Faculty Impact Articles

In the 12 years that Lawrence Gordon, Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Managerial Accounting and Information Assurance, has spent pondering the economic issues related to cybersecurity, the risks have changed significantly. Businesses and government agencies no longer have to worry about teen hackers taking a shot at their organizations for bragging rights.

Text-Based Analysis of Mergers and Acquisitions

A new vocabulary-based measurement of firm similarity shows which mergers are most likely to succeed.

The Cleansing Power of Equity A long-standing equitable doctrine called “clean hands” can help boards better align pay with performance.

All types and sizes of organizations are jumping to make sure they have a social media presence, but how should they be using these dynamic outlets?

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported that U.S. companies have been stockpiling cash and cash equivalents. According to the Federal Reserve, cash balances at nonfinancial companies are at the highest level ($1.84 trillion) since 1952. On a different measure, Cash represents 7% of all assets, the highest level since 1963.

The charitable has definitely felt the effects of the financial crisis and continued recession, experiencing decreases in giving for the first time in decades. With tighter budgets to work with, nonprofit organizations need to more strategic that ever when allocating funds.

All types and sizes of organizations are jumping to make sure they have a social media presence, but how should they be using these dynamic outlets?

The White House recently appointed Smith School Advisory Board member Frank F. Islam to the board of the U.S. Export-Import Bank, the country’s official export-credit agency. He was also named to the Industry Trade Advisory Committee on Small and Minority Business, a four-year Department of Commerce appointment.

Join Us for Dr. Grimm’s Distinguished Scholar-Teacher Lecture on Oct. 7, 2010

College Park, Md. –  August 26, 2010 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced Stephen E.