After former UF Warrington Dean John Kraft read an AACSB study in the early 2000s about an expected gap between the large number of available faculty positions and the small number of Ph.D. students with business degrees, he quickly came
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Award-winning dissertation reveals that women commit embezzlement more than men
Contrary to prior belief, women commit more embezzlement in the workplace than men. Dr. David P. Weber (DBA ’23) made this discovery in his dissertation for candidacy in the University of Florida Warrington College of Business Doctor of Business Administration (DBA)

DBA alumnus’ dissertation born out of personal tragedy awarded for excellence
Growing up in South Florida, Jim Fatzinger (DBA ’20) experienced a tragedy that many Floridians are all too familiar with – losing his family home in a natural disaster. Despite the devastating loss, Fatzinger found his own way to make
Warrington doctoral candidate co-authors book by CFA Institute
Zack Ellison (DBA ’25) co-authored the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) Institute Research Foundation’s latest book: An Introduction to Alternative Credit. The doctoral candidate of business administration at the University of Florida Warrington College of Business contributed a chapter on the
What you can do with a DBA
Students and business professionals enroll in the University of Florida Warrington College of Business’s Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) program for any number of reasons. Many intend to use their doctorate to attain academic jobs or further their research, but
Why most airports are poorly managed, with Mike Jones
Airports are missing out on $35 billion in economic impact because they’re not well run – that’s according to pilot, airport management expert and DBA alumnus Mike Jones (DBA ’23). He explains the cause of this underperformance and why the
Inequality in embezzlement
Dr. David P. Weber, a professor at the Perdue School of Business at Salisbury University and former Assistant Inspector General for Investigations at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, recently successfully defended his dissertation at the University of Florida Warrington
Professors honored with Journal of Interactive Marketing award
Peter S. Sealey PhD Professor of Marketing Richard Lutz and Georgia Tech’s Tim Halloran (DBA ‘18) were recently presented with the 2021 Journal of Interactive Marketing Best Paper award. The award is given to an article that has made a
DBA program produces clinical faculty at Warrington
The Doctor of Business Administration program at Warrington has created a pipeline that brings graduates from the business world straight into the classroom to teach Warrington students. Their real-world experience translates seamlessly to the classroom, and students are able to
How much is a ‘like’ worth?
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The average person ‘likes’ about 12 posts per month on Facebook. With 1.82 billion active users logging onto the social media platform every day, that adds up to a lot of likes. Roughly 728 million likes per