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Business Networks | February, 2009 | Volume 7, Issue 2 New workforce absenteeism study offers insights on who is calling in sick—and why.
It’s no surprise really: When unemployment is on the rise—like it is today—employee absenteeism drops as workers worry about losing their jobs when new ones are scarce. But is this always a good thing for employers? According to a new study involving thousands of employees of a state department of transportation working in units across the state, this shift in absenteeism may ultimately not benefit employers. “Engaged and satisfied workers are on the job through thick and thin,” said Nathan J. Hiller, assistant professor, Department of Management and International Business, College of Business Administration. “On the other hand, disengaged, disaffected workers are much more likely to show up only during the thin times. On the downside, the employees who show up more when the economy is difficult are those whose contributions to productivity are likely to be the least.” Read more. Blog this.
Program brings supply chain management learnings to life.
Did you purchase anything today? If so, you played your part in the supply chain—knowingly or not. The truth is, the supply chain operates all around us, day in and day out. And in these challenging economic times, supply chain management is becoming increasingly important to organizations as they look to well-educated supply chain professionals to help improve their competitive and financial performance. To that end, the College of Business Administration’s Ryder Center for Supply Chain Management and its office of Executive and Professional Education continue to enhance the Association for Operations Management (APICS) Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) program. According to Michael Richardson (EMBA ’02), CSCP, CFPIM, and director of wholesale planning, Perry Ellis International, the program covers every aspect of supply chain management—from understanding the fundamentals to managing customer and supplier relationships as well as using information technology to enable supply chain management. Read more. Blog this. Scholarships give worthy graduate students access to education they deserve.
Students at all levels of higher education find themselves confronting a difficult paradox. On the one hand, they know that a first-rate education will open career opportunities that will increase their chances for financial security and job satisfaction. On the other hand, with economic woes to face and priorities to set, paying for that education is increasingly difficult. To address this problem, several years ago, as dean of the Chapman Graduate School, Jose de la Torre, now clinical professor and J.K. Batten Eminent Scholar Chair in Strategy, Department of Management and International Business, began a drive to establish scholarships for graduate programs. At the outset, he explained that “donations will help the graduate school attract bright, top-level students who might otherwise select business schools with large endowments offering more financial help.” Read more. Blog this. Two faculty members organize Professional Development in International Business (PDIB) program in India.
Prior to the U.S. presidential inauguration, the College of Business Administration, through its Center for International Business Education and Research (CIBER), had an inaugural event of its own: the first Professional Development in International Business (PDIB) program in India. From December 28, 2008 until January 4, 2009, two members of the Department of Management and International Business, CIBER Director Mary Ann Von Glinow, professor and Knight Ridder Eminent Scholar Chair in International Management; and Sumit Kundu, Knight Ridder Center Research Professor, led a contingent of nine professors from the United States and one from Finland on a trip that combined company visits in Mumbai (formerly Bombay) and Bangaluru (formerly Bangalore) with sight-seeing excursions. “The goal was to provide a group of academics the chance to observe the ‘Indian miracle,’” Von Glinow said. Read more. Blog this. Coping with challenging economic times: women leaders offer tips to their peers.
No one is saying that getting through our current economic situation will be easy. On the contrary, the consensus is that daunting challenges await us. On January 21, 2009, nearly forty women welcomed pragmatic suggestions from three savvy panelists presenting on the topic “Tough Economy, Smart Solutions.” The Commonwealth Institute (TCI), which holds monthly meetings for high-level women executives, hosted the event with the Department of Advancement, Alumni, and Corporate Relations in the College of Business Administration. Joyce J. Elam, executive dean of the business school, told the audience to reinforce their core business by concentrating as many resources as possible on playing to win in their main field of competition, to be smart about cost reductions by focusing on where to streamline and restructure rather than making across-the-board cuts, and to “recognize that in a recession, there may be opportunities, so take the time to discover yours.” Read more. Blog this.
College partners with Beacon Experience to deliver memorable holiday for at-risk kids.
Joyce J. Elam is well known as the executive dean of the College of Business Administration at Florida International University (FIU) and as vice provost of FIU Online. Dany Garcia, founder and CEO of a Miami-based investment firm, is also well known at FIU and within the college. She serves on the FIU Foundation Board of Directors, and she recently made a generous donation to the college to help start the Student Managed Investment Fund and to fund the group’s advisor, Helen Simon, director, Capital Markets Lab. Read more. Blog this.
Alumna Profile: Vivian Padron (BBA ’03)
As marketing manager for Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS), one of Comcast’s ten regional sports networks, Vivian Padron (BBA ’03) finds herself in a male-dominated field. Not only that: she’s the sole marketing contact in South Florida, and took the job fresh out of college, sometimes working with men who had been in the cable and broadcasting industries for as long as she’s been alive. But she’s relished the challenge, and credits her experiences at Florida International University with helping her meet it. Read more. Blog this. The College of Business Administration alumni groups get off to fast start in 2009. School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council hosts “pre-busy season” kickoff.
The School of Accounting Alumni Affinity Council (SOAAAC), along with presenting sponsor U.S. Century Bank, hosted the “pre-busy season” kickoff on January 15, 2009. More than 100 alumni and friends gathered at the college for cocktails and networking with the Cuban American CPA Association and the Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) South Florida chapters. The purpose of the event was to bring together School of Accounting alumni and individuals in the accounting industry to create awareness about the school’s new Alumni Affinity Council. The council’s mission is to provide an environment that engages alumni with the School of Accounting, fosters relationships, and creates mentoring opportunities for those in or interested in the accounting industry. Ben Diaz (BACC ’95), Alvarez & Marsal Taxand, LLC; and Ed Duarte (BBA ’98), BDO Seidman, co-chair the group. The next SOAAAC general meeting will take place May 7, 2009, from 8:00-10:30 a.m. in the Special Events Room in the business building complex. If you are interested in attending or would like to know more about the group, call Michelle Joubert at 305.348.0397. Read more about the recent activities of our alumni groups. Blog this. Alumni Notes
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