA is home to the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing

Sloan Center for Internet Retailing

The University of California, Riverside Sloan Center for Internet Retailing is a university research center dedicated to improving the effectiveness of online retailing....

 and eLab, which The New York Times called one of the "premiere research centers in the world for the study of electronic commerce."

In 2010, SoBA revived its annual economic forecast, in partnership with Beacon Economics. The 2011 forecast conference was themed "The Future of Jobs in Inland Southern California."

History

UCR first established the Graduate School of Administration in 1970. The
school was subsequently renamed the Graduate School of Management in 1982.
In 1994, the A. Gary Anderson Family Foundation donated $5 million to the
school, which was renamed the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of
Management. In 2008, the school was renamed the School of Business
Administration, housing both the undergraduate business program and the A.
Gary Anderson Graduate School of
Management.

Faculty

SoBA has several areas: accounting and information systems, management and
marketing, finance, and supply chain management. Faculty include:

• Donna Hoffman
  Donna Hoffman
  Donna Hoffman is the Chancellor's Chair at the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management at the University of California, Riverside. She is the founder of eLab, an online laboratory for consumer behavior research and the Co-Director of the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing.- Academic Career...
  
   - 2011 Direct Marketing Education Foundation Robert B. Clarke Outstanding Educator; co-winner (with Tom Novak) of the 2011 Marketing Science Institute "Challenges of Communications and Branding in a Digital Era" competition; co-director of the UCR Sloan Center for Internet Retailing
• Ted Mock - 2011 American Accounting Association Accounting Educator of the Year
• Michael Moore - co-author of U.S. Tax Aspects of Doing Business Abroad
• Tom Novak
  Tom Novak
  Tom P. Novak is Albert O. Steffey Professor of Marketing and Co-Director of the Sloan Center for Internet Retailing at the University of California, Riverside, where he joined the faculty in July 2006. Novak's research since 1993 has focused exclusively on Internet and Web based commerce...
  
  - co-winner (with Donna Hoffman) of the 2011 Marketing Science Institute "Challenges of Communications and Branding in a Digital Era" competition; co-director of the UCR Sloan Center for Internet Retailing
• Richard Smith – co-author of Entrepreneurial Finance: Strategy, Valuation, and Deal Structure
• David Stewart - former editor of the Journal of Marketing and the Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science; chair of the Marketing Accountability Standards Board (MASB)

Undergraduate Business Program

SoBA offers a B.S. in business administration program, which was founded in 1984. Total undergraduate enrollment as of 2011 is 18,242.

SoBA has the largest undergraduate business program in the UC system.

In 2010, U.S. News and World Report ranked the SoBA undergraduate business program in the top 5
percentile.

MBA Program

The full-time/part-time MBA program launched in 1983.
Offered in the A. Gary Anderson Graduate School of Management, the Anderson MBA Program enrolls about 80 students per year as of 2011.

In 2010, MBA student interns participated in the first ever study of foreign direct investment in Riverside County. They worked with the Office
of Foreign Trade at the Riverside County Economic Development Agency.

Executive MBA Program

In 2009, SoBA launched the Anderson Executive MBA Program. Typical applicants to the 21-month program have seven to 10 years of career experience minimum. The first cohort was composed of managers in finance, distribution, a CPA, and physicians. The program enrolls about 20-25 students per year.

Students meet on alternating weekends at the UCR Palm Desert Graduate Center, and are required to attend a week-long residency and an
international study trip. In 2010, the EMBA cohort traveled to Shanghai for its international residency.

Ph.D. Program

The new Anderson Ph.D. Program launched fall 2011, and is interdisciplinary, focusing on management and marketing. The first cohort consists of six students.

M.A. in Accounting, Auditing & Assurance

A Master of Arts in Accounting, Auditing & Assurance program is planned for launch starting fall 2012.

Notable alumni

• Byron H. Pollitt - B.S. 1973; Chief Financial Officer, VISA
• Bob Stapleton - MAdmin 1982; owner of Team Columbia cycling team