When Debbie Garvin moved from her home state of North Carolina to Gainesville, Fla. after six years of practice in the tax department of a large public accounting firm, she didn’t think she’d be staying for very long. Thirty-four years
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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.
Warrington marketing faculty rank in the top 5 in per capita research productivity among publics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business Marketing faculty ranked 4th in per faculty research productivity among U.S. public business schools and 9th among business schools worldwide in the University of Texas at Dallas Top 100
Richard Lutz named an Association of Consumer Research Fellow
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Richard Lutz, JCPenney Professor of Marketing and Chair of the Department of Marketing at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, was named a fellow of the Association of Consumer Research at its annual conference
Practicing social mindfulness improves service employees’ well-being
Think back to your last experience with a customer service representative. Was your representative pleasant, helpful and able to solve your problem efficiently? If this was your experience, your customer service representative might have practiced social mindfulness and attempted to
Are store brands just as good?
When Woochoel Shin was a graduate student with a tight budget, he purchased store brands over name-brand products. He’s now the JCPenney Professor of Marketing in the Warrington College of Business, but Shin continues to purchase store brand products after
Business law professor receives award
Robert W. Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law at the Warrington College of Business and Affiliate Professor, Center for European Studies, University of Florida, was awarded the John Bonsignore Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Legal Studies Education – the Career
Warrington professor honored with award
Robert W. Emerson, Huber Hurst Professor of Business Law, received the Best Paper Award at the International Society of Franchising (ISoF) Annual Conference in June. The ISoF conference is the premier gathering for researchers in franchising worldwide. It is aimed
Vakharia recognized as Fellow of the Production and Operations Management Society
Dr. Asoo Vakharia, McClatchy Professor and Director of the Supply Chain Management Center at the Warrington College of Business, was recently recognized as Fellow of the Production & Operations Management Society (POMS). He joins a group of 38 distinguished faculty recognized as
Why our choices don’t always define us
People say that our choices define us and reveal our true inner preferences. That may not always be the case, according to new research authored by University of Florida Marketing Professor Aner Sela, UF Graduate Research Assistant Joshua Kim and University
Abusing power hurts leaders, too
Warrington College of Business doctoral student Trevor Foulk led the research on a study that shows when leaders abuse their power, they aren’t only hurting those around them. They’re also hurting themselves. Read more about the study in UF’s article,