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World Class Faculty & Research

Why Accounting Reform Should Matter to Policymakers

June 30, 2022

At the 2022 JAPP Conference celebrating its 40th anniversary, PCAOB board member Christina Ho highlighted accounting’s democratic role, emphasizing trust, transparency, and regulation as cornerstones of capital markets, while addressing emerging challenges such as technology, global transactions, climate change, and evolving policymaking needs.

World Class Faculty & Research

Smith’s Blockchain Business Imperative Open for New Cohort

June 29, 2022

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Experiential / Reality-based Learning

Graduate Students Help Maryland Business Tackle Global Supply Chain Issues

June 28, 2022

At Maryland Smith, students have the opportunity to create tangible, real-world solutions to critical issues across the business world. And this semester, students banded together to address another pressing issue – supply chain management and disruptions.

World Class Faculty & Research

Smith’s Lemma Senbet Inducted as AIB Fellow

June 24, 2022

Maryland Smith’s Lemma W. Senbet has been inducted as a Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) for his career-long distinguished scholarship and professional service at the interface of finance and international business.

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Midyear Stocks to Watch

June 23, 2022

Amid the highest inflation in 40 years, the “outlook for U.S. stocks in the second half of 2022 is very uncertain with at least a 50% probability of a recession in 2022 or 2023,” says Clinical Professor of Finance David Kass at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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Swallowing Sticker Shock at the Grocery Store

June 22, 2022

Consumers are grappling with sharply higher prices nearly everywhere, thanks to soaring inflation rates. The sticker shock at the grocery store can be particularly tough to swallow, says Maryland Smith’s P.K. Kannan, the Dean’s Chair in Marketing Science and associate dean for strategic initiatives.

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Third-Party Apps for Brand-Customer Interaction, Smith Expert Gives Pros and Cons

June 21, 2022

Convenience is invaluable for both sides in business-customer interaction. Thus, companies increasingly are integrating live chat and messaging – an advancement from voice and email – into the customer service channel mix. Third-party apps facilitate and fuel this trend. “The top three apps (WhatsApp, WeChat and Facebook Messenger) each have more than one billion active daily users, making them seemingly indispensable for brands to engage with their customers," says Bo “Bobby” Zhou, associate professor of marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

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What is the Future of Humanity?

June 17, 2022

How will new technologies and changes in the economic and political landscape in different countries affect humankind in the next 20 to 50 years? Maryland Smith’s G. “Anand” Anandalingam explores different facets of that question with an expert guest in each episode of his new podcast, Future of Humanity.

Entrepreneurial Spirit

Kevin Plank ’96 Shares Entrepreneurial Lessons at EnTERPreneur Conference

June 16, 2022

Maryland Smith alum Kevin Plank ’96, speaking with University of Maryland President Darryll J. Pines during a keynote chat at the third annual EnTERPreneurship Conference on June 9, urged members of the audience to support and acknowledge entrepreneurial hustle whenever they are able to – including something as simple as stopping at a children’s lemonade stand.