Faculty Impact Articles
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. Loeb, the Ernst & Young Alumni Professor of Accounting and Business Ethics, was honored with the 2010 Accounting Exemplar Award for his notable contributions to professionalism and ethics in accounting education.
Thursday, Aug. 19, 2010, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 22, 2010, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, Aug. 23, 2010, 4:30 a.m.
Stockpiling Cash
With a wave of newly minted graduates joining the work force in a very tight job market, those hunting for a new position or jockeying to advance in their current organization may think they have no room for negotiation. But in the Washington-Baltimore region, you may have more bargaining chips than you realized.
Thursday, July 29, 2010, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, Aug. 2, 2010, 4:30 a.m.
Rethinking Marketing
The world in changing. With a greater emphasis on all stakeholders around the global and the speed at which information flows digitally, companies are re-evaluating the way they do things. .
The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently replaced its food pyramid nutrition guidelines with a user-friendly plate icon to help Americans understand the proportions of foods they should be eating each day for a healthy diet.
We’ve seen volatility in the prices at the pump this summer. Have we already hit the peak this summer or should we expect prices to continue to rise?
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Charles E. Olson talks about the factors that impact gas prices.
In a renewal of good faith and a commitment to intercultural learning, Burapha University and the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business took part in the Ceremonial Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on June 22, 2010.
The BP oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico is one of the biggest corporate disaster’s of all time. The energy giant – the fourth largest company in the world – has been grappling with the fallout of April’s deadly explosion and oil spill, which has had serious impact on U.S. Gulf Coast industries and the environment.