Faculty Impact Articles

May 20, 2015
Online Hookup Sites Increase HIV Rates in Sometimes-Surprising Ways

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The introduction of Craigslist led to an increase in HIV-infection cases of 13.5 percent in Florida over a four-year period, according to a new study conducted

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May 11, 2015
Research Briefs

Mind the Gap to Motivate Employees

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May 11, 2015
Research@Smith Bookshelf
Recent titles from Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty include:

Dancing Elephants and Leaping Jaguars

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May 11, 2015
Jolting Your Team Out of an Innovation Rut

Teams searching for innovation increase their odds of driving the evolution of a field when they reach out to colleagues — or to research findings — outside their field's area of expertise, a new st

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May 11, 2015
Thought Leadership

Rajshree Agarwal, the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and Professor in Entrepreneurship, has been named academic director of the new Ed Snider Center for Enterprise and Markets.

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May 11, 2015
Research@Smith: Spring 2015

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May 11, 2015
Hot or Not? How It Affects Job Interviews

It’s a truism in workplace: Psychology studies show that physically attractive people generally have an advantage. But new research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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May 11, 2015
The Hidden Quota for Women at the Top

Companies work fairly hard to place one woman — but only one — in a top management position, according to research by Cristian Dezső, an associate professor at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, and two co-authors.

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May 11, 2015
Mining Yelp

Using a database of 130,000 Yelp reviews, Smith PhD student Jorge Mejia and two Smith professors have found a way to predict which Washington, D.C., restaurants will close.

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May 11, 2015
When Stretch Assignments Backfire

Congratulations, you just got a stretch assignment! This means your boss trusts you and sees leadership potential. But beware. New research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business shows potential pitfalls. The same assignment that can inspire engagement and critical thinking also can trigger self-doubt and anxiety.

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