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July 12, 2017
Think Global IT Operations Are Just About Cost-Cutting? Think Again

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Information technology is often credited for its role in helping companies cut costs. However, new research by Professor Sunil Mithas at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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July 10, 2017
UMD’s Smith School to Offer STEM-Certified Finance Degree

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (July 10, 2017) — Finance students looking for “jobs of the future” will have a new degree option at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Starting in fall 2017, the school will launch the first STEM-certified Master of Quantitative Finance program in the Washington, D.C., region.

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July 10, 2017
Smith Alum Asks: What’s Your Big Idea?

Big ideas, the ones capable of fundamentally changing the planet, could come from anywhere, says Crista Gibbons, vice president of client solutions, strategy and operations at National Geographic.

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July 8, 2017
Making Atari Cool Again

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Atari teased the gaming world on June 8 with a YouTube video promoting th

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July 7, 2017
Is This Why Labor Participation Rate Looks So Bad?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Is the growing gig economy skewing the national labor market participation rate?

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July 5, 2017
Why the U.S. Is Fertile Ground for Supply Chains

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Setting aside NAFTA reform, a border adjustment tax and U.S.-China trade war as potential disruptors, "conditions especially favor the United States to remain a key hub in the global supply chain and to expand its competitive leadership in the future," says

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July 5, 2017
Students Land Competitive Internships at Leading Social Enterprises

By: Sam Harris, Marketing and Information Systems, Class of 2018Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland

It’s not easy to land that dream summer internship. In fact, it can be downright difficult to find a gig that is a perfect fit.

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June 30, 2017
Signalling Optimism in Financials, Buffett Becomes Bank of America’s Top Shareholder

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Berkshire Hathaway has announced it will exercise its warrants for 700 mi

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June 30, 2017
Is Facebook the Next Netflix?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – It looks like Facebook has been sending friend requests to Hollywood.

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June 29, 2017
Journal of Service Research Ranked #4 for Business Research Impact

The Journal of Service Research (JSR) has been ranked No. 4 of 121 journals for its impact on business research published in 2016. JSR is sponsored by the Center for Excellence in Service (CES) at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, in conjunction with Sage Publications.

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