Tag Archives: H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship
Business Plan Challenge overall winner: Kitchen Porter Tech (Miami Herald)
Robert Vasquez, who graduated from Nova Southeastern University with a degree in business management, was the Challenge Champion in the Miami Herald’s Business Plan Challenge.
Graduate Business Student Association to Host Power Lunch May 19
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Graduate Business Student Association (GBSA) is pleased to host three Power Lunch events during the month of May. To learn more or to RSVP, please email studgroups@huizenga.nova.edu. Mark your calendar for these upcoming events:GBSA Power Lunch with Albert Fils, president of…
More Than 500 Attend Situational Leadership® Executive Briefing
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship hosted more than 500 business professionals from across South Florida on May 10 for an executive briefing featuring Paul Hersey, Ed.D. Hersey, an internationally renowned behavioral scientist and founder of The Center for Leadership Studies, presented a summary of his popular…
M.B.A. Graduate Named Senior VP at Carnival Cruise Lines
Brenda Yester, an M.B.A. graduate from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was recently named senior VP for revenue management at Carnival Cruise Lines. The South Florida Business Journal published a feature article on Yester in its May 3, 2010 issue. According to the article, Yester is…
Professor of Management Publishes Article in Journal of Business Ethics
Randi L. Sims, Ph.D., professor of management at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently authored an article titled “A Study of Deviance as a Retaliatory Response to Organizational Power.” The article was published in the Journal of Business Ethics.
Huizenga School Professor Participates on Panel about Future of Manufacturing
Pan Yatrakis, Ph.D, professor of economics and finance at NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, participated in a panel discussion on the manufacturing industry in South Florida on Apr. 23. The event was sponsored by the South Florida Business Journal. An article summarizing the key points of…
Menu ‘stunts’ and how they fared (MSNBC.com)
Fast-food outlets and casual dining chains routinely dream up flashy menu items to build buzz and lure ravenous Americans. “New products are the adrenaline of the fast-food industry,” said Nick Castaldo, a former executive with Denny’s and Burger King who now lectures on marketing at Nova Southeastern University’s business school. “They almost guarantee a short-term spike in sales … because of the high boredom factor and low consumer loyalty in the category.”
NSU’s 2010 Undergraduate Commencement Ceremony to Be Held May 16 at BankAtlantic Center
The Farquhar College of Arts and Sciences, the Fischler School of Education and Human Services, and the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will jointly hold NSU’s 2010 Undergraduate Commencement ceremony on May 16 beginning at 4 p.m. in the BankAtlantic Center in Sunrise. The NSU community is…
Entrepreneurship Students Attend Class On-Site at City Furniture
A class of students from the M.B.A. in Entrepreneurship program at the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship traveled to the City Furniture distribution center in Tamarac on May 1 to attend class. Keith Koenig, cofounder and CEO of City Furniture, advisory board member for the Huizenga School’s…
M.B.A. Information Meeting in Miramar, May 18
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship now offers M.B.A. classes at NSU’s classroom facility at Miramar Town Center (2050 Civic Center Place). An M.B.A. can be earned from the Huizenga School in only 18 months. Classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings. Learn more at the…
Future Business Majors Attend Dinner with Dean
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship invited all prospective undergraduate business students and their parents to its annual “Dinner with the Dean” event on Apr. 29. The event provided future business students with an opportunity to meet the Huizenga School’s dean, professors and admissions advisors. In addition,…
Business School Graduate Publishes Paper on E-Commerce
Rodney Oudan, D.B.A., 2006 Marketing alumnus from the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, recently had a paper published in the 2nd Quarter Spring 2010 issue of the International Journal of Management & Information Systems. The paper, titled “Strategic Decision-Making in the Emerging Field of E-commerce,” discusses how…
Lieutenant-General (ret.) Roméo A. Dallaire, who led a United Nations peacekeeping mission in Rwanda, will be the speaker at Nova Southeastern University’s 2010 undergraduate commencement ceremony on Sunday, May 16,
Entrepreneur Hall of Fame Inducts Three Business Leaders
NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the 21st year of its Entrepreneur Hall of Fame with the induction of three local business leaders – Mitchell Berger, Mike Jackson and Don Taft – at a ceremony on Apr. 14 at the Signature Grand in Davie. NSU’s Entrepreneur…
Inc. Magazine Editor Keynotes Institute for Franchise Education’s Executive Summit
The International Institute for Franchise Education (IIFE) in the H. Wayne Huizenga School hosted Bo Burlingham, editor-at-large of Inc. Magazine, for its fourth annual Executive Summit on Apr. 22. All participants received an autographed copy of Burlingham’s latest book, Small Giants: Companies That Choose to Be Great Instead of Big…
Huizenga School Professor Speaks at HR Conference in Bahamas
Bob Preziosi, D.P.A., professor and chair of management in the H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship, was the principal speaker at The Bahamas Human Resource Development Association’s Annual Conference in Nassau. Preziosi spoke on “Talent Management Success Strategies for the 21st Century” and “How HR Adds Value to…
Huizenga School to Host Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ Roundtable May 7
NSU’s H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals’ (CSCMP) South Florida Roundtable on May 7. The topic of this CSCMP South Florida Roundtable seminar is the deadline for 100 percent screening of cargo going onto passenger airlines, which is mandated…
Free Situational Leadership® Executive Briefing May 10
The H. Wayne Huizenga School of Business and Entrepreneurship will host Paul “Doc” Hersey, Ed.D., internationally renowned behavioral scientist and founder of The Center for Leadership Studies, for an executive briefing of his popular leadership model, Situational Leadership®. The NSU community and South Florida business community are invited to attend…
NSU’s Institute for Child Health Policy (ICHF) hosted a free public screening of the movie, Downtown: A Street Tale, which chronicles the horrors of human trafficking. The award-winning film made its premier at NSU on Apr. 22. A post-movie panel discussion on the topic was moderated by Sun-Sentinel Editorial Writer…