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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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Joel Davis

What is AI? with Joel Davis

What is Artificial Intelligence? Dr. Joel Davis, Clinical Professor and Director of the David F. Miller Retail Center, walks us through the definition of AI at UF and explains some common sub-fields of AI.

Close Up Of Woman Shopping For Clothes Online Using Mobile Phone App

Will banning self-preferencing in digital markets help or hurt?

When searching for clothing on Amazon you may have noticed that the items that come up first are from Amazon Essentials, Amazon Collection and Amazon Aware. That practice — a company favoring its own products over that of its rivals

Young people holding speech bubbles with words JOB and CAREER indoors.

Applying for work? Don’t take your friend’s advice

Who would you rather go on a blind date with: someone you don’t know or someone recommended by a friend? The same is true when applicants are applying for jobs; according to new research by Beth Ayers McCague Family Fellowship

Mark Jamison

Inside the landmark Google adtech antitrust trial that could transform the $700 billion global digital ad market

Mark Jamison, director and professor of the Public Utility Research Center and director of the Digital Markets Initiative at the University of Florida, has said a breakup of Google and the resulting free-for-all from lower quality adtech players could result

Jay Ritter

Where have all the I.P.O.s gone?

Despite this week’s stock market swoon, the S&P 500 is on a run for the ages. The benchmark index has risen nearly 40 percent over the past two years, and has more than doubled from the pandemic low it hit

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Heat waves, droughts cause billions of dollars in global economic losses

Severe weather costs the global economy billions of dollars a year, highlighting the costs of climate change and the value of mitigating extreme weather, according to a new analysis of weather and economic data by Visiting Assistant Professor Berkay Akyapi. 

Heng Xu and Nan Zhang

AI and Employee Recruitment

Nearly every Fortune 500 company uses AI for hiring, but recent research from Professors of Management Heng Xu and Nan Zhang revels that AI tools might not be delivering the candidates employers really want. It all is up to how

Larry A. DiMatteo Wins Virginia Maurer Award for Ethics Paper on AI in Law.

Larry A. DiMatteo wins Virginia Maurer Award for Best Ethics Paper on AI in law

On August 10th, Larry A. DiMatteo received the prestigious Virginia Maurer Award for Best Ethics Paper at the annual Academy of Legal Studies in Business meeting in Washington, D.C. His winning paper, titled “Governance of Lawyering and Lawyering Governance of

Jay Ritter

Trump can soon tap his $2 billion Truth Social fortune. But it won’t be easy

For months, former President Donald Trump has been sitting on a social media fortune that he couldn’t touch. That will change very soon. Cordell Eminent Scholar Jay Ritter helps explain why.  Read more in this story from CNN. 

Alejandro Lopez-Lira holding his book.

Market speculators get an edge through finance professor’s new book

With constant developments in the field of finance, it can be tricky to predict what’s coming next. Fortunately, Alejandro Lopez-Lira, assistant professor at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, offers speculators an edge through his recently published book,

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