FIU Business professor Shahid Hamid, chair of the Department of Finance, reinforced his commitment to scholarship at FIU Business with a $45,000 gift. “I truly believe that we all have to give something back,” Hamid said at a surprise party in his honor in September 2019. The gift may be renewed in the future. A […]
From construction projects to office rentals to housing, COVID-19 has delivered a hard hit to the real estate market in South Florida, according to an FIU Business Hollo School panel of real estate experts. The live presentation was held May 10, 2020 via Zoom. The road ahead is long, and the recovery will be slow. […]
Arun Rai, one of the world’s leading scholars in the field of information systems, has been inducted as a member of the Dean’s Circle of Distinguished Research Fellows at FIU Business. The Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow initiative promotes collaboration between FIU Business faculty and students and the world’s top scholars in pursuit of relevant and […]
As U.S. shoppers, panicked by COVID-19, have stockpiled food, hand sanitizer, toilet paper, meats and other essentials, retailers are still unable to keep enough merchandise on their shelves. The coronavirus pandemic has strained supply chains like never before. “The excessively high demand at the retail level sucked up all the inventory available in the chain […]
By Ashley Nicole Garcia, Office to Advance Women, Equity & Diversity Suchismita Mishra, professor of finance in the College of Business, is a trailblazer in more ways than one. Mishra has had a fondness for mathematics and statistics since childhood. Her father was an economist who worked in the state’s financial services for the Indian government […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for non-traditional forms of healthcare, and telemedicine is one of the leaders. Following the steps of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), major insurers have agreed to cover a wider range of telemedicine consultations during the outbreak. Blue Cross and Blue Shield, United Health, and Anthem […]
The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a dramatic increase in the number of people working from home, driving uncertainty for both employees and employers. Today’s landscape includes more people working remotely for an indefinite amount of time, while having other worries top of mind. Not even businesses and employees who are accustomed to remote work are […]
The rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak has exposed the vulnerability of global supply chains, increasing the risk of a severe economic impact on international commerce as well as inventory challenges and production delays. The red flag now should be for organizations that have operations or production centers in some of the sections of China with the […]
Compensation packages for insurance industry CEOs changed in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, with bonuses reduced and other incentives increased, according to a new study from FIU Business. Total CEO compensation was positively related to return on assets (ROA) and firm size both before and after the financial crisis, the study found. However, […]
Joanne Li, dean of FIU College of Business (FIU Business), has been selected as a 2020 Influential Business Women honoree by the South Florida Business Journal, one of a select group of women from throughout South Florida to receive the prestigious annual honor. Since her 2017 arrival at FIU, Li, who also holds the Ryder […]
