Latest @faubusiness Podcast Episodes
The COVID-19 Economy
FAU Knightline with Rainford Knight, Ph.D. - April 20, 2020 04:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFAU instructor, Rainford Knight, Ph.D., and guest, Philippe Dubois (FAU Executive Ph.D. in Business student), discuss the economic repercussions taking place due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)
Protecting Yourself from Online Fraud Scams During the COVID-19 Pandemic
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - April 16, 2020 11:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOnline fraud scams are occurring during the COVID-19 pandemic as many people are stressed and distracted, and awareness is the first line of defense in protecting yourself from such online scams. FAU's Michael A. Crain, DBA, CPA, Director of the FAU Center for Forensic Accounting, guest-hosts th...
Masks for Superheroes
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - April 10, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIn the spirit of the #FAUCares campaign, this podcast features FAU senior, Alyssa Rocha. A Health Science major and Health Administration minor - Alyssa, along with neighbors and community volunteers, is helping to create and donate filtered masks for first responders and essential workers as pa...
Coronavirus, Part 3: Public Health Systems
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - April 04, 2020 04:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"Public Health Systems" is part 3 in our series of #PodHealth episodes about the Coronavirus. We're again joined by Dr. Jennifer Attonito, an instructor and researcher in FAU's Health Administration program, and in this third episode, we discuss public health systems and the challenges they are ...
Coronavirus, Part 2: Social Distancing
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - March 31, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"Social Distancing" is part 2 in our series of #PodHealth episodes about the Coronavirus. We're again joined by Dr. Jennifer Attonito, an instructor and researcher in FAU's Health Administration program, and we discuss the following - how to social distance correctly, how it's different than qua...
An FAU-Lifeline for the Hospitality and Tourism Industries
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - March 30, 2020 14:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Hospitality and Tourism Management program, at FAU Business, is making headlines by offering a free certificate to industry workers and professionals who may be affected by the COVID-19 crisis. At this very moment, more than 9,000 people have registered from more than 80 countries, and progr...
Coronavirus, Part 1: Flattening the Curve
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - March 27, 2020 13:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratings"Flattening the Curve" is part 1 in a series of #PodHealth episodes dealing with the Coronavirus, and helping us with these podcasts is Dr. Jennifer Attonito, an instructor and researcher in FAU's Health Administration program, which is part of the larger Management Programs department at the FA...
#PodNews: Poll Finds Biden with Big Lead on Sanders in Florida
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - March 10, 2020 15:00 - 30 seconds ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith one week left before the Florida primary, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden has opened up a commanding lead on U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders among Florida voters in the race for the Democratic party’s nomination for president, according to a statewide survey by the Florida Atlantic University...
Vernon L. Smith: Economist, Professor, and Nobel Laureate
Dean Gropper Presents - March 09, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsVernon L. Smith is the George L. Argyros Chair in Finance and Economics and President, International Foundation for Research in Experimental Economics at Chapman University. Vernon L. Smith, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Economics in 2002 “for having established laboratory experiments as a ...
#PodNews: Research Explores Regulatory Ambiguity in Bitcoin Market
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - March 03, 2020 20:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsMore than a decade after the launch of Bitcoin, regulatory ambiguity surrounding the peer-to-peer virtual currency continues to discourage entrepreneurial activity by increasing risk and the costs of compliance, according to a newly published paper by William Luther, assistant professor in the D...
How Technology and Data Analytics are Informing Service Management
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - February 18, 2020 16:00 - 4 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAndrew Gallan, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Marketing Department at FAU’s College of Business, and director of The Center for Services Marketing & Management, shares information about the center and an upcoming panel event open to the public. The event, which is entitled "How Technology ...
The Versatility of a Career in Hospitality and Tourism Management
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - February 14, 2020 12:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe hospitality and tourism industry is dynamic -- offering job opportunities in resorts, casinos, theme parks, etc. And who better to discuss all things hospitality and tourism than FAU's Peter Ricci, Ed.D. -- an industry veteran, and director of the Hospitality and Tourism Management Program a...
The Marketing Department at FAU Business
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - February 12, 2020 14:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAn audio tour through the Marketing Department at FAU Business with Program Chair, Cheryl Burke Jarvis, Ph.D. Follow the department on Facebook by searching @FloridaAtlanticMarketing. Support the Show.
The Unfree World w/ Economists Robert Lawson and Benjamin Powell
Dean Gropper Presents - December 20, 2019 14:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsRobert Lawson, Ph.D., holds the Jerome M. Fullinwider Endowed Centennial Chair in Economic Freedom and is the director of the William J. O'Neil Center for Global Markets and Freedom in the Cox School of Business at Southern Methodist University (SMU). Benjamin Powell, Ph.D., is the director of ...
Entrepreneurship w/ Karrie Prehm ’02 & ‘11
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - November 21, 2019 14:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA two-time FAU graduate, Karrie Prehm earned her Bachelors's in International Business in 2002 and her MBA in 2011. Karrie is the founder and CEO of Global Regulation Advisers Corporation (GRA), an asset management compliance consulting firm based in South Florida. She has devoted two decades of...
Siri Terjesen, New Faculty Member @FAUbusiness
Dean Gropper Presents - November 13, 2019 14:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsSiri Terjesen, PhD, joins the Department of Management Programs at FAU as a full professor and Dean's Distinguished Research Fellow. Prior to joining the Florida Atlantic University College of Business, Terjesen held a similar position at American University in Washington D.C. She also has an on...
Amir Javadinia, New Faculty Member @FAUbusiness
Dean Gropper Presents - October 30, 2019 17:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsAmir Javadinia, Ph.D., is a new assistant professor in the Marketing Department at the Florida Atlantic University College of Business. Professor Javadinia recently earned his Ph.D. in marketing from the University of South Carolina and his research uses big data to investigate issues in marketi...
Capitalism, Socialism, and Open Borders w/ Bryan Caplan, Ph.D. - Economics Professor, Author, and Blogger
Dean Gropper Presents - October 23, 2019 14:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsBryan Caplan, Ph.D., is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Professor of Economics at George Mason University. He specializes in public economics, public choice theory, psychology in economics, and the economics of the family. Caplan's book, The Myth of the Rational Voter: Why ...
Professional Organizations and Networks w/ Erick Solms 06'
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - October 21, 2019 14:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsErick Solms is a 2006 FAU Business graduate from the Management Information Systems program. Erick is an entrepreneur and runs his business called Simplitfy out of Lake Worth. Simplitfy provides professional IT services to small and medium-sized businesses. Interviewed by FAU's Kelly McCormack, ...
Milad Baghersad, New Faculty Member @FAUbusiness
Dean Gropper Presents - October 14, 2019 17:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMilad Baghersad earned his Ph.D. in Business Information Technology from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Florida Atlantic University, Professor Baghersad was a visiting faculty member at Cleveland State University. His primary research interests include supply ...
Milad Baghersad, New Faculty Member @FAUbusiness
Dean Gropper Presents - October 14, 2019 17:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsMilad Baghersad earned his Ph.D. in Business Information Technology from the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Florida Atlantic University, Professor Baghersad was a visiting faculty member at Cleveland State University. His primary research interests include supply ...
#PodNews: FAU BEPI Index Shows Jump in Hispanics’ Consumer Confidence
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - October 10, 2019 14:00 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsConsumer confidence among Hispanics in the United States jumped in the third quarter of 2019 as optimism grew for the economic outlook for the U.S., according to a new national consumer sentiment index conducted by the Florida Atlantic University Business and Economics Polling Initiative (FAU BE...
Family Business Networking Workshop: "Innovation Through Communication"
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - October 07, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsJoin the FAU Adams Center for Entrepreneurship, and its partners, on October 22, 2019, to grow your business through networking and short workshops from experts on subjects relating to communication and marketing in a family business. The event is open to all family businesses. Early tickets are...
Why Women Are Less Likely Than Men to Start New Ventures
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - October 03, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlthough female entrepreneurs are the fastest growing segment among start-up enterprises, women are still less likely than men to start new ventures. A new study by faculty at Florida Atlantic University and Eastern Michigan University explores the cultural factors that may explain why this gend...
Lakshman Chandrashekhar, New Faculty Member @FAUbusiness
Dean Gropper Presents - September 26, 2019 18:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsLakshman Chandrashekhar earned his Ph.D. from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale in 2003. He brings a wealth of experience from having taught all over the world in locales such as China, Finland, France, India and across the United States. Professor Chandrashekhar has also published exte...
The Market and the Oil Fields
FAU Knightline with Rainford Knight, Ph.D. - September 24, 2019 15:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 6 ratingsFAU's Rainford Knight and Greenberg Capital's David Greenberg (Instagram) tackle the economic repercussions of the Saudi Arabian oil field attack. Support the show (https://business.fau.edu/giving/)
#PodNews: FAU’s International Business Program Ranked in Top 25 by U.S. News
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - September 23, 2019 14:00 - 2 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFlorida Atlantic University College of Business’ International Business (IB) undergraduate program is ranked No. 25 in the country in the latest U.S. News & World Report rankings. Support the Show.
Sharene Abouhana ’16 & ’18 & Kelly McCormack ’18: Promotions & Internal Interviews
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - September 20, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSharene Abouhana is a two-time graduate of FAU’s College of Business. As an undergraduate, she double majored in finance and management graduating in 2016. She returned to FAU shortly after graduation to earn her MBA. She is currently working at Slavic401k as Supervisor of New Plans. Sharene is ...
GE's Accounting Fraud Allegations w/ FAU's Michael Crain
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - September 13, 2019 14:00 - 9 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsFAU's Michael Crain, DBA, details the recent accounting fraud allegations made against the General Electric Company (GE). Crain also mentions the FAU Forensic Accounting Program and how its curriculum would teach students to examine allegations like the ones made against GE. Follow the FAU Cente...
Alan Forbes ’13 & Kelly McCormack ’18: Recruiters and the Job Search
What's Happening @FAUbusiness - August 27, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAlan Forbes is a 2013 Florida Atlantic University, College of Business graduate and is currently a corporate recruiter for MSI Recruiting, an executive search firm. At FAU, Alan majored in marketing and was an accomplished student-athlete on the Men’s Swimming and Diving Team. Interviewed by Kel...