Faculty Impact Articles

March 4, 2017
Fearless Idea 4: Work Across Time Zones

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — In the global economy, team leadership is often not as simple as gathering employees into the conference room to talk over a project or plan the next set of goals. The team is likely to span time zones and continents, presenting particular challenges for leaders.

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March 3, 2017
Fearless Idea 3: Save Government Pensions

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Millions of government employees are counting on the funds from their pension plans to get them through their retirement years. But a potential economic crisis looms.  Many state and local pension systems teeter on the brink of financial disaster.

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March 2, 2017
Fearless Idea 2: Bridge the Health Care Divide

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Consumers via online communities are sharing information and connecting with each other at unprecedented levels. But to what extent can this phenomenon affect healthcare?

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March 1, 2017
Victoria’s Secret Millennial Problem

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Can Victoria's Secret get her groove back? Faced with shifts in customer preferences, rising online shopping and fading mall traffic, the queen of lingerie has reported a slowdown in sales and is cautioning that this year's revenue won't be among its perkiest.

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March 1, 2017
Fearless Idea 1: Retain Your Talent

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Aspiring entrepreneurs want more than a bigger paycheck when they quit their corporate jobs and strike out on their own. New research from Rajshree Agarwal at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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March 1, 2017
Nominations Open for Faculty Member of Distinction Award

Student members of The Dean’s Student Advisory Council (DSAC) are collecting nominations from seniors at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business for the 2017’s Faculty Member of Distinction Award. This year’s recipient will be honored on May 4, 2017, at the 17th Annual Undergraduate Senior Awards Dinner.

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February 24, 2017
VW's Electric Vehicle Plan Is a Step, Not a Panacea

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Can Volkswagen’s recently announced $2 billion spending plan on zero emission and electric vehicles be a tipping point for the U.S.

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February 22, 2017
A Better Mate for Kraft Heinz?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – It was a brief courtship, and then an amicable parting of ways. But for Kraft Heinz, there may be other fish in the sea.

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February 22, 2017
Why Are Corporate Boardrooms Still Overwhelmingly Male?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST – How close are the Fortune 500 companies to achieving gender equality on their corporate boards? They've got a long way to go, baby.

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February 21, 2017
UMD-Smith Names Michael Faulkender Associate Dean of Master’s Programs

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Associate Professor of Finance Michael Faulkender has been named Associate Dean for Masters Programs at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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