Research
Our faculty members are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Their teaching and research equip our students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
Find out more about the latest research by browsing current working papers online at Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
July 17, 2018
Why Summer Is the Best Time To Plot a Career Move
It’s the lazy days of summer. And in many offices, deadlines, projects and even hiring will be stalled by the vacation days of key stakeholders. Why look for a new job now?
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Why Summer Is the Best Time To Plot a Career Move
July 11, 2018
How To Fire a CEO
It was a kind of corporate whiplash last week when Barnes & Noble announced that its CEO had been fired without severance. Here's what the ailing bookseller must do now.
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How To Fire a CEO
July 10, 2018
Pre-Vacation Checklist: Preparing to Disengage
Before you walk out of the office on vacation, there are some important tasks you must attend to, Maryland Smith professor Cynthia Kay Stevens says.
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Pre-Vacation Checklist: Preparing to Disengage
July 10, 2018
How To Take a Better Vacation
Finding more pleasure in your time off boils down to some simple steps, Maryland Smith professor Nicole M. Coomber says.
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How To Take a Better Vacation
June 27, 2018
Channeling the Chinese Power of Moqi at Work
Western-based managers who feel out of sync with their teams might need a new word in their vocabulary. Maryland Smith professor Hui Liao examines the Chinese construct of moqi.
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Channeling the Chinese Power of Moqi at Work
June 20, 2018
Time for a Plastic Revolution?
Images of vast islands of garbage in the oceans and recent revelations that much of the world's recycling isn't being recycled at all have some experts wondering whether society might be heading for a revolution in plastics and packaging.
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Time for a Plastic Revolution?
June 12, 2018
The Best (and Worst) Ways To Sign an Email
Experts from the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business expose the best and worst ways to close a professional email.
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The Best (and Worst) Ways To Sign an Email
June 6, 2018
Summertime, But Dressing Isn’t Easy
Standing in front of the closet figuring out what to wear in the morning doesn't get any easier just because it's summer. If anything, it's harder.
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Summertime, But Dressing Isn’t Easy
May 14, 2018
Walmart’s Big Month on the World Stage
We are watching a new and very different global Walmart take shape, the Smith School's Anil K. Gupta writes. Recent moves in the U.K., India and Brazil are "bold and brilliant," he says.
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Walmart’s Big Month on the World Stage
May 14, 2018
Understanding Industry Incubation
Who needs products? Many startups thrive below ground, according to research from the Smith School's Rajshree Agarwal.
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Understanding Industry Incubation