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In the News
Miami Today - August 27, 2015 - An article about a slowdown in international trade in South Florida due to economic turmoil in other countries included insight from Joseph Ganitsky, research professor of management, who noted that "Brazil's GNP will not increase at all this year," and if a scandal there continues, "the impact might be more severe. As for Colombia, growth will be around 3% this year." ArticleUS News & World Report - August 13, 2015 - Dean Gene Anderson discussed the importance of matching prospective women MBA students with current women students during the admissions process in an article about a pledge, made at the White House by the School and 44 other business schools, to increase opportunities for women in business. ArticleBloomberg BusinessWeek - August 6, 2015 - An article about more senior Wal-Mart employees angered by the company's raising of the minimum wage without raising theirs included quotes from Laura Giuliano, an associate professor of economics, who noted that workers pay attention to the wages of their peers. "Even a small difference can matter, and whether or not it is going to matter may well depend on whether it appears arbitrary or unfair." ArticleSirius XM Business Radio - August 6, 2015 - Patricia Abril, associate professor of business law, was interviewed for 30 minutes about "The Right to Be Forgotten" law in Europe giving people the right to ask Google to take down from their search engine information that misrepresents or is no longer relevant to them. She also discussed the latest legal trends in social media and privacy. Miami Herald - August 5, 2015 - An article about a pledge by the School and 44 other business schools to increase opportunities for women in business included quotes from Dean Gene Anderson, who noted that "All business is now global and to compete effectively we need to make certain our best talent is able to rise to the highest level." Anderson attended a White House event where the standards were discussed that day. ArticleMiami Herald - August 3, 2015 - An article about the value of mentoring included quotes from Terri Scandura, professor of management, who noted that mentoring "has become part of the culture now for a lot of organizations." The article also cited a 2011 survey by The Commonwealth Institute and the School of Business. Article
Forbes - July 30, 2015 - An article featured research by Henrik Cronqvist, professor of finance, which found that U.S. firms led by CEOs with daughters spend 13% more of their net profits on corporate social responsibility (CSR) efforts than those with CEOs who do not have daughters. Article
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