Faculty Notes: March 2015

College of Business Serving as judges for the FIU Track of the Miami Herald Business Plan Challenge were Associate Professor Karlene Cousins (Department of Decision Sciences and Information System), Professor Seema Pissaris (Department of Management and International Business) and Associate Professor Kimberly A. Taylor (Department of Marketing). Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Min Chen, […]

Faculty Notes: December 2014

Department of Management and International Business Nathan Hiller, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow, was quoted in the article “Creating Effective Hi-Po Programs” by William Atkinson appearing in the January 15, 2015 issue of Human Resource Executive magazine. In addition, his article, “Your Leadership Beliefs: Why Does It Matter,” was published in the […]

“Set your group up for success!” Distinguished Harvard Professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter urges leaders to create and maintain a winning streak.

Rosabeth Moss Kanter has been so fascinated by winning streaks and losing streaks that she studied extremes of high and low performance to garner lessons. Kanter, a Harvard business professor and author, shared her findings on January 14, 2014 as part of The Leadership Lectures series presented by the Center for Leadership (CFL) at Florida […]

Faculty Notes August-September 2013

School of Accounting Elio Alfonso, assistant professor, received the PhD Project/KPMG Minority Scholarship Award with his completion of the PhD in Accounting. Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, was presented with the Jessie Trice Hero Award for 2013, for her advocacy, leadership in the community, and support and guidance […]

College of Business honors its own at awards event.

College of Business honors its own at awards event.

On November 27, 2012, faculty members of the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) were recognized for their teaching excellence, their research contributions and their dedication to service. The annual Faculty Awards Reception holds special significance for faculty members because it is the students who select the recipients of the teaching awards—an expression […]

Faculty Notes: September 2012

School of Accounting Wendy Gelman, senior instructor, received a Faculty Award for Excellence in Teaching at the Faculty Convocation on September 27, 2012. Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, and Barbara Perez-Deppman, College of Nursing and Health Sciences adjunct, co-authored the article, “Healthcare managers need to be collaborative leaders […]