The University of Pittsburgh’s Indy Autonomous Challenge team includes four students from the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business who are driving business operations. Their work includes corporate sponsorships, finance, marketing, operations, and recruiting for...
U.S. Companies Struggle to Implement Culture of Sustainability, Pitt Survey Reveals
While Patagonia is known for its culture of sustainability, the outdoor clothing company is the rare exception among U.S. companies, the results of a new survey reveal. Many U.S. companies have announced sustainability plans in recent years, yet only 30% of managers...
Center for Sustainable Business Celebrates Three Years of Progress
The University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Sustainable Business celebrates its three-year anniversary in October 2022 with ongoing commitments from 12 global and regional companies, a coalition dedicated to cleaner energy in the Ohio Valley, and expanded opportunities...
Three Katz PhD Majors Rated in Top 10 on Prestige by Nature Study
Three Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business PhD Program areas of study are ranked in the top 10 most prestigious nationally in a 2022 study by Nature. In addition, five of our programs rank in the top 20 of nearly 400 institutions when considering the two outcome...
Katz MBA Among the Top 25 Public Universities in Bloomberg Businessweek Ranking
The full-time MBA program at the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business is ranked No. 23 among public institutions and No. 54 overall in the Bloomberg Businessweek Best B-Schools 2022-23 ranking. Bloomberg...
Panthers Answer the Call: Pitt Alumni Find Shared Purpose Through Affordable Housing Work
Sean Kelly (BSBA '04) knew his affordable housing development needed funding and support to break ground. By fall 2020, he had spent months meeting with local, state, and federal financial backers. When the institutions assembled, Kelly did not anticipate finding...
Executive MBA Programs Develop Skills Needed Post-Pandemic
The importance of making strategic decisions is one of the many business lessons confirmed throughout the pandemic. To successfully navigate the disruptions caused by COVID-19, companies needed leaders who could quickly analyze a situation, create a new strategy, and...
Executive MBA Info Sessions: Lead the Transformation
The Executive MBA Programs at Pitt’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business enable leaders to develop their management skills and ability to make evidence-based decisions. These skills are crucial in today’s ever-changing business environment. During two upcoming...
Researching the Pandemic’s Impact on the Workforce Receives Knowledge Challenge Grant
Faculty researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business, Carnegie Mellon University’s Tepper School of Business, and Washington University in St. Louis have been awarded a $250,000 grant from the Ewing Marion...
S. Jalal Rahman Among 2022 MBAs to Watch
S. Jalal Rahman, an Accelerated MBA student in the Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business at Pitt, is among the 2022 Poets&Quants’ MBAs to Watch. This list includes 131 MBA students from 70 programs across the country. “Jalal has exceeded our expectations for...