Do you see yourself in Gucci ads? Maybe identify with the person carrying a Prada purse? Turns out, you don’t have to shell out hundreds of dollars for an item to use it for self-expression—you can rent it instead. “Consumers use brands to create and maintain aspects of their self-concept and can incorporate brands into […]
Category: Faculty
Irma Becerra-Fernandez appointed director of Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center.
Joyce J. Elam, executive dean, College of Business Administration, Florida International University (FIU) has appointed Irma Becerra-Fernandez (PhD ’94) director of the college’s Eugenio Pino and Family Global Entrepreneurship Center. “The Pino Center will have a new focus on innovation,” said Becerra-Fernandez, Knight Ridder Center Research Professor and professor, Department of Decision Sciences and Information […]
Mercosur Professional Development in Business showcases unique aspects of three Latin American countries.
During a June 23, 2009 press conference, a reporter questioned President Obama about relations with Latin American countries. He offered insights about Chile, whose president, Michelle Bachelet, he was meeting with that day. Pressed for insights into other countries, Obama provided a different set of details about Brazil. Had any of the sixteen faculty members […]
Presentation zeroes in on trade data and money laundering.
John Zdanowicz, Florida International Bankers Association (FIBA) Chair and professor, Department of Finance and Real Estate, College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU), spoke at the High Intensity Financial Crime Area (HIFCA) Financial Symposium on June 24, 2009. He presented on “Statistical Use of Trade Data to Identify Money Laundering.” Held at the […]
Eight faculty members add promotion to their list of accomplishments.
The College of Business Administration congratulates eight faculty members on their recent promotions to the next rung of the academic ladder. The following were promoted from associate professor to full professor: Irma Becerra-Fernandez, Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems, Knight Ridder Research Professor of Management Information Systems and director, Eugenio Pino and Family Global […]
Hurricane model meets stringent requirements for re-certification.
In 2006, the first public model to project hurricane losses for the State of Florida was unveiled on the Florida International University campus, the site of much of the model’s development. Successfully certified by the Florida Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology in 2007, the state has used it 230 times. It recently won its […]
Haar to heart: The quest for talent–a never-ending challenge
Sergey Brin and Larry Page of Google have it. Fred Smith of FedEx, Steve Jobs of Apple and Carlos Ghosn of Renault and Nissan also have it. Vikram Pandit of Citicorp, Jeffrey Immelt of GE and Bob Nardelli, recent CEO of Chrysler and Home Depot before that, do not. I am speaking of talent. The 19th […]
Director of School of Accounting assumes state-level post.
The Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) has elected Sharon Lassar, director, School of Accounting, to the position of vice president of the executive committee for 2009-2010. An active member of the FICPA since 1999, Lassar has held several volunteer positions, including as chair of financial literacy, and as chair of accounting shows and […]
Haar to heart: We, the people, chose to be Ponzi prey.
In casting the net of blame for our current economic predicament, we’ve hauled in Wall Street bankers, mortgage lenders, realtors, financial intermediaries, stock brokers and bond traders, insurers, politicians, the Federal Reserve, rating agencies and other alleged instigators, culprits and accomplices. Conspicuously absent from the list-for to include them would be politically incorrect, not to […]
Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame celebrates 10th anniversary with masquerade soirée.
Despite the masks, there was no hiding that the 10th Entrepreneurship Hall of Fame was special. Highlights of the masquerade soirée included honoring Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, as the South Florida Entrepreneur of the Year, and the recognition of prior alumni inductees and those previously named South Florida Entrepreneur of […]