After a career long enough to have taught approximately 15,000 students, Lewis Davidson retired from the School of Accounting at Florida International University (FIU). Forty-four friends, colleagues, former students and family gathered at the College of Business Administration on April 27, 2011, to honor Davidson, who taught at FIU from 1984 on after stints at […]
Category: Faculty
The Flow of Technology Adoption Reverses.
This week I listened to the CEO of a large technology firm I’ve been working with share his views on the future. One small comment he made struck me. If he is right, this could have radical implications for technology-based businesses worldwide. He said the flow of technology adoption is reversing: where once corporations drove […]
Faculty Notes: May 2011
School of Accounting Yunhao Chen, assistant professor, and Xiaoquan Jiang, assistant professor, Department of Finance and Real Estate, won a 2011 Kauffman Professorship for their proposal titled “Risk assessment and business valuation of new entrepreneur companies in Latin America and South Florida.” Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Faisal Kaleem, adjunct, was interviewed on […]
Haar to heart: LatAm, Middle East: Expanding Relations
Latin America and the Middle East have an expanding, yet limited partnership. On December 17, 2010, Mohamed Bouazizi, a Tunisian vegetable peddler, set himself on fire when officials in his town prevented him from selling his goods on the streets of Sidi Bouzid without permission. This one tragic act set off a chain reaction of […]
Faculty Notes: April 2011
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor and Gloria Deckard, associate professor, received a $495,980.00 grant from the Agency for Health Care Administration to evaluate the statewide health information exchange being put in by Harris for the State of Florida. This same study will be conducted by one team in […]
Developing Countries—The New Frontier?
On a recent flight leaving Peru, I peer out of the window, and I think about the famous Nazca Lines, a series of ancient drawings located in southern Peru. Though shaped by indigenous people centuries ago, long before hot air balloon or planes, these drawings can only been seen from the sky. I am quickly […]
FIU Business captures spot on prestigious UT Dallas ranking of research contributions.
On March 15, 2011, the “The University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas) Top 100 North American Rankings of Business Schools Based on Research Contribution 2006-2010” was released. For the first time, the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) made the list, coming in at #98. “This ranking positions us among the […]
Faculty Notes: March 2011
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor and director of health management programs, appeared as a panelist on WPBT2’s Issues. The roundtable public affairs program focused on the future of Jackson Health System. Kaushik Dutta, associate professor and Debra VanderMeer, assistant professor, have had their article “SOA Performance Enhancement through […]
Second thoughts on the American Dream of home ownership: study reveals that renting can be a better financial choice.
Home ownership lies at the core of the “American Dream,” revered by generations for its economic and social benefits. Yet a new study by faculty members at Florida International University and East Carolina University questions the assumption that buying a home is always the best investment – and raises the possibility that renting could have […]
Keep It Simple Stupid
When Thad Eidman decided to jump into a start-up, he did so with both eyes open and a “secret” formula in mind. Probe a successful business leader about their business, and you will usually unlock a simple model that guides them day to day and keeps them focused on what is important. Before launching Knoa […]