GAINESVILLE, Fla. – For four consecutive years, the 13 tenure-track faculty members of the Department of Management at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business have affirmed their authority as top-tier researchers. As in 2020, 2021 and 2022, Warrington’s
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Accounting isn’t a game, but learning it can be
Cheers and groans echo through Gerson Hall. Following the noise, passersby may be surprised to discover a classroom of graduate students playing boardgames. The competitors aren’t turning Gerson into a recreation center, though – class is in session. Deloitte Foundation
Companies ignoring climate risks get punished by markets, new study reveals
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – A pioneering study from the University of Florida has quantified corporations’ exposure to climate change risks like hurricanes, wildfires, and climate-related regulations and the extent to which climate risks are priced into their market valuations. The research
Aflac’s CEO gave us that obnoxious, genius duck and changed the insurance industry. Now, he’s facing his aging customers’ mortality—and eventually his own
Associate Dean and Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Mo Wang shares his insights on how companies with aging CEOs are impacted, like Aflac’s Dan Amos, who is now the fifth-longest-serving CEO of any Fortune 500 company. For example, on average, companies’ financial performance
SEC approves first US climate disclosure rules: Why the requirements are much weaker than planned and what they mean for companies
After two years of intense public debate, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission approved the nation’s first national climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024, setting out requirements for publicly listed companies to report their climate-related risks and in some
Punishment for online gamers who exploit bugs critical for ongoing game success
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Among the 3.1 billion active online gamers around the world, a ubiquitous challenge has come to be accepted across games – bugs and glitches. These game defects give players the opportunity to take advantage of the bug,
How reflecting on gratitude received from family can make you a better leader
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The longstanding advice to “check your baggage at the door” may not be the best way for leaders to engage and empower their employees. Instead, acknowledging that leaders are complete individuals with experiences outside of the office
AI is the latest gold rush
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has sparked a technological gold rush. On February 6, graduating senior Brett Posner-Ferfman (BA ’24, BS ’24) moderated a panel on the intersection of AI, business and journalism. The panel featured Jack Faricy Professor and Director of
Trump Eyes $4 Billion Stock Windfall as His Legal Bills Pile Up
On the financial front, the news has appeared dire for former president Donald Trump this year. Within a span of just a month, two judges in two separate cases ordered him to pay about $540 million in total — a
Should you use AI to write work emails?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – As the most popular form of business communications, it may come as no surprise that the average office worker receives about 121 emails per day. With up to 31,000 emails landing in an employee’s inbox per year,
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