The words of Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward’s secret source Deep Throat to “follow the money” in their Watergate investigation resonate today with multiple law enforcement agencies as they try to uncover money-laundering schemes and terrorist financing. John Zdanowicz For sixteen years, John Zdanowicz, professor, Department of Finance, in the college, has worked with data […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Information technology plays an increasingly key role in sales performance.
The image of the salesperson shuffling from customer to customer with a satchel full of wares is ancient history. Today’s sales force hits the streets armed with cell phones, PDAs, and laptops, plus spreadsheets and other software programs that provide the data and analytic capabilities needed to build and maintain customer satisfaction. How can companies […]
Farmer-to-Farmer program helps rural Honduran university develop strategic plan for growth.
Randall Martin Situated on the eastern coast of Honduras between breathtaking mountains and the turquoise Caribbean Sea, Centro Universitario Regional Del Litoral Atlántico (CURLA) is an extension branch of the national university system. Many of its 2,500 students come from low-income families who live and work in the surrounding rural area. Tuition averages approximately $20 […]
Human Resources advisory board meeting delights members with expanded program.
Steve McCarty, one of the panelists When members of the Master of Science in Human Resource Management (MSHRM) Advisory Board requested a meeting that was more than just a meeting, they got exactly what they were looking for on June 13, 2006, at the Biltmore Hotel. Before their business session, they had the opportunity to […]
Dean’s Council welcomes new members.
The Dean’s Council—a group of business leaders representing a cross section of industries who offer College Executive Dean Joyce J. Elam insights about the college’s strategic direction, new initiatives, and existing programs, to name a few of their contributions—has a number of new faces. Jorge Arrizurieta, chairman, International Policy Group, and governmental consultant, has served […]
First-ever study of women-led Florida businesses opens eyes.
Do women business leaders have it all? Yes. That’s what a first-of-its-kind study, conducted by three entities within Florida International University, showed. The College of Business Administration, the Center for Leadership, and the Metropolitan Center, along with The Commonwealth Institute of South Florida, which initiated the project, surveyed women-led businesses in Florida with revenues of […]
South American trip offers firsthand look at Latin American culture and business dynamics.
This year, thirteen university professors and administrators from across the United States journeyed to Brasil, Argentina, and Chile as part of the Tenth Annual Professional Development in International Business (PDIB)-Mercosur program. “The main objective of the PDIB-Mercosur is to raise the awareness of U.S. business professionals and faculty members around the country about the social, […]
PhD students look for patterns—in teaching strategies and creative projects.
Nicole Wishart and David Hinds, both PhD students in the Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems (DSIS) in the College of Business Administration, are focusing on patterns. Though the subject matter is quite different—teaching conceptual database design and innovation communities —their findings have a number of features in common, including their practical applicability. Nicole […]
First SMECE conference helps Latin American small and medium-size business entrepreneurs sharpen their competitive edge.
Site visit to Miami Free Zone Established by the College of Business Administration and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the newly-created Small and Medium-size Enterprise Center of Excellence (SMECE) is dedicated to helping small and medium-size businesses compete more successfully in international commerce. By all accounts, the first SMECE conference held in […]
Alumni Notes
Longtime Dean’s Council member, Florida International University foundation chairman, and local corporate/community leader, Carlos Migoya (BBA ’74), leaves his seventeen-year post as regional president, Wachovia, Miami-Dade and Monroe counties. Migoya will move to New York City to be the CEO for Wachovia’s Atlantic region, which includes New York City, New Jersey, and Connecticut. “We are […]