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Research@Smith |
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The latest issue of Research@Smith covers
recent research by Smith faculty about: |
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Supply Chain Management--Cash rewards for retailers
may help manufacturers reduce false failure
returns.
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Culture and Bargaining--Culture matters in negotiations,
but not always, and not as much as you think.
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Management--Effective knowledge sharing is best
motivated by team incentives. |
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Read or listen to the articles online at the
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Research@Smith Web site. |
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Ecomagination: Crush the Vote |
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A team of Smith School undergraduates is smashing
the competition with its solar-powered trash-compactor
design. They’ve already made it to the Top 10
in the
mtvU/GE Ecomagination Challenge, which
asks undergraduates nationwide to think of ways
to increase environmental sustainability on
their campuses. Cast your vote and help our
team win the top prize: an mtvU concert on Earth
Day 2007 and $25,000 for project development.
Read more or
vote now! |
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2nd Annual Cupid’s Cup Business Competition |
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The Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship and
Under Armour Founder and Smith alum Kevin Plank are looking to award $22,500 to
alumni entrepreneurs like you! Enter to compete
today! Entry deadline is March 16, 2007. |
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Special Offer for Alumni: Surviving & Thriving
in the Flat World: China, India and YOU! |
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The Smith School and ExecutiveBiz will present
this panel discussion, moderated by Smith School
Dean Howard Frank. Learn how globalization is
affecting business locally and ways that every
business leader can thrive in this new global
economy. This is a great opportunity to hear
practical advice and learn from executives recognized
for their impressive business acumen. |
Date: Wednesday, February 28, 2007, 7:30
- 10 AM
Location: Hilton McLean, Tysons Corner
Cost: $55 with Smith School discount |
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Smith School alumni qualify for the promotional
discount rate of $55 (vs. $75 for non-members).
Be sure to use promotion code RHS for
the Smith School discount. |
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Microeconomics of Competitiveness Course |
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The Smith School’s Center for International
Business Education and Research (CIBER) is offering
a short course on microeconomics and its effects
on regional and national prosperity in cooperation
with the Harvard Business School. The course
is offered over five Saturdays beginning on
February 24 in Baltimore, Md. |
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Business Ethics Lecture Series |
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Dr. George Ellard, partner with Baach, Robinson
and Lewis, will discuss business-related fraud
at the Smith School’s Business in Ethics Lecture
Series on Wednesday, March 7, 2007. This free
lecture begins at 5:30 p.m. in Frank Auditorium,
Van Munching Hall. |
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Netcentricity Conference, April 27 |
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Join distinguished members of the finance community
and renowned scholars at the Seventh Annual
Netcentricity Conference for a daylong exploration
of one of the most important developments in
the networked era—the Transformation of Financial
Markets. You’ll discover: |
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How investors are taking advantage of information
technology to develop and execute sophisticated
investment strategies
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How these strategies rely on instantaneous execution
of trades, putting pressure on financial markets
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What’s behind the simultaneous movement toward
mergers and the globalization of trading and
how it affects you. |
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Registration fee includes continental breakfast,
lunch, and refreshments. Seats are limited,
so don’t delay. To register, please contact
Faye
Baker, (301) 405-2206. |
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Save the Date: Thursday, May 3, 2007 |
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Celebrate the accomplishments of Smith students
at our annual Undergraduate Awards Banquet! |
Time: 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Cost: Alumni--$65; Corporate--$75. |
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Online registration begins February 19. |
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Smith in the News |
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Associated Press, Feb. 12 - Roland
Rust quoted on the impact of Anna Nicole
Smith's death on TrimSpa marketing, in an
article picked up by about 50 media outlets. |
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BusinessWeek, Feb. 12 - article on
working from home notes the National
Technology Readiness Survey from the Robert
H. Smith School of Business. |
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