Articles in Faculty
Faculty Notes: January 2011
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, was invited to be a member of steering committee (Workforce Development Sub-Committee) of the South Florida Regional Extension Center (SFREC), one of 60 centers …
President Obama and Steve Jobs talk like innovators.
In his State of the Union speech, Obama spoke of “out-innovating” the competition. But to focus on his agenda of clean energy and education is to miss a subtle insight into Obama’s skill as an …
Faculty Notes: December 2010
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor and director of health management programs, was awarded the designation of fellow in the Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA), an accomplishment that fewer than …
Haar to heart: Health care “reform” a body blow to Florida’s small businesses.
Florida is “the land of small business” with over 425,000 small firms accounting for 99% of the state’s employers. However, most are struggling to stay afloat in an environment where the state’s growth rate is …
Expert on healthcare information technology presents timely lecture at FIU.
The challenges posed by an increased role for healthcare information technology (HIT) are commanding the attention of policy makers, healthcare professionals and academics. Seen as a crucial way to lower costs, reduce errors and improve …
Faculty Notes: November 2010
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems
At the invitation of the Secretary of Defense (DoD), Robert M. Gates, Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94 ), professor and Pino Entrepreneurship Center director and fellow, will serve on the …
What Cold Batteries Are You Holding Onto?
The Chief Innovation Officer of a large financial services company was interviewing me for an article when she poised an unexpected question: “What do you learn from your children about innovation?”
After stalling with “umm,” it …
Haar to heart: Innovation in the Americas—The Next Challenge
With the recent release of the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2011” report, Latin America and the Caribbean have much to cheer about with more advances than declines in key categories of conducting business. Mexico and …
School of Accounting faculty member captures prestigious office.
Political candidates aren’t the only ones who know the pressures of campaigning and the thrill of victory.
Kenneth Henry (PhD 2008), clinical associate professor, School of Accounting, Florida International University (FIU), recently was elected as the …
FIU Business faculty member’s baseball research captures attention of Malcolm Gladwell.
The Florida Marlins may not have made it to the World Series this year but interesting baseball news in South Florida persists even for those not following the series. It comes via an article in …
iVentures: Ventures Across Borders Create New Opportunities.
With the Americas Venture Capital Conference at Florida International University’s (FIU) College of Business Administration less than three weeks away, I’ve been thinking about the fifteen innovative companies selected to present at the conference, and …
Faculty Notes: October 2010
Department of Management and International Business
Malcolm Gladwell frequently refers to research by Aya Chacar, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow, in his article in The New Yorker titled “Talent Grab.” The references were …
Research underway to develop medical passport for foster care kids.
Being a foster kid brings many struggles. Getting proper medical care shouldn’t be one of them.
Two faculty members in the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) are conducting research, including focus …
Passionately Pursue Customer Captivity
There are three primary sources of long-term sustainable competitive advantage: customer captivity, economies of scale and preferential access to resources. Lock on to one of these early and you can build a potentially insurmountable barrier …
