GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Barton Weitz, Emeritus Professor and former JCPenney Eminent Scholar Chair, and Dr. Richard Lutz, the JCPenney Professor of Marketing, will be inducted into the American Marketing Association’s inaugural class of AMA Fellows during its Winter Marketing
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Ritter again receives William F. Sharpe Award from prestigious finance journal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Joe B. Cordell Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Jay Ritter was named a co-recipient of the 2013 William F. Sharpe Award for Scholarship in Financial Research. Sharing the Sharpe Award with Dr. Ritter are Xiaohui Gao Bakshi, a
Vakharia appointed Department Editor of leading journal
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Asoo J. Vakharia, McClatchy Professor and Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management, has been appointed as a Department Editor of Production & Operations Management. He
Sela selected to exclusive program for young marketing scholars
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – John I. Williams, Jr., Professor Dr. Aner Sela was one of 23 scholars chosen for Marketing Science Institute’s 7th Biennial Young Scholar Program. The Young Scholar Program, which began in 2001, brings together the most promising scholars
Flannery, Nimalendran win best paper honors
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Bank of America Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Mark Flannery and John H. and Mary Lou Dasburg Chair Dr. Mahendrarajah (Nimal) Nimalendran received the Stuart Greenbaum Award recognizing the “Most Significant Paper” published in the Journal of Financial
Alba selected for UF Research Foundation Professorship
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – James W. Walter Eminent Scholar Chair Dr. Joe Alba was one of 33 University of Florida faculty members awarded a UF Research Foundation Professorship for 2014-17. This is the second time Dr. Alba has received this distinction
Warrington faculty ranks in top 20 in productivity among U.S. publics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The faculty of the Warrington College of Business Administration ranked 18th in research productivity among U.S. public business schools in the University of Texas at Dallas’ Top 100 Business School Research Rankings. Warrington’s faculty ranked 33rd among
Vakharia elected President-elect of POMS
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Asoo J. Vakharia, McClatchy Professor and Director of the Center for Supply Chain Management in the Department of Information Systems and Operations Management at the Warrington College of Business Administration, was elected as the President-elect of
Late-night smartphone use has detrimental effects on next-day work productivity
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Staying up late to work on your smartphone has negative effects on your productivity the next day, a recent University of Florida study shows. Klodiana Lanaj, an assistant professor of management at the Warrington College of Business
Wang to receive Early Career Investigator Award
GAINESVILLE, Fla. – Dr. Mo Wang, an Associate Professor of Management and Co-Director of the Human Resource Research Center at the Warrington College of Business Administration, will receive the FABBS (Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences) Early Career