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Latest Stock Return Model Beats all Prior Prediction
Methods
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Do stocks picked by skilled fund managers
outperform those picked by unskilled managers? Russ
Wermers, associate professor of finance at Smith, shows undeniable evidence that they do. To this end,
his award-winning statistical model predicts –
more accurately than any prior model – the
future performance of individual stocks based on how
heavily they are held or purchased by both
successful and unsuccessful fund managers. Even when
adjusted for risk, Wermers’ model beats former
methods by as much as eight percent per year. |
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http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/research/ras/may2008/Wermers-StockPerformance.html
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Traditional Sales vs. New Media: Can Bundling
Preserve Both?
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In an age of increasing Web-focused attention,
the publishing industry is struggling to maximize –
and even maintain – hardcopy sales. The quandary:
how can publishers prevent digital content from
cannibalizing the market for printed material while
still providing customers with new product options?
P.K. Kannan, Smith’s Harvey Sanders Associate
Professor of Marketing, helped the National
Academies Press (NAP) develop a strategy that
successfully maximized revenue from both. |
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http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/research/ras/may2008/Kannan-PricingOnline.html
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Why Outdoing Your Rivals is Really Doing Them Good
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Competition is the name-of-the-game when it
comes to being a successful in today’s fast-paced
business world. Top players such as Southwest,
Target and Nike have successfully edged out rivals
with fast implementation of cutting-edge ideas.
According to a study by Ken Smith, Dean’s Chair and
Professor of Management and Organization, and Curt
Grimm, Dean’s Professor of Supply Chain and
Strategy, such big players are actually aiding their
biggest competitors. Coined the “Red Queen” effect,
the brutal pace of competition creates stronger and
fitter industries and firms as a whole. |
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http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/research/ras/may2008/GrimSmith-RedQueen.html
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Books for Leaders
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Going Global: It’s an Optimist’s World |
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First published in 2001, Anil Gupta’s The Quest
for Global Dominance is now one of the most
highly regarded books on global strategy. Exploring
the questions surrounding global expansion
strategies, global competitive strategies and the
development of a global mindset, the book discusses
how managers can discover the answers. According to
Gupta, Smith’s Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Strategy
and Organization and chair of the management and
organization department, those who see opportunities
will be able to capitalize on the benefits of
globalization and avoid its pitfalls. “It comes down
to how deeply knowledgeable a company’s managers are
about the rest of the world, and how skilled they
are at overcoming the barriers of distance, whether
they’re geographical or cultural,” remarks Gupta.
“Some people see insurmountable barriers, while
others see opportunities.”
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http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/smithbusiness/fall2006/bookmarket.html
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Enter the Age of Customer Self-Service: Power is in
Your Hands |
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Henry C. Lucas, chair of Smith’s decision,
operations and information technologies department,
helps readers understand and appreciate the
opportunities and threats presented by a new,
technology-driven global economy in Inside The
Future: Surviving the Technology Revolution.
According to Lucas, technology will speed up every
process, reducing cycle times and driving
inefficiencies out of the economy. What’s more,
individuals, organizations and countries that resist
technological change and fail to adapt will be left
behind. This book is featured in the Smith School's
"Fifth Annual
Top 10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders." |
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http://www.rhsmith.umd.edu/transformationage
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Smith Video Views
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Human Resources: Waging the War for Talent
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One of the biggest issues facing companies today
is the war for top talent. Companies around the
world are competing for the best and brightest
employees. They have to work harder than ever before
to recruit and retain the best, even in a
contracting economy. In this Smith Business Video
View, Dr. Joyce Russell uncovers why the war for
talent exists and how to win. |
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Competition Flies With Airlines
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Here’s the paradox: the more aggressively a firm
competes, the greater its performance. But by
competing so aggressively, it also forces its rivals
to compete more aggressively, thus improving their
performance, too. At the same time, if competition
is too intense, it can be difficult for any firm to
make money. Case in point: the U.S. airline
industry. In this Smith Business Video View, Dr.
Curt Grimm talks about how the brutal pace of
competition, while it may have negative as well as
positive effects for individual firms, creates
stronger and fitter industries as a whole. He points
to the airline industry as an example. |
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