Faculty Impact Articles

January 28, 2014
Super Bowl Ads: UMD-Smith Marketing Expert Available
Media Alert: Jan. 28, 2014Attention: Business and marketing reporters and editors 

Marketing professor Roland Rust can comment about content and strategy driving this year’s Super Bowl commercials.

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January 22, 2014
Join the 2014-15 Professional Services Leadership Initiative

The Professional Services Leadership Initiative (PSLI) is an exciting new executive development program for mid-level marketers, offered by the CES in conjunction with Smith Executive Programs and Expertise Marketing, Inc.  The program targets professional services firms that are global leaders in their industries and are committed to pursuing marketplace excellence.

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January 22, 2014
Do Wall Street Regulators Listen to the Public?

Shawn Mankad, assistant professor of business analytics in Smith's Decision, Operations & Information Technologies department has co-developed a formula, “RegRan

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January 16, 2014
Smith Business Close-Up: Holiday Retail

Holiday shopping season is about to enter full swing and retailers are doing their best to lure customers. With a little comparison-shopping, consumers can score some great deals.  

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January 16, 2014
Smith Business Close-Up: Dealing with Difficult Co-Workers and Bullies in the Workplace

A recent scandal in the NFL’s Miami Dolphins organization brought to light the havoc bullying can create in the workplace – whether it’s the locker room or the boardroom. Bullies classify as “difficult” co-workers, and they can have big effects on job performance.  

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January 16, 2014
Smith Business Close-Up: Crowdfunding Your Business

The growing crowdfunding phenomenon has exploded in the past five years with sites like Kickstarter and Indiegogo. With crowdfunding, startups raise the funds they need in small doses, and “investors” get returns on their small investments, or products, perks or rewards for their donation-based funding.

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January 14, 2014
Smith Marketing PhD Student Wins Dissertation Competition

A Smith doctoral candidate’s recent findings that guide marketers to focus beyond an online customer’s “last click” have drawn prestigious recognition from the Marketing Science Institute (MSI). 

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January 13, 2014
Smith Professor Reflects on Renaissance Weekend

Hank Lucas drew energy and optimism from a recent retreat amidst the world's foremost thinkers.

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January 10, 2014
Experts Weigh Cyber Threats to Critical Infrastructure

Could hackers have disrupted HealthCare.gov’s opening week, when 3.72 million visitors were attempting to register? 

"Possibly," says computer forensic analyst Rebecca Mercuri, PhD. The launch was ripe for attack in an atmosphere of intense social and political opposition. “But we’ll probably never know.” 

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January 7, 2014
Smith’s Kyle Named Fellow of American Finance Association

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