Research
Our faculty members are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Their teaching and research equip our students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
Find out more about the latest research by browsing current working papers online at Social Science Research Network (SSRN).
March 9, 2019
How Can We Learn From Others?
On the road to success, it can be helpful to be shown a speedier route or be warned of a traffic jam just ahead. But how do we do it?
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How Can We Learn From Others?
March 7, 2019
What Are the Risks of a Morally Murky Job Referral?
Hiring managers invite harsh moral judgments when they give jobs to friends and acquaintances referred by high-powered individuals within their organizations.
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What Are the Risks of a Morally Murky Job Referral?
March 7, 2019
Does Your Work Space Spark Joy?
Maryland Smith's Nicole M. Coomber shows you how to use Marie Kondo's KonMari method and other strategies to make your workplace more productive, and more joyful.
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Does Your Work Space Spark Joy?
March 6, 2019
How Kraft Heinz Reveals the Limits of 3G's Strategy
For a long time, it has seemed like 3G Capital was the batter who couldn’t help but hit home runs. A model of good management, the private equity firm seemed to just keep hitting them out of the park. But is it?
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How Kraft Heinz Reveals the Limits of 3G's Strategy
March 5, 2019
The Evolution Of Applied Psychology
To mark its 100th anniversary in 2017, Maryland Smith's Gilad Chen explored the evolution of the research featured in the Journal of Applied Psychology.
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The Evolution Of Applied Psychology
February 21, 2019
Stop Investing in What You Know
Be careful about investing in something that seems exciting because you use it, entrepreneurship professors Brent Goldfarb and David A. Kirsch write in their new book.
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Stop Investing in What You Know
February 11, 2019
A Key To More Innovation
Maryland Smith’s Brent Goldfarb shows that federal funding affects both the rate and direction of inventive activity, partly by investing in areas that private corporations eschew.
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A Key To More Innovation
February 6, 2019
Why Income Inequality Is the Wrong Question
Alternative perspective shifts the focus from wealth distribution to wealth creation and upward mobility for the masses.
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Why Income Inequality Is the Wrong Question
January 30, 2019
Welcome to Globalization 4.0
Welcome to the new era of Globalization 4.0. Should you be encouraged, or worried? Maryland Smith’s Anil K. Gupta shares his insights.
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Welcome to Globalization 4.0
January 29, 2019
Is This Job Too Good To Be True?
Often the standout job description will include signals that suggest you should steer clear – or at least temper your excitement while you do some digging.
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Is This Job Too Good To Be True?