Faculty Impact Articles

July 16, 2017
Volvo and the Hybrid, Electric Future

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – For Volvo the decision to introduce only hybrid or all-electric vehicles starting in 2019 is about going green.

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July 14, 2017
In Fashion, If It's Hot, Let It Drop

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – When a hot designer wants a blast of interest in a new product line, there's a single strategy that has recently risen to the top: The drop.

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July 13, 2017
Godes Earns INFORMS Research Award
Consumer ‘Word-of-Mouth’ Study Cited for Long-Run Impact in Marketing Field

Research into managing consumer word-of-mouth communication by David Godes, professor and chair of the Marketing Department at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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July 12, 2017
Think Global IT Operations Are Just About Cost-Cutting? Think Again

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Information technology is often credited for its role in helping companies cut costs. However, new research by Professor Sunil Mithas at the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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July 12, 2017
Why Amazon’s Rivals Love Prime Day

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Amazon's Prime Day summer sale, now in its third year, is becoming something the e-commerce giant might not have intended. It's becoming a big day for its rivals.

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July 10, 2017
UMD’s Smith School to Offer STEM-Certified Finance Degree

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (July 10, 2017) — Finance students looking for “jobs of the future” will have a new degree option at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Starting in fall 2017, the school will launch the first STEM-certified Master of Quantitative Finance program in the Washington, D.C., region.

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July 8, 2017
Making Atari Cool Again

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Atari teased the gaming world on June 8 with a YouTube video promoting th

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July 7, 2017
Is This Why Labor Participation Rate Looks So Bad?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Is the growing gig economy skewing the national labor market participation rate?

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July 5, 2017
Why the U.S. Is Fertile Ground for Supply Chains

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Setting aside NAFTA reform, a border adjustment tax and U.S.-China trade war as potential disruptors, "conditions especially favor the United States to remain a key hub in the global supply chain and to expand its competitive leadership in the future," says

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June 30, 2017
Signalling Optimism in Financials, Buffett Becomes Bank of America’s Top Shareholder

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Berkshire Hathaway has announced it will exercise its warrants for 700 mi

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