Smith Business Close-Up
Smith Business Close-Up is co-produced by the Robert H. Smith School of
Business and Maryland Public Television. The television segment focuses on the latest thinking in business management,
and features in-depth interviews with Smith School faculty and other members of
the school’s community of business leaders.
December 2010
The Cost of
Airline Delays
With the holiday travel rush just around the corner, those planning to head
to the airport are hoping their flights will not be delayed. Not only are delays
a nuisance for travelers, they also put a dent in the economy: domestic flight
delays cost the U.S. economy $32.9 billion, and about half that cost is borne by
airline passengers.
November 2010
Shared Leadership
in Teams
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Professor
Paul Tesluk shares how your
organization can gain competitive advantage by cultivating shared leadership in
your teams.
October 2010
Managing a
Volatile Supply Chain
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Sandor Boyson, research professor
and co-director of the Supply Chain Management Center, discusses the new risks
for today’s supply chains and how organization can deal with volatility.
September 2010
Social Media
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Wendy Moe, associate professor of marketing,
discusses how organizations can use interactions that happen with their brand on
social networks.
Nonprofits and
Resource Allocation
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, S. “Raghu” Raghavan, professor of management
science, discusses how nonprofits can be systematic when allocating budgets.
August 2010
Stockpiling Cash
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Progyan Basu, Tyser Teaching Fellow of accounting
and information assurance, discusses how why businesses are stockpiling cash.
Rethinking
Marketing
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Gaurav Bhalla, a executive education fellow
at the Smith School and founder and CEO of Knowledge Kinectics, talks about rethinking
marketing.
July 2010
Negotiation
Tactics
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Joyce Russell
discusses negotiation tactics.
BP's Corporate
Social Responsibility
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Shreevardhan Lele, Tyser
Distinguished Teaching Fellow of Decision Sciences, discusses what
responsibility BP has as a company in the oil spill.
June 2010
World Cup
Marketing – Insights from South Africa
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up, Smith marketing faculty member
Hank
Boyd discusses a recent MBA student trip he led to South Africa to learn about the
marketing surrounding the World Cup.
May 2012
Wage Gap: Foreign
IT Workers in U.S.
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s
Robert H. Smith School of Business, Henry C. Lucas Jr. and Sunil Mithas discuss
their recent study of more than 50,000 information technology professionals that
provides evidence to support the employment of highly skilled foreign workers in
the U.S.
April 2010
Exploring
Business in India
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, MBA student
Scott Lewis talks about a recent international study trip to India and
the insights he and his fellow classmates gained there.
March 2010
Building
Businesses to Help Haiti
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Melissa
Carrier, executive director of the Center for Social Value Creation,
discusses how entrepreneurship and innovation can help solve global
challenges.
Toyota: On the
Road to Recovery?
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Curt Grimm talks about
Toyota’s business problems, recovery strategy, and opportunities for
competitors.
February 2010
Bias in the
Hollywood Ratings Game
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University
of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Dr. David Waguespack talks
about his new research that delves into the Motion Picture Association
of America’s parental guidance system.
Mission Impact
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Dr. Rob Sheehan talks
about how nonprofits can apply business strategies in his new book,
“Mission Impact: Breakthrough Strategies for Nonprofits.”
January 2010
Banking Outlook
for 2010
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the
University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Clifford Rossi, managing
director of the Center for Financial Policy, shares
his prognosis for the banking industry and the economy as a whole for
2010.
Forecasting
Consumer Spending
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of
Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business,
Roland Rust talks about his new
research that can forecast consumer spending better than other econometric
models currently used.
