Faculty Impact Articles

July 23, 2015
Smith PhD’s ‘Motivating Blood Donation’ Study Draws INFORMS Honor

Research into optimizing blood bank donations has garnered PhD student Tianshu Sun a finalist position in a math competition organized by the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (

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July 17, 2015
Managers: Beware of Gender Faultlines

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Do you have gender "faultlines" in your organization? New research from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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July 17, 2015
How Radio Shack Lost Its Roots

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The #RadioShackisBack campaign starring the likes of Or

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July 16, 2015
Michel Wedel a Distinguished University Professor

Marketing professor Michel Wedel has been named a Distinguished University Professor – the University of Maryland’s highest academic honor that’s reserved for a limited number of professors whose scholarly activities have brought distinction to t

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July 15, 2015
China's Stock Crash: Will a Depression Follow?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The Chinese stock market meltdown bears more than a passing resemblance to the U.S.

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July 13, 2015
Seeking Alpha? Less Competition Helps Beat the Market

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- One of the most closely scrutinized questions in finance is whether any fund managers can beat the market, year after year.

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July 9, 2015
Automakers Try to Stop the Gearheads

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- After you buy a car, do you really own it? Automakers are appealing to the U.S. Copyright Office for intellectual property protection of software regulating emissions, steering and other aspects of vehicle performance.

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July 6, 2015
Market Reaction Muted after Greece 'No' Vote

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- U.S., European and Asian stock markets all fell in response to Greece rejecting austerity plans demanded by international creditors.

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July 1, 2015
Greek Drama Reaches Climax

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Greece appears to be entering the end game of its long-running financial drama.

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June 29, 2015
Narcissism, Big Signatures and the CFO

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- John Hancock rallied a nation with his large autograph on the Declaration of Independence, but new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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