GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Many of us have heard the famous adage ‘teamwork makes the dreamwork’ from leadership author John Maxwell, but what is the key to actually making a team work? New research from the University of Florida Warrington College
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From Cuba to CFO
Elizabeth Castro Gulacsy’s life could have ended up vastly different had her parents not taken an opportunity to leave their home country of Cuba for the United States. After living under the repressive communist regime for years, Gulacsy’s parents and
DeSantis calls on cargo ships to divert to Fla. as businesses feel supply chain pains
McClatchy Professor and Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management Asoo Vakharia says that plan could work but it is not as simple as diverting ships to a different port. Read more of what Vakharia had to say in
Facebook, fooling no one, may be going for a new name
JCPenney Professor of Marketing Richard Lutz notes that while changing a company’s name isn’t common, there’s usually an important reason why it’s happening. Lutz explains in this story from the Los Angeles Times.
UF startup Imprint Genius named industry’s fastest growing promotional products company
With year-over-year growth of 762.3%, Imprint Genius takes the number one position for “Fastest Growing Distributors” in 2020, as published in Print+Promo Marketing Magazine last month. A shining achievement for the start-up and its young founder, an inspirational story of a college
First Gator Graduate through UF Online’s Employer Partnership with Walmart
Angela Lenkner, 44, decided to complete her bachelor’s after being laid off from her job of almost eight years at a security company. After exploring the job market, Lenkner accepted a job at her local Walmart Superstore in Texas. When first
Today’s Tech Founders Don’t Just Own the Company. They’re Also Getting Huge Pay Packages.
Pay has jumped sharply for the heads of newly public tech companies with dual-class shares, typically run by founders, according to data from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter. Read more insights in this story from the Wall Street Journal.
I spent $60,000 and 2 years on my MBA. Here are the best lessons you learn in business school
UF MBA alumnus Sean Kernan (MBA ’16) explains how his Online MBA experience gave him the confidence to take business risks, improved his decision-making skills, expanded his network, and even boosted his salary. Read Kernan’s CNBC story.
Investors giving fitness brands cold shoulder in IPO market
Cordell Eminent Scholar and IPO expert Jay Ritter joins the Yahoo Finance Live panel with the latest on the IPO market. See what Ritter had to say in this video from Yahoo Finance.
UF MBA offers full-tuition scholarships and merit awards
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Full-Time MBA program at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business is proud to offer 100% tuition scholarships and merit awards to competitive students. “The full-tuition scholarships and merit awards are integral to making an MBA