Faculty Impact Articles

November 19, 2015
Baggage Fees: Fliers hate them, but they work

As travelers gear up for holiday travel, they Southwest now stands alone as the only U.S. airline to let passenger check a bag or two for free. And baggage fees account for 2.4 percent of all airline revenue, up from .55 percent before 2008, when many airlines started charging for even one checked bag.

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November 17, 2015
Holiday Retail: Black Friday Dilution Intensifies

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Black Friday in 2015 is increa

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November 11, 2015
Smith's Anil Gupta Named to Thinkers50

For a second consecutive time, Anil K. Gupta, the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship for the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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November 11, 2015
C-BERC's David Maimon Wins Young Scholars Award

Congratulations to David Maimon, associate director of C-BERC and Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, on winning the 2015 Young Scholars Award from the White-Collar Crime Research Consorti

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November 11, 2015
Yes, You Can Catch Obesity From Your Coworkers

SMITH BRAIN TRUST —

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November 10, 2015
Will the Fed Act?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Last week, Fed chairwoman Janet Yellen said that raising interest rates before the end of the year was "a live possibility," given what she described as the relatively strong performance by the economy.

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November 5, 2015
Diversity in Business

Technology is changing the education landscape and business schools are working to adapt and embrace the opportunities.

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November 4, 2015
The 'Disruption' of Higher Education

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Are today's colleges going the way of Blockbuster after the rise of Netflix and streaming video? Things might not be quite so dire. But Henry C.

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November 4, 2015
How Smart Companies Hook You with Gaming Principles

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Gaming as a customer engagement tool has been around since the invention of dice and playing cards.

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November 4, 2015
Smith School Spurs ‘Single Window’ to Transform Trade

Supply chain experts at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business have spurred the implementation of a new system that will accelerate trade and save U.S. businesses money and time.

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