The surprises just keep coming: Saddam Hussein did not possess weapons of mass destruction. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford did not hike the Appalachian Trail. Michael Jackson actually had a drug problem. And now: one of the world’s richest nations—the Las Vegas of the Arab world, Dubai—cannot pay its bills. But is this really a […]
Tag: Jerry Haar
Haar to heart: Cuba – Straight Talk on the US Embargo
Were the embargo lifted tomorrow, U.S. manufacturers and wholesalers would not be able to ship directly to private distributors and retail stores. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Cuban revolution and the 47th year since a ban on trade was instituted by the U.S. government. While the debate still rages as to whether […]
Airlines CEO shares company’s winning approach with graduate students in Panama.
Pedro Heilbron, CEO of Copa Airlines—a “powerhouse of a company,” according to Jerry Haar, has doubtless been called many respectful names. But “human case study” may be a new one. Yet, that’s how Haar described Heilbron as well as other executives who guest lecture in his International Business course in the College of Business Administration’s […]
Credit crunch hurts small, mid-size trade firms.
Even as economists see signs that the global recession may be easing, a lack of financing for South Florida exporters and importers is holding back growth in international trade. Big changes occurred in trade financing in the wake of last year’s economic and financial crisis — and importers, exporters, their customers and suppliers have all […]
Cement giant chips away at debt.
Mexican cement maker Cemex went from operating one small plant to becoming a multinational success story. But huge growth came at a high price, and the company is now trying to refinance $15 billion of debt. Read: “Cement giant chips away at debt.“, an article from American Public Media’s Marketplace.
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 […]
Haar to heart: The quest for talent–a never-ending challenge
Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google have it. Fred Smith of FedEx, Steve Jobs of Apple and Carlos Ghosn of Renault and Nissan also have it. Vikram Pandit of Citicorp, Jeffrey Immelt of GE and Bob Nardelli, recent CEO of Chrysler and Home Depot before that, do not. I am speaking of talent. The 19th […]
Haar to heart: We, the people, chose to be Ponzi prey.
In casting the net of blame for our current economic predicament, we’ve hauled in Wall Street bankers, mortgage lenders, realtors, financial intermediaries, stock brokers and bond traders, insurers, politicians, the Federal Reserve, rating agencies and other alleged instigators, culprits and accomplices. Conspicuously absent from the list-for to include them would be politically incorrect, not to […]
Two experts on international trade offer observations about money laundering.
John Zdanowicz, professor and Florida International Bankers Association Chair in the Department of Finance and Real Estate, was quoted extensively in an article titled “Money launderers wash billions through international trade,” the cover story in Business Monday in The Miami Herald on May 11, 2009. Since 1990, Zdanowicz has worked with monthly data the federal […]
Nimble South Florida companies own weapons to fight recession.
According to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, the nation will pull out of the recession by the third or fourth quarter of this year. Of course, the likelihood of that happening is about the same as Octomom Nadye Suleman being invited to give the keynote address at the annual meeting of Planned Parenthood. Read MiamiToday […]