Faculty Impact Articles

November 2, 2009
Smith School's 10th Annual CIO Forum Features Federal CIO Vivek Kundra

Chief information officers and business professionals from around the country gathered in Washington, D.C., to discuss the use of the Internet and how it affects different businesses at the 10th Annual CIO Forum sponsored by the Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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November 2, 2009
Financial System Reforms – Executive Pay

In the wake of the financial crisis of last fall, the Obama Administration appointed “pay czar” Kenneth Feinberg to work with the Department of the Treasury to sort out the way top executives at firms are compensated and what reforms should be made. Just last week, Feinberg came out with a plan to drastically slash compensation at seven companies bailed out by the federal government.

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November 1, 2009
Smith Business Close-Up: Financial System Reforms – Executive Pay

Thursday, Oct. 29, 2009, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Nov. 1, 2009, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, Nov. 2, 2009, 4:30 a.m.

Financial System Reforms – Executive Pay

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October 30, 2009
University of Maryland Business School Honors Logistics Leader for Industry and Humanitarian Contributions

College Park, Md. – October 30, 2009 – The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today named John T.

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October 19, 2009
NEWS RELEASE: October 19, 2009 Financial Times Ranks Smith School Executive MBA Program Among Top in U.S.

College Park, Md. – October 19, 2009 – The Executive MBA program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business places No. 21 among EMBA programs in the United States in the 2009Financial Times executive education rankings, published today.

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October 16, 2009
Thought Leadership 2009: Marketing to Catch Their Eyes, October 16, 2009

Much of advertising is visual—TV commercials, print and Web site ads, billboards. So what draws consumer attention—when they’re shopping, Web surfing or just out on the town? Does that attention-grabber build or destroy brand value?

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October 16, 2009
Thought Leadership 2009

Much of advertising is visual—TV commercials, print and Web site ads, billboards. So what draws consumer attention—when they’re shopping, Web surfing or just out on the town? Does that attention-grabber build or destroy brand value?

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October 14, 2009
Gordon Prize in Managing Cybersecurity Resources Awarded

College Park, Md. – October 14, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the recipients of the first Gordon Prize in Managing Cybersecurity Resources, an essay contest that had competitors offering innovative solutions for how to allocate resources to protect personal and sensitive data on computers and online.

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October 1, 2009
Research@Smith: Fall 2009

Developing Managerial Talent through Stretch Assignmentsv

Those with a strong learning orientation benefit most from stretch assignments.

How Peer Groups Comparisons Affect Executive Compensation When benchmarking executive pay, compensation committees choose peer companies whose CEOs receive bigger compensation packages.

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October 1, 2009
Smith School Launches Center for Social Value Creation with Inaugural Forum

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business launched its new Center for Social Value Creation on Sept. 25 with a one-day event in Washington, D.C., that explored how leaders create, lead and sustain organizations for social impact while meeting business goals.

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