Decision Sciences and Information Systems Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94), professor and director, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center and fellow, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, has co-authored a book titled Business Intelligence, published by Wiley. Finance and Real Estate John Zdanowicz, professor and Florida International Bankers Association Chair, has continued to contribute to work on the topic of […]
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iVentures: Creative Time
Hello and welcome to my blog. I joined the Pino Center as its director last June. Since that time, my life has been a whirlwind of meetings and endless travel. In my “downtime” (like when I drive to work), I have often wondered: How can I share my thoughts on entrepreneurship, and the exciting work […]
Faculty Notes
Decision Sciences and Information Systems Knowledge Management: Systems and Processes, by Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94), professor, and director and fellow, Pino Global Entrepreneurship Center, and Rajiv Sabherwalmy has been published by M.E. Sharpe, Inc. Finance and Real Estate Helen Simon, instructor, and director, Capital Markets Lab and Beverly Z. Welber, assistant director, communications, Department of […]
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School of Accounting Stephen Lin, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research professor; and assistant professors Abijit Barua and John (Changjiang) Wang, won a highly competitive “IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) Ready” award from the PricewaterhouseCoopers Charitable Foundation to fund their curriculum development proposal titled “Integrating IFRS in both accounting-major undergraduate and Master of Accounting […]
BizBits
On November 17, 2009, Antoinette Lynch, assistant professor, School of Accounting, and her family volunteered for Habitat for Humanity of Greater Miami. The pinnacle of her experience came when she realized that she was helping to build a home for a family whose oldest daughter is currently an accounting major at the University South Florida […]
Haar to heart: The Economy—So How Are We Doing Now?
While many analysts agree that the recession is over, there is no consensus as to when the recovery will kick in. Put ten economists in a room and you’ll get thirteen different opinions. Since there is very little “value-free” economic research, a great deal of data collection, analysis and reporting is partisan to the nth […]
Region's fortune is ours.
The closing year was not a good one for Latin America — but it was a lot better than for most other regions. Latin America’s GDP shrank by 2.6 percent and foreign direct investment ($141 billion) plunged by one-third to $94 billion. Yet the region was cushioned from the harshest blows of the global economic […]
GetDegrees.com discusses distance education with Deanne Butchey, Assistant Dean, FIU College of Business Administration.
Deanne Butchey, Assistant Dean at Florida International University, joins us today to discuss distance education. Tell us about the distance learning programs offered at Florida International University. Florida International University offers a number of degree programs for which a student can receive an entire degree online. FIU Online offers online courses, certificates, undergraduate degrees, graduate […]
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Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, assistant professor, has joined the Technical Advisory Panel for the Health Council of South Florida’s (HCSF) Miami Matters. Miami Matters is a new web-based information system that will serve as a conduit for informed and resourceful community action on community issues. Chiarini Tremblay, who teaches […]
FIU President Mark Rosenberg meets with business school faculty.
At the invitation of Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, College of Business Administration, Mark Rosenberg, the new president of Florida International University (FIU) spoke to the college faculty on November 2, 2009. Since becoming president, Rosenberg has been describing his commitment to “Hit the Ground Running.” The plan seeks to: revitalize and expand the financial […]