After almost 24 straight hours of pouring through spreadsheets, planning PowerPoints and many doses of caffeine, competitor Daniel Solana had one immediate reaction upon learning that his team had not placed first. “When’s the next case competition?” Solana, a graduate student in the College of Business at Florida International University (FIU), participated in the Intercollegiate […]
David Wernick, senior lecturer in FIU’s Department of Management and International Business, hosted a panel at “Cybersecurity: Rogue Nations, Hackers, and Hollywood,” a conference presented by The School of International and Public Affairs (SIPA) on February 28, 2015 at the FIU Modesto A. Maidique Campus. Monica Tremblay, associate professor and chair, Department of Decision Sciences […]
Department of Management and International Business Nathan Hiller, associate professor and Knight Ridder Center Research Fellow, was quoted in the article “Creating Effective Hi-Po Programs” by William Atkinson appearing in the January 15, 2015 issue of Human Resource Executive magazine. In addition, his article, “Your Leadership Beliefs: Why Does It Matter,” was published in the […]
School of Accounting David W. Barman (JD ’05), instructor, was named as a “Legal Elite for 2014” by Florida Trend magazine, voted on by members of the Florida Bar. In October, he served as a guest judge in FIU’s College of Law Twelfth Annual Board of Advocates Intramural Appellate Advocacy Competition. Also, Barman’s article “Judge’s […]
Exploring expansion and customer retention opportunities, luxury brand leader Louis Vuitton sought advice from students around the world, and five Florida International University (FIU) College of Business students successfully stepped up to the challenge. Working in global virtual teams, students gained firsthand experience in international collaboration and cross-cultural communication through the X-Culture program, a key […]
Some students may dread it, and others can’t wait. But the day will come when, as professionals, they will work on teams with overseas colleagues they can’t shake hands with and may not understand. These challenges of global teamwork will already be familiar to students who participated in Florida International University (FIU) College of Business […]
Faculty Notes February 2014 School of Accounting David W. Barman (JD ’05), instructor, was the guest speaker at the Aventura Inventors and Entrepreneur Group meeting on February 11, 2014. His topic was “Intellectual Property Law for the New Entrepreneur.” Manny Pravia (MST ’92), adjunct, presented a Federal Tax Update at the Cuban–American CPA Association Annual Tax […]
School of Accounting Brent Lao, assistant professor, presented an academic study on January 11, 2014 at the Financial Accounting and Reporting Section conference in Houston, Texas, sponsored by the American Accounting Association. Jonathan Milian, assistant professor, presented his research paper “Overreacting to a History of Underreaction?” at the annual meeting of the American Finance Association […]
School of Accounting Elio Alfonso, assistant professor, was featured on radio station 880, The Biz, on the Pete De La Torre program on October 3, 2013. Department of Decision Sciences and Information Systems Monica Chiarini Tremblay, associate professor, and Gloria Deckard, associate professor and associate dean of the Landon Undergraduate School, presented the seminar “One […]
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 […]
