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March 8, 2017
C-BERC Board Members Featured in Women Leading Research

Two board members at the University of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Business Ethics, Regulation and Crime (C-BERC) were profiled in the Women Leading Research initiative at the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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March 7, 2017
Rebecca Bitar ’20 Builds Her Brand

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Smith Freshman Rebecca Bitar ’20 to discuss how she is “building her brand” during her Smith journey.

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March 7, 2017
Ursula Mead on Dingman Bootstrapped Talks Finding a Niche in a Crowded Market

The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship produces Bootstrapped, a podcast featuring founders, investors and serial entrepreneurs.

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March 7, 2017
Exporters Targeted for UMD-Hosted Workshop in Baltimore

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – March 2, 2017 - The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business announces an intensive two-day bootcamp targeting export industry professionals at all experience levels.

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March 7, 2017
Fearless Idea 7: Embrace Competition

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — People who study financial economics regularly assume that the markets in which firms sell their products are perfectly competitive, or alternatively that firms operate in isolation. This all-or-nothing thinking is unrealistic.

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March 6, 2017
Fearless Idea 6: Close the Gender Pay Gap

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — The gender pay gap, widely cited for full-time workers in the United States as women earning 79 percent of what men earn, drew 100 businesses to sign on to the White House Equal Pay Pledge in 2016.

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March 6, 2017
Five Strategies from Bloomberg at Diversity Fireside Chat

Investment bankers focus on capital markets, but Erika Irish Brown took on additional responsibilities when she worked on

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March 6, 2017
Howard University Wins CIBER’s 3rd Annual Emerging Markets Case Competition With Partner Infosys Limited

A beautiful Friday afternoon welcomed the 3rd Annual Emerging Markets Case Competition at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Nine teams from some eight top U.S. MBA programs gathered at Van Munching Hall for an intense 24-hour preparation and presentation of their findings.

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March 5, 2017
Fearless Idea 5: Break Out of Silos

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Researchers can discover creative solutions to complex problems when they combine know-how from different disciplines, but they should understand the potential penalties involved. A new study, co-authored by Christine Beckman at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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March 4, 2017
Fearless Idea 4: Work Across Time Zones

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — In the global economy, team leadership is often not as simple as gathering employees into the conference room to talk over a project or plan the next set of goals. The team is likely to span time zones and continents, presenting particular challenges for leaders.

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