Smith Business Magazine
Winter 2023
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Notable & Quotable
Van Munching Hall’s Updated Look
Madhav Prabhu, MSBMGT ’21, on joining the Smith Network
Chris Kubasik ’83 to Headline Spring 2023 CEO@Smith
Spring 2022 Commencement: Formula for Luck
Mental Health App for Healthcare Workers Wins Pitch Dingman
Career advice from Margo Thomas, MS ’90, at Women Inspire 2022
Top Donors Welcomed to Dean’s Circle
Profiles
Leading With Accessibility in Mind: Ayelette Halbfinger (Class of ’23)
Returning to Smith for an MBA—and for Community: Alejandro Smith ’18, MBA ’23
Challenge Accepted: A ‘30 Under 30’ Recipient on Continuously Learning: Ali Salhi, MS ’18
Motivating the Next Generation of Women in Tech: Kendall Holbrook, MBA ’01
Understanding—and Supporting—Entrepreneurship: Bill Boyle ’81
Taking Risks and Finding Professional Success: Neal Shear ’76
Planting Deep Roots: Lisa Kidd Hunt ’97
A Long Road Ahead: Long Jiang, PhD ’06
Features
Research Roundup
What’s Driving Inflation?: Michael Faulkender
Tesla Twitter Bots Research Reveals Elon Musk’s Hypocrisy: David A. Kirsch
Most Manufacturers Aren’t Prepared for Climate Disruptions: Sandor Boyson
Will Robots Replace Accounting Jobs?: Rebecca Hann
Is Race a Factor in Facial Recognition Tech?: Lauren Rhue
Why You Don’t Always Get Credit For Your Good Ideas: Subra Tangirala
Picking the Right New Team (and Avoiding One with a Bad Boss): Rachel Loock
Work is Returning to the Office, but the Job Interview isn’t: Cynthia O’Brien
Feeling Burned Out at Work?: J. Gerald Suarez
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