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Leading international business scholar joins FIU Business.
Alain Verbeke, one of the world’s most renowned international business scholars, has joined FIU Business as a Dean’s Distinguished Research Fellow. Verbeke is a professor of international business strategy and holds the McCaig Research Chair in Management at the Haskayne School of Business at the University of Calgary, appointments he will continue to hold. He […]
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Telemedicine promises accessibility and cost-savings in healthcare, FIU Business study reveals.
As rising costs, physician shortages and patients’ demand for convenient services continue to strain today’s healthcare system, a telemedicine innovation promises to reduce that strain in real time, according to a new study from FIU Business. The study looked at Virtual Care Centers (VCC), which provide patient-initiated, on-demand primary and urgent care services for common […]
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Shifting careers, alumnus Mauricio Angarita mines the social media power of the thumb.
Mauricio Angarita’s digital communications firm, The Thumb Fighter, is a playful reference to the mini version of arm wrestling, as well as the thumb’s ties to our text-based online world. For the FIU College of Business alumnus, it also underscores the role connections have played in his life. Central to that story is how Angarita’s […]
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CEO Speaker Series: Johannes Evenblij, PepsiCo
While packaging cookies for PepsiCo in Argentina, Diego Miguez noticed that a particular part on the line broke often, and its Italian-made replacement took a long time to arrive. Wondering why his company didn’t just print it on a 3D printer, Miguez went home and tried. Fourteen prototypes later, Miguez nailed it. Today, PepsiCo is […]
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FIU College of Business to host Academy of International Business 2020 conference.
FIU’s College of Business has been selected as the host institution for the 2020 Annual Meeting of the Academy of International Business (AIB), the leading not-for-profit professional association of scholars and specialists in the field of international business. Widely recognized as the top conference in the field of international business, the AIB Annual Meeting […]
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Competitive landscape requires vertical and shared leadership to thrive.
Steering a business that’s faced with increasing competition requires strong leadership as well as innovation and creativity. But the strategy for success can’t depend on one leader as the sole hero. It requires BOTH top-down and team shared leadership. New research from Nathan Hiller, associate professor of global leadership and management at FIU Business, finds […]
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The day that changed my life: My first adventure in Paris
Editor’s note: Daniela Rico is a marketing and international business major who serves as an International Student Ambassador in the Office of Global Initiatives.She reflected on her first experience in Paris as a study abroad student spending the semester at the Dauphine Paris Business School. I had never felt this anxious, excited, and scared all […]
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MSIRE accredited by prominent international group Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors.
The Master of Science in International Real Estate (MSIRE) program at FIU Business’ Hollo School of Real Estate has been accredited by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), a worldwide organization for professionals in property, land, construction and related environmental issues. It’s a new mark of distinction for the program. FIU Business is now […]
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FIU College of Business shares the secrets of “unicorn entrepreneurs” in new program.
Florida International University’s College of Business (FIU Business) will launch a first-of-its kind program, Developing High-Potential Ventures with Skills – Not Venture Capital. Designed for South Florida entrepreneurs, technologists and students, the program will benefit those in the region who want to create and control wealth by starting and scaling a growth venture. Participants in […]
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Masa’s folly: How WeWork differs from Uber and Airbnb.
By now, anyone interested in venture capital and initial public offerings has heard about Masayoshi Son’s losses in Uber and his folly in investing in WeWork at the valuation that he did. This newest investing star appears to be flaming out in his $2 billion investment in WeWork at a valuation of $47 billion when […]
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