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Larry DiMatteo

Management professor named Fulbright Professor, releases 3 new books

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Larry DiMatteo, Huber Hurst Professor of Contract Law & Legal Studies in the Department of Management, is among the 2022 recipients of a Fulbright Professorship from the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. He has been placed at Comenius

A woman at a computer and working from home with her daughter singing and playing by her side.

Pandemic-induced challenges widened the gender gap for female analysts, research finds

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a persistent challenge facing the business world – the gender gap. A recent study found that women’s jobs were 1.8 times more vulnerable to the effects of the pandemic than men’s jobs.

Students in a Hough Hall classroom listening to Wayne Archer.

Real estate professor to retire after more than 50 years with Warrington

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Wayne Archer, William D. Hussey Professor and Executive Director of the Kelley A. Bergstrom Real Estate Center, is set to retire after a 50-plus year career with the University of Florida Warrington College of Business. Archer, who

Kristin Joys presents at the Business for Good Lab final presentations

Entrepreneurship faculty member honored with Champions for Change Award

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Kristin Joys, Director of the Social Impact & Sustainability Initiative and Social Entrepreneurship Lecturer in the Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center, is among the awardees of the 2021 Champions for Change. Joys was recognized for her work founding

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Want to be a better leader? Start with self-compassion.

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – In a culture that glamourizes reaching the top of the leadership ladder and serving as a guiding light when challenges arise, there is a stark contrast with how leaders actually feel in their roles. As many as

Erica Studer-Byrnes

Erica Studer-Byrnes to lead the Heavener School of Business

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The University of Florida Warrington College of Business is proud to announce the appointment of Dr. Erica Studer-Byrnes as the next Assistant Dean and Director of the Heavener School of Business. Studer-Byrnes currently serves as the Associate

Mo Wang

Management professor elected to Academia Europaea

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Mo Wang, Lanzillotti-McKethan Eminent Scholar at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, has been elected to join the Academia Europaea as a Foreign Member in the section of economics, business and management sciences. Similar to

Young female business woman of Asian ethnicity dressed in business attire looks in a mirror as if preparing for an interview

Beauty before skills? How attractiveness helps in the hiring process, but confidence is king

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Think back to your last job interview in which you didn’t get hired. What were some of the reasons you told yourself you didn’t land the job? Maybe you struggled during the interview or you didn’t possess

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Riding the retail wave to success

Even before Debbie Harvey (BSBA ’76) came to the University of Florida, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in business. Growing up, she watched her father run his own business making glass products, which grew her entrepreneurial spirit.

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The gas tax’s tortured history shows how hard it is to fund new infrastructure

As the Biden administration and Republicans negotiate a possible infrastructure spending package, how to pay for it has been a key sticking point. President Joe Biden and Democrats in Congress want to raise taxes on the rich, while some Republicans

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