School of Accounting Elio Alfonso, assistant professor, received the PhD Project/KPMG Minority Scholarship Award with his completion of the PhD in Accounting. Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, was presented with the Jessie Trice Hero Award for 2013, for her advocacy, leadership in the community, and support and guidance […]
Non-business students are making their way to the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) to take advantage of two new minors being offered by the Department of Marketing. Minors in “Social Media and E-Marketing Analytics” and “Professional Sales” are now available to FIU students in all non-business colleges and majors. Giving students skills […]
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems An article titled “The Future of Nursing—Leadership” by Neera Bhansali, visiting clinical assistant professor, appeared in the May issue of Hospital News and Healthcare Report. Joyce J. Elam, professor and James L. Knight Eminent Scholar Chair in Management Information Systems, was featured in an article titled “Women on […]
The R. Kirk Landon Undergraduate School of Business in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) has earned Top Ten finishes for its marketing and international business specialties in the highly regarded 2013 Bloomberg Businessweek’s survey of business programs at U.S. colleges and universities. The school’s marketing specialty placed seventh among all schools […]
An article titled “Executive Education,” written by David R. Klock, dean, appeared in the April 2013 issue of Brickell Magazine. School of Accounting Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal tax update at the Florida Institute of CPAs’ “CPAs in Industry Conference” held in Fort Lauderdale. The presentation, which took place on March 21, […]
In just its second appearance in a national sales competition, the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) placed 23rd. Representing the college at the National Collegiate Sales Competition (NCSC) were Jessica Carbajal, Joseph Mendola, Juan Mugica, Jose Nunez and Daniel Torrens. The rigorous competition puts students through a number of elimination rounds. Using […]
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Stylianos Drakatos, adjunct, learned his course, Application of Quantitative Methods (QM) in Business, received QM certification. Department of Finance Deanne Butchey (PhD ’05), senior lecturer, was quoted in “Florida International University attempts to infuse global learning across the curriculum,” in Inside Higher Ed on February 2, 2013. “Debt […]
David R. Klock, dean of the College of Business and Ryder Eminent Scholar Chair in Business, was profiled in an article titled “Digital Debrief: David Klock getting down to Business,” which appeared in the Business Monday section of The Miami Herald on February 4, 2013. He also was featured in an article titled “3 Leaders […]
With the effort to capture a new customer costing eight times what retaining a customer does, companies understandably see customer retention as a competitive advantage. Recently, one of City Furniture’s retail stores was the beneficiary of input from students in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU) who proposed ways for the store […]
Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems On November 13, 2012, Nancy Borkowski, clinical associate professor, presented the webinar “Teaching Change Management: A Mini-Case Simulation Approach” for the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. On November 15th, she served as the panel moderator for “Developing High Performance Teams,” sponsored by South Florida Healthcare Executive […]
