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FIU Business and Real Madrid Graduate School launch Professional MBA Online specializing in sports management.
FIU Business has introduced a Professional MBA Online in Sports Management developed in partnership with Real Madrid Graduate School – Universidad Europea (EURM UE). The program begins March 2021 and is designed to prepare graduates to successfully and responsibly manage sports institutions in a fast-changing landscape internationally. It will cover finance, marketing, management, human resources, entrepreneurship, competitive strategy, analytics, […]
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Lessons from COVID-19: a changing mission, FIU Business dean Joanne Li tells EFMD Global Network conference participants.
FIU Business dean Joanne Li urged educators and university leaders at the EFMD Global Network Americas Annual Conference to make the pandemic’s impact an opportunity to move higher education forward. “Never let a good crisis go to waste,” said Li. “We have to learn from it, come out better and stronger.” The EFMD, an international […]
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Information systems professors highlight technology’s role in women’s healthcare at international panel.
High quality data and health informatics are increasingly central to addressing complex women’s health issues. FIU Business professors Min Chen and Cynthia LeRouge shared several high impact examples with members of the Think Tank for Women in Business & Technology, held virtually on December 15, 2020. The international panel “Women’s Health: What Technologies Should We […]
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Systems that use AI to match medications with patients can reduce prescription costs, FIU Business study reveals.
As the result of rising medication costs, patients often stop following medical treatment plans and fail to get better. Without detailed information, medical practitioners can do little to help. A recommender system, an emerging tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms to identify a medication that matches healthcare goals with the patient’s budget, could help […]
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FIU Business establishes new business book imprint.
FIU Business has teamed up with the nation’s fastest-growing independent publishing house to create FIU Business Press, a unique imprint designed to bring resources for business success to a wide audience. With the college’s Office of Executive Education spearheading the effort, FIU Business Press was created as an imprint of Mango Publishing of Coral Gables. The publishing house, led by […]
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FIU Business students develop a marketing research project with counterparts in Poland.
Marketing students at FIU Business digitally crossed the ocean to conduct research alongside students from Poland’s Poznan University of Technology (PUT) as part of the university’s Collaborative Online International Learning program FIU-COIL. Throughout the semester, students worked on a marketing research project that analyzed small businesses in Poland and Florida, assessing the economic impact from […]
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The Bandhwari Women’s Project: changing the world, one stitch at a time.
Thanks to an innovative microenterprise initiative spearheaded by FIU business students, an elementary school in a poor Indian village near New Delhi now has drinking water and flush toilets. The donation of the new water pump was made possible from the sale of fashionable tote bags crafted from repurposed silk sari fabric. The sale of […]
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MIS Quarterly editor-in-chief, a member of the FIU Business Dean’s Circle of Distinguished Research Fellows, shares insights on publishing success.
Speaking from his experience as the editor-in-chief of a top journal in the information systems field, Arun Rai, a member of the FIU Business Dean’s Circle of Distinguished Research Fellows, guided FIU Business faculty members and PhD students through the fine points of successfully preparing research for publication. From formulating the correct research problem through […]
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FIU’s online MBA program ranked No. 38 in the U.S.
The Professional MBA Online program at FIU Business has been ranked No. 38 in the U.S. by Poets & Quants in its 2021 Best Online MBA Program rankings, released Nov. 9. The rankings are based on the quality of students admitted; the academic experience of alumni (whether alumni would recommend the program to a colleague, friend or family member […]
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Empathy, equity and flexibility: corporate diversity officers share perspectives on working through COVID-19.
To remain successful as the COVID-19 pandemic wages on, organizations must continue to help employees navigate as they blend home and work responsibilities. But with employees facing so many different challenges at the “home office,” how can a company stay sensitive as issues arise? The practice and mindset of diversity and inclusion can hold many […]
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