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Read the latest and greatest student, faculty and alumni news from the University of Florida Warrington College of Business, a top national business school at one of the best public universities in the nation.

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How valuable are online product recommendations?

Imagine you are looking to buy a shirt on Macy’s website. When you visit the page of a shirt that you like, Macy’s recommends several related shirts to you on the same page. While you now can see more options

Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center in Bryan Hall

Prioritizing Social Impact

The UF Entrepreneurship and Innovation Center prioritizes entrepreneurial education for students and people of many backgrounds. The Center’s dedication to serving many groups of people in the Gainesville community and across the world has led to programs that ensure business

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Five visions for the future of shopping

Shopping at Macy’s is now a thing of the past for Matherly Professor Dr. Anuj Kumar. By shutting down Kumar’s local store, Macy’s lost both his in-store and online business. He’s not the only one, either. According to Kumar’s research,

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Business owners: Looking to be more competitive? Try changing your organizational structure

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Whole Foods versus your local grocery store. Applebee’s versus your favorite mom-and-pop restaurant. Bank of America versus your local banking institution. What do these businesses have in common? Each is an example of a competitor within their

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Expanded UF Online partnership will provide education benefits to more than 80,000 hourly Disney employees nationwide

Disney employees from across the nation will now have access to the Warrington College of Business’ high-quality online bachelor’s degrees thanks to a partnership between UF Online and The Walt Disney Company. Through Disney Aspire, a comprehensive education benefits program

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Supporting the future of Warrington

Since graduating from the University of Florida, Tom Frankland (BSBA ’70) has watched the university grow from a small state university to one of the top 10 public universities in the country. Frankland, who retired after serving as President and

Mark Jamison

Public Utility Research Center Director appointed to energy task force by Puerto Rico governor

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Mark A. Jamison, Director of the Public Utility Research Center and Gunter Professor, was appointed by Puerto Rico Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares to serve on a Blue Ribbon Task Force to rebuild the Commonwealth’s energy policies

Stephen Asare

Fisher School professor selected as Democracy & Development Fellow

GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Stephen K. Asare, KPMG Professor in Accounting, was selected by the Ghana Center for Democratic Development as one of its first Democracy and Development Fellows. Asare was selected as a Democracy and Development Fellow in Public

Richard Ahrens

Passing the business baton

Since Richard Ahrens (BSBA ’69) graduated from the University of Florida with a degree in marketing, he’s only ever worked at one company. The only person who’s ever been his boss was his father. In fact, over the span of

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Can we trust blockchain?

“Blockchain is supposed to be trustless, meaning that it does not require a third party, such as a bank, to validate payments and other asset transfers,” writes Dr. Mark Jamison, Gunter Professor and Director of the Public Utility Research Center.

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