Alumni and guests enjoy a night of networking in a social setting at the Four Seasons Hotel. The Business Alumni Chapter hosted its fourth Traveling Happy Hour at the Four Seasonās Hotel in January. The event was part of the Chapterās highly successful series of networking receptions at upscale locations in Brickell and the heart […]
Author: Beverly Z. Welber
Target provides support to International BizFest.
From left to right, Target representatives Eric Estevez, Angel Blanco, and Ariel Grillo. The fourth annual International BizFest had all the familiar sights and aromas of the popular event. The Ryder Business Buildingās south lawn was alive with activities, musicāthis year provided by Breaking Tides, a local bandāother performances; international cuisine, and members of all […]
Research with practical orientation identifies powerful way to secure customer loyalty.
Nancy Rauseo Process mappingācreating a diagram to help clarify a process or a series of parallel processesāis a familiar idea to most firms and companies, especially those involved in efforts such as Six Sigma or any quality management initiatives. Nancy Rauseo, instructor in the Marketing Department in the College of Business Administration, along with a […]
Chilean leader touches two audiences during his Miami stay.
During his distinguished career, Dr. JosĆ© PiƱera, Chileās former minister of labor and social security, and architect of the Chileās social security reform, has spoken one-on-one with international leadersāincluding U.S. presidents and top Latin American officialsāabout the Chilean model that revolutionized the state pension system and created personal retirement accounts (PRAs). Recently, he galvanized two […]
Renowned researcher presents Presidential Lecture.
David L. Birch David L. Birch, business demography and public policy consultant, recently lectured in Florida International Universityās prestigious Presidential Lecture Series. The talk, titled āEntrepreneurship in a Transformed Society,ā drew an enthusiastic audience that included university President Modesto A. Maidique. Dr. Birch, formerly an MIT senior research scientist and the first winner, in 1996, […]
IMBA advisory board zeroes in on scholarships.
Dana Farrow The International MBA (IMBA) advisory board held its fall meeting, delayed by Hurricane Wilma and its aftermath, in early December. Albert Couto, the board’s chairman, welcomed the members. Paola Moreno, IMBA program manager, and Barry Shiflett, director, career management services, then shared program statistics comparing the new class with prior ones; Dana Farrow, […]
Largest BBA+ Weekend fundraising attempt surpasses goal.
Ana Lorenzo and son When students in the BBA+ Weekend program in the College of Business Administration embarked on a journey to raise nearly $20,000 for Project Thrive, the Infant & Toddler Stimulation Program of ARC (Association for Retarded Citizens of South Florida), they werenāt sure theyād reach their goal. āIt seemed like it could […]
Greek press showcases College researchers' studies of import-export irregularities.
How does a mink coat for under $13.00 sound? Or a dozen menās jackets for $53.50? Perhaps a pair of womenās shoes for $3.37? According to research by Steve Zanakis, decision sciences and information systems professor, and John Zdanowicz, finance professor, who has long studied pricing anomalies in international trade, thatās what invoices for these […]
College researchers win recognition.
Sumit K. Kundu Faculty members of the College of Business Administration continue to make significant contributions to Florida International Universityās reputation as Miamiās public research university. Researchers at Michigan State University identified Ingersoll-Rand Professor of International Business Sumit K. Kundu as one of the 89 most prolific researchers in international business between 1996 and 2005. […]
Master of International Business graduate finds product ripe for increased production.
On a recent Farmer-to-Farmer assignment in Honduras, JosĆ© Carlos Ortiz (MIB ā05) got his feet wet. Literally. As part of the College of Business Administrationās John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program, funded by USAID, Ortiz was engaged to do a marketing study for PDA Valle in Nacaome, Honduras. He was to evaluate the production of cashew apples […]