The College of Business Administration has announced the appointment of eminent scholars along with new faculty appointments to the Knight Ridder Center and the Pino Entrepreneurship Center. The faculty members appointed to these positions initiate and maintain highly visible activities that stimulate research and educational initiatives with industry and professional associations. “The college is pleased […]
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Economic stimulus plans create role reversal.
Americans begin to save as Chinese start to spend FLORIDA: The United States and China have been playing a little economic role reversal as both countries adjust to the new realities created by the global recession. Americans – who have thrived for years on their insatiable consumerism – are now stashing away more of their […]
Faculty Notes
Department of Management and International Business Several faculty members, along with a recent PhD graduate and a current doctoral student, won awards at the Academy of International Business (AIB) 2009 Annual Meeting held in San Diego, California, from June 27-30, 2009. One came from the Institute of International Business (IIB), which is associated with the […]
CIBER awards grants to 11 faculty members for international business research.
From exploring a virtual Cuba world to examining the impact of language in advertising to bilingual Hispanics, members of the faculty of the College of Business Administration tackle research projects that help Florida International University (FIU) fulfill its mission as a public research institution. And, as part of its mission, the university’s Center for International […]
Presentation zeroes in on trade data and money laundering.
John Zdanowicz, Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) Chair and professor, Department of Finance and Real Estate, College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), spoke at the High Intensity Financial Crime Area (HIFCA) Financial Symposium on June 24, 2009. He presented on “Statistical Use of Trade Data to Identify Money Laundering.” Held at the […]
Eight faculty members add promotion to their list of accomplishments.
The College of Business Administration congratulates eight faculty members on their recent promotions to the next rung of the academic ladder. The following were promoted from associate professor to full professor: Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems, Knight Ridder Research Professor of Management Information Systems and director, Eugenio Pino and Family Global […]
Hurricane model meets stringent requirements for re-certification.
In 2006, the first public model to project hurricane losses for the State of Florida was unveiled on the Florida International University campus, the site of much of the model’s development. Successfully certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology in 2007, the state has used it 230 times. It recently won its […]
Shop till you drop no more: Retailers found holiday cheer hard to come by this year.
The 2008 holiday shopping season reflected both the economic woes and the reduced consumer confidence that abound in today’s retail markets. “Worries about their jobs, the difficulty in accessing credit, and the uncertainty about the economy caused many consumers to exercise restraint and to use cash for the purchases they did make,” said Deanne Butchey, […]
Accounting regulations challenge would-be pharmaceutical investors.
Stephen Lin The successful production of a new drug benefits people with medical needs and investors alike. Yet, the time from R&D to product launch spans years, many drugs never make it very far along in the process, and the cost—beginning with R&D through clinical trials to market—runs in the billions of dollars. How can […]
Kenneth D. Rosen makes major donation to Jerome Bain Real Estate Institute.
Kenneth D. Rosen Ever since the establishment of Florida International University in 1972, Kenneth D. Rosen, CCIM, president, Kendar Realty, Inc., dreamed of seeing a school of real estate at Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Thanks in large part to his dedication, a thriving one exists. The most recent sign of his commitment: a personal contribution […]