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School Joins Trade Mission to Brazil as it Strengthens Ties in Latin America
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Dean Gene Anderson and other representatives from the School of Business were among nearly 200 business, government and community leaders who took part in a seven-day trade mission to Brazil this fall. The trip, led by Enterprise Florida Inc. and Florida Governor Rick Scott, was an effort to promote and continue building business relationships between Florida and the largest country in South America.
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Professionals from Across Latin America Join New Global Executive MBA Class
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The School of Business Administration welcomed its first Spanish-language Global Executive MBA (EMBA) students in November. The Global EMBA program is designed for senior business executives working in or doing business with Latin America.
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MBA and Undergraduate Students Shine in Elevator Pitch Contest
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Two students from the School of Business - an MBA and an undergraduate - took top honors in this year's Elevator Pitch Contest, hosted by The Launch Pad and presented by The Miami Herald during Global Entrepreneurship Week Nov. 14 - 20.
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FIRST Step is Win-Win for Freshman Class and Community Organizations
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Freshmen business students have been hard at work this semester putting together multimedia presentations, updating social networking sites, and doing other work for nonprofit organizations in the community as part of their FIRST Step course.
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Marketing Department Study Says Your Signature Could Cause Splurging if you're in a Store You Love
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With the holiday shopping season now officially underway, new research from the School's marketing department warns that shoppers could end up splurging on themselves if they step into the wrong store after signing a credit card slip.
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The Changing Role of the Health Care Industry CFO is Focus of School-Sponsored Roundtable
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CFOs have taken on a critical strategic role within their organizations, especially with regard to health care costs and health care reform. That is according to Steven G. Ullmann, director of the School's programs in health sector management and policy, who addressed the new role of the CFO during a roundtable discussion this month in Miami.
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In the News
The Washington Post - Nov. 29, 2011 - Research by Keri Kettle, an assistant professor of marketing, which found that shoppers who sign their names prior to entering a store they like will linger in that store longer than they would if they had not just signed their name, was featured in the newspapers online "On Small Business" blog. The article quoted Kettle who noted that "Signing your name impacts your subsequent behavior by activating your 'sense of self'." Article Forbes - Nov. 28, 2011 - An online article focused on research by Keri Kettle, as assistant professor of marketing, which found that shoppers who sign their names prior to entering a store they like, will linger in that store longer than they would if they had not just signed their name. This article also quoted Kettle. Article The Miami Herald - Nov. 22, 2011 - An online blog featured information about a dinner and networking event organized in Miami Beach by members of Outsmart, the gay MBA student organization at the School of Business, along with MedicOUT at the School of Medicine and OUTLaw at the School of Law. The post also included a gallery of photographs from the event. Article / Photo Gallery CFO.com - Nov. 17, 2011 - The website featured a question and answer column with DJ Nanda, a professor of accounting, who spoke about interest among the School's students in becoming CFOs. Article
Daily Business Review - Nov. 16, 2011 - DJ Nanda, a professor of accounting, was quoted throughout an article about the changing role of CFOs, noting that "A lot of CFOs are coming with operating experience, marketing experience, strategy experience. Because the road [to the CFO job] is not just financial reporting anymore." Article
Nightly Business Report (PBS) - Nov. 14, 2011 - In a one minute commentary, Ken Colwell, the School's director of entrepreneurship programs, argued that the eccentricities of entrepreneurs "are the flip side of their creativity and drive to excel." Transcript / Video (at 23:50)
The Miami Herald - Nov. 13, 2011 - In a regular Business Monday column, Susan Amat, a management and marketing lecturer and executive director of the The Launch Pad, offered advice to help entrepreneurs develop a better elevator pitches. Article
Harvard Business Review - Nov. 1, 2011 - In a regular blog post, Robert Plant, an associate professor of computer information systems, offers some advice to consumers as technology makes it more likely marketers and other firms are tracking and using their personal data. Article More In the News |
