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Decision Sciences and Information Systems Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94), professor and director, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center and fellow, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, has co-authored a book titled Business Intelligence, published by Wiley. Finance and Real Estate John Zdanowicz, professor and Florida International Bankers Association Chair, has continued to contribute to work on the topic of […]

CIO Lunch and Learn explores issues and opportunities for women in IT.

Students, alumni and other guests recently had a unique opportunity to engage with top women CIOs on the issues facing women in the information technology (IT) workplace. A “Distinguished CIO Lunch & Learn” at Florida International University (FIU) included a panel discussion, presentation of “Women in IT: The Facts” report findings and an awards program […]

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Decision Sciences and Information Systems Knowledge Management: Systems and Processes, by Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94), professor, and director and fellow, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, and Rajiv Sabherwalmy has been published by M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Finance and Real Estate Helen Simon, instructor, and director, Capital Markets Lab and Beverly Z. Welber, assistant director, communications, Department of […]

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School of Accounting Stephen Lin, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research professor; and assistant professors Abijit Barua and John (Changjiang) Wang, won a highly competitive “IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Ready” award from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation to fund their curriculum development proposal titled “Integrating IFRS in both accounting-major undergraduate and Master of Accounting […]

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Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, has joined the Technical Advisory Panel for the Health Council of South Florida’s (HCSF) Miami Matters. Miami Matters is a new web-based information system that will serve as a conduit for informed and resourceful community action on community issues. Chiarini Tremblay, who teaches […]

FIU President Mark Rosenberg meets with business school faculty.

At the invitation of Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, College of Business Administration, Mark Rosenberg, the new president of Florida International University (FIU) spoke to the college faculty on November 2, 2009. Since becoming president, Rosenberg has been describing his commitment to “Hit the Ground Running.” The plan seeks to: revitalize and expand the financial […]

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Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94) gave the keynote speech on the first day of the 10th European Conference on Knowledge Management (ECKM) on September 3, 2009. She delivered her talk, which was titled “Knowledge Management and Organizational Learning: Where Technology and Socialization Meet,” to approximately 150 conference attendees. University […]

Unique on-campus Microsoft internship builds on social media contacts.

Texting. E-mail. Twitter and Facebook. These communications and social media tools have fast become an integral part of every student’s academic and campus community activities. Now Stefany Marcelino, a management information systems (MIS) major in the College of Business Administration, is using these same tools as part of a new ten-week internship program brought to […]

College names eminent scholar chairs and Knight Ridder Center and Pino Center professorships for 2009-2010.

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 […]