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Read the latest news and research from University of Florida Warrington College of Business faculty, who are thought leaders in their respective fields and provide expert guidance in the classroom. Their research provides industry leaders and individuals with insights they can use in their careers and daily lives.

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Your 2023 summer reading list

Faculty and staff across the Warrington College of Business selected their recommendations for books to read this summer. See their selections and what insights you’ll get out of reading each in the list below. The Voltage Effect: How to Make

Aaron Hill

Warrington faculty member appointed fellow at prestigious management association

Dr. Aaron Hill, an associate professor and faculty member at the Warrington College of Business, was recently elected to become a Fellow at the Southern Management Association (SMA). The SMA is a prestigious academic and service-oriented group, dedicated to empowering

Jay Ritter

As Deadlines Loom, SPACs Strike Array of Pacts With Health Firms

Deal-needy SPACs have struck a series of pacts to take small health-care companies public as they race against the clock to avoid the risk of forfeiting the money they raised. “As the deadline approaches, the sponsors are saying a deal

Jay Ritter

Opinion: Will ChatGPT and AI save money-losing tech stocks from the short-sellers?

The stock market allows investors to share in the long-run profits generated by well-run businesses. It also allows speculators to buy lottery tickets on startups that may succeed but usually don’t. In 2022, Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter reported on

Jay Ritter

Following IPO wave, startups’ stock sales have slowed to a trickle

The Cava restaurant chain is going public. Normally, that would not be big news. But right now, there aren’t a whole lot of companies champing at the bit to make initial public offerings on stock exchanges. Insights from Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay

Alex Settles

Sanctions on Russia’s businesses haven’t worked

Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Western governments implemented a suite of sanctions on Russian businesses, escalating the sanctions they implemented following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. However, new research from Clinical Associate Professor Alex Settles, based on the

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New research highlights how retailers can optimize online returns

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – With the rise of online shopping, online returns have also grown. At least 30% of all products ordered online are returned, and U.S. return delivery costs have risen from $350 billion to $550 billion from 2017 to

Larry DiMatteo

UF professor assists with the release of five-book series

Larry DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies in the department of management, recently co-hosted and co-chaired a chain of conferences that have resulted in a five book series. The first four books have been published or

Shu He

Data dampens drug trade on the dark web

New research from Assistant Professor Shu He finds selectively targeting drug dealers leads to fewer dealers and drop in transactions. Read more in this story from EurekAlert!.

The interior of the Clermont, Florida, office building that industry experts say is the first mass timber structure in Florida.

Mass timber — primed for wider use?

An engineered laminated wood product developed in Europe is gaining popularity among some architects and builders as a renewable resource that can rival concrete and steel in strength. Even the University of Florida may be getting into the act. The

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