Credit union executives choose FIU to learn strategies for 2010 and beyond.

Last year’s financial crisis underscored the need for global participants to actively manage and insulate their institutions from unpredictable market forces. When executives from credit unions in the Caribbean wanted to learn more about these forces and incorporate protections against risks, they turned to the expertise of the College of Business Administration at Florida International […]

Faculty Notes

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 […]

One day affords two opportunities for faculty to absorb new research.

Both the Finance and Real Estate Department and the Department of Management and International Business provided colleagues from across Florida International University (FIU) the chance to flex their intellectual muscles during two seminars held on November 6, 2009. Wayne Ferson, University of Southern California, confirms validity of Nobel Prize winning model. “The ‘Out-of-sample’ Performance of […]

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 […]

Master’s program prepares students for a rewarding career in human resources.

Juan I. Sánchez We used to call it the personnel department. Known today as human resources (HR), it plays a strategic role in building and guiding a company’s workforce. The Master of Science in Human Resources Management (MSHRM) program offered by the College of Business Administration provides a twelve-month specialized master’s program that prepares graduates […]