Yadong Luo, Emery Findley Distinguished Chair and professor of
management, is the world's foremost international business scholar
according to a study just published in the International Business
Review. The same study ranks the School of Business No. 20 in the
world for international research, ahead of such elite institutions as
Harvard University and the London Business School. READ MORE |
Students behind new services in the health care industry took the top
prizes in the annual University of Miami Business Plan Competition,
sponsored by the School of Business Administration. From the 70 proposals submitted last fall, 24 were selected to present and 14 awards were given based on their presentations to the nearly two dozen successful entrepreneurs and venture capitalists from
across the country who acted as judges. READ MORE
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A number of undergraduate and MBA students from
the School of Business had the opportunity to participate in the third annual Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) hosted
by former President Bill Clinton April 16-18, 2010, at the University of Miami.
The event, which drew approximately 1,500 college students, university
officials and representatives from youth organizations from all parts of the
world, focused on global challenges in education, environment and climate
change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health. READ MORE AND WATCH VIDEOS
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| Porfirio "Pepe" Lobo, who earned his bachelor of business administration degree from the School of Business Administration in 1970, was back in Miami April 26 and 27 - this time as the president of Honduras. Lobo was hosted by his alma mater as the featured speaker for the Annual Latin America Conference, sponsored by the University's Center for Hemispheric Policy. READ MORE |
Industry Leaders Named to School's Real Estate Advisory
Board
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Twelve real estate industry leaders have been appointed to the School's new Real Estate Programs Advisory Board. The Board, made up of prominent real estate industry leaders from South Florida and across the
nation, will advise the School on the development of its real estate curriculum and help the School establish and promote a new Center for Real Estate Studies and Research. READ MORE AND WATCH VIDEO |
In the News
The Miami Herald - April 26, 2010 - The
paper's Business Monday section published an article about the lack of
superior customer service, which was authored by A. Parasuraman,
the vice dean of faculty, holder of the James W. McLamore Chair in
Marketing, and a professor of marketing. Article
The Miami Herald - April 2, 2010 - In an article about the
impact of health care reform legislation on those who cannot buy health
insurance because of preexisting medical conditions, Steven
Ullmann, the School's director of programs in health sector
management and policy noted that although there will be subsidies for
policies, "they still may be priced so they're not accessible to
everybody.'' Article
Harvard Business Review - April 1, 2010 - The magazine
featured research by Department of Marketing Chair Michael
Tsiros, which finds that retailers can increase revenues and
profits if they gradually increase prices of products discounted for a
sale, rather than returning to the regular price immediately. Article More In the News
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