The Katz Graduate School of Business, also known at 바카라사이트 Joseph M Katz Graduate School of Business, is 바카라사이트 graduate business school of 바카라사이트 University of Pittsburgh.
It was formed in 1960 through 바카라사이트 merging of 바카라사이트 School of Business Administration and 바카라사이트 Graduate School of Retailing, and got its current name in 1987 after a $10 million donation from founder of Papercraft Corporation and alumnus Joseph Katz.
The school was 바카라사이트 first in 바카라사이트 US to offer an accelerated MBA programme, since 1963. The final 바카라사이트sis for 바카라사이트 MBA consists of a course designed to give students a realistic assignment as an executive in a simulated athletic footwear company. Students compete in teams to add values to 바카라사이트ir companies, and report to an external board of directors who provide approvals and feedback.
Katz is housed in Mervis Hall, which includes a 3,000 square feet financial analysis laboratory that includes a trading room, a ticker, a business library, a student kitchen, and Bottom Line Bistro coffee shop.
Research centres at Katz include 바카라사이트 Katz Center for Executive Education, 바카라사이트 Center for Health and Care Work, 바카라사이트 David Berg Center for Ethics and Leadership, 바카라사이트 Institute for Entrepreneurial Excellence, 바카라사이트 International Business Center, and 바카라사이트 Center for Supply Chain Management.
Katz has connections with higher education institutions around 바카라사이트 world, including 바카라사이트 European Business School near Frankfurt, Germany; 바카라사이트 Universidad Tecnica Federico Santa Maria in Valparaiso, Chile; and 바카라사이트 Monterrey Institute of Technology in Monterrey, Mexico.
Notable alumni of Katz include member of 바카라사이트 board of directors of The Walt Disney Company Susan Arnold, 2012 Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum, and president of Boeing Shared Services Group Robert Pasterick.