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Banks and currencies  and taxes, oh my!

Banks and currencies and taxes, oh my!

A solid grasp of finance is important for any business leader, but issues can grow more complicated in international business dealings, with multiple factors in play that vary from country to country. Knowing how the system works in the United States is not enough to...
Artificial Intelligence & Ethics

Artificial Intelligence & Ethics

The risks of having both Business ethics involves principles, values, and norms embedded in organizations from individuals, codes of ethics, and the legal system. These stem from human behavior and experience.  Artificial Intelligence (AI) can simulate some aspects of...
Don’t fear disruption

Don’t fear disruption

Supply chain managers respond to disruptions on a daily basis. These disruptions can come at businesses from many different directions. Economic trends, technological breakthroughs, human resource issues, environmental concerns, natural disasters—you name it. At the...
Education requires  more than classroom  rigor

Education requires more than classroom rigor

The human touch. Hard work. Honesty and truthfulness. You’ve heard these words before as three of the core tenets of the Auburn Creed. I rely on these principles to impact the lives of today’s accounting students in the classroom. I believe in the human touch. As an...
Why students should study abroad

Why students should study abroad

When I was working on my MBA, I wanted to study abroad to develop a global business mindset, but no such program existed at that time. I had taken an Introduction to Spanish course, and my professor, Dr. Armando Payas, invited me to go to Spain for a summer study...
Walt Conn – Conversations from the C-Suite

Walt Conn – Conversations from the C-Suite

Walt Conn spends a lot of time on airplanes. The 1985 Harbert accounting alumnus is Global Chief Operating Officer—Quality, Risk and Regulatory for KPMG. As a top executive at one of the world’s leading professional services firms, he stays on the move. That’s hardly...