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Mo Wang

Renowned management researcher named UF Foundation Term Professor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – One of the world’s top scientists in business and management is one of two scholars selected for the University of Florida Foundation Term Professorship Award in 2023. Mo Wang, University Distinguished Professor, Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar Chair and

Jay Ritter

Instacart IPO: Why the odds may be against the grocery delivery chain in its public debut

Instacart (CART) is officially on the public market. On Tuesday, the grocery delivery company went public on the Nasdaq. Instacart stock opened at $42 a share, 40% higher than the anticipated $30 a share, which put the company’s market valuation at

Alexander Schwartz standing on top of a tank holding the Israeli flag.

MBA. Veteran. Rabbi … And Cookie Tycoon?

Like many MBA students, right now Alexander Schwartz (MBA ’24) is studying for his fall semester business school finals. But unlike most of his peers and classmates, he’s also reviewing the minutiae of Jewish law about keeping kosher and observing

Joel Davis

Back-to-school for higher education sees students and professors grappling with AI in academia

As millions of students return to school this fall, ABC News spoke with students and professors, including Clinical Professor and Executive Director of the Miller Retail Center Joel Davis, learning to navigate the influence of generative artificial intelligence. “There’s a

Josh Green

Level Up!

Joshua Green is the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President of Corporate Development of Survios, a Los Angeles-based gaming company focused on creating immersive experiences and games. Since arriving at Survios in 2019, Green has been part of raising

Mark Hall

Alumni on the Rise – Mark Hall

A business without growth isn’t much of a business at all, something that Mark Hall (BS ‘08, MSE ‘09) knows all too well. With a passion for company building and growth, Hall uses his public relations and entrepreneurial skills to

Aner Sela

Smartphones Are Changing How We Shop—And What We Shop For

A recent Journal of Marketing Research study by City University of Hong Kong’s Camilla Eunyoung Song (Ph.D. ’21) and City Furniture Professor Aner Sela shows that when consumers use smartphones, which are considered more personal and private than other devices, they are more

Two jigsaw puzzle pieces together by staples.

Two Tech Giants — and Two Very Different Acquisition Strategies

Google’s parent company, Alphabet, and Amazon have considerable claims to innovation — developing in-house the world’s dominant search engine and the largest cloud-computing operation, respectively. But neither built out its sprawling corporate presence of today— they have a combined market

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Inaugural Gator Business Leaders of Tomorrow Academy provides authentic, accessible college learning experience for high school students

Twenty-eight high school juniors and seniors from across the state of Florida and other states in southeast had the opportunity to experience life as a Business Gator for more than a week this summer as part of a new University

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Investors less likely to sell losing stocks when entire portfolio is at a loss

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Poor decisions aren’t generally something people are proud of. For investors in the stock market, poor decisions can lead to something more significant than lost pride – lost money. One of the most well-known observances in decision-making

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