The Synced Life Podcast: Shannon Taylor
Listen to the Synced Life Podcast featuring UCF associate management professor Shannon Taylor: http://bit.ly/2D7ZVDL
WalletHub.com: Best and Worst Cities for Basketball Fans
Keith Harrison, Associate Chair for Faculty, Research & Academic Affairs of the DeVos Sport Business Management Graduate Program at UCF College of Business, weighs in on the best basketball cities in the U.S.
WSJ: The Downside of Independent Boards
Boards that are too independent can lead to lower profits, excessive CEO pay and more financial fraud, according to research by James Combs, Ph.D., the Della Phillips Martha Schenck Chair of American Private Enterprise and Professor of Management at the University of Central Florida.
WSJ: The Danger of Assertive Advertising
Marketers should beware of being too assertive, says Yael Zemack-Rugar, assistant professor of marketing at the University of Central Florida, because consumers don’t like being told what to do, especially by brands they love,
Visit Orlando: Record 68 million people visited last year
Despite lower hotel occupancy and lackluster attendance figures from theme parks, Visit Orlando said Thursday the region had a record 68 million visitors last year.
Turbulence shouldn’t stunt Florida
Even with turbulence in the international tourism market and uncertainty surrounding the new U.S. administration, economic growth is expected to continue in the Sunshine State.
Florida layoffs decrease 37 percent over year ago
Layoffs in Florida decreased 37 percent in April over a year ago, but only a small percentage of the job cuts were in retail, an industry that has been shedding jobs nationwide.