Author Archives: Ananth Krishnan

The Associated Students of UCLA Board of Directors outlined plans for a reorganization of ASUCLA’s restaurants, which will see the return of Taco Bell by the start of fall quarter and the introduction of a Jamba Juice lounge and a Whole Foods salad bar during winter quarter of the coming school year. The salad bar […]

Following a year of slow economic growth, tiring consumers and industries that are already reaching their maximum potential, business analysts have predicted a sluggish short-term future for the national economy, which they believe is still feeling the impact of the 2001 recession. “For the most part, the economy is doing alright right now,” said Michael […]

For the world’s largest corporation, the smallest business decision or the slightest change in economic policy can potentially impact the lives of thousands of people around the world. The social and economic influences of the world’s largest retailer, Wal-Mart, will be analyzed June 4 at a conference hosted by the UCLA Labor Center, which will […]

When Joy Hogeley and Wenxuan Chen began their research last fall, studying the dynamics of the theme park industry in Southern California, theirs was an exercise born more out of necessity than innovation. Hogeley and Chen, both third-year graduate business students, have found new trends in theme park attendances with regard to population growth and […]

When Luis Sanchez, one of eight children from a low-income Bay Area family that earned less than $35,000 annually, approached the National Student Financial Aid company, he hoped that his dream of a college education would finally become possible. After a few seminars with the NSFA and a $1,200 fee that he paid it for […]

The Collective Bargaining Education Project, initiated by UCLA’s Labor Center with the support of United Teachers Los Angeles and the Los Angeles Unified School District, aims to teach students the importance of labor relations by giving them a simulated experience in labor negotiations. Founded in 1991 by the Center for Labor Research and Education at […]

Forget the usual culture shocks that students experience abroad ““ just participating in family dinners every night can be a novel cultural experience for an American student learning economics in Korea. The Center for International Business Education and Research, located at the UCLA Anderson School of Management, sponsors three business-language programs abroad every summer. The […]