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September 22, 2004
Successful Women Entrepreneurs Invest in Smith Women

According to the United Small Business Administration Web site, women business owners are critically important to the American economy. America's 9.1 million women-owned businesses employ 27.5 million people and contribute $3.6 trillion to the economy.

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September 21, 2004
Smith is Rated #1 by Management Consulting Industry Recruiters in Latest Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Survey

The M.B.A. program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business was ranked #1 by management consulting industry recruiters in The Wall Street Journal/Harris Interactive Guide to Business Schools, published September 22. The survey also shows the Smith School is the #3 pick of corporate recruiters in the technology, telecommunications and Internet industry.

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September 20, 2004
Pitch Dingman Program Opens New Avenue for Local Entrepreneurs

Nearly 20 years after the launch of the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland, a new strategy launches to foster the entrepreneurial spirit in the Smith community.

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September 15, 2004
Smith Team Makes Final Round of National Black MBA Association Case Competition

The stage was set in Houston, Texas, for a spectacular showdown.

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September 4, 2004
"Leaders for the Digital Economy" Overview & Video

Leaders for the Digital Economy was adopted as the Smith Schools tag line in 2003.

It means different things to different people and you have to really take the words apart to have a true understanding of the vision, says Smith School Dean Howard Frank.

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September 4, 2004
Smith Welcomes 75 New QUEST Students at Annual Retreat

The Quality Enhancement Systems and Teams (QUEST) retreat gave 75 incoming sophomores their first taste of life in the QUEST program. The two-day offsite experience is held at Camp Horizons in Harrisonburg, Virginia, and is a bit like a corporate retreat and a bit like a college class mixed up with a healthy dose of summer camp.

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September 4, 2004
Reuters Teams with Smith School to Deliver First 3000 Xtra Certification Course

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has partnered with Reuters to deliver the first-ever external certification program for Reuters 3000 Xtra, the company's high-speed, high-performance information service for finance professionals.

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September 1, 2004
A New Look At The Debate Over Sending Jobs Overseas

Research by Susan Feinberg and Gordon Phillips

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September 1, 2004
Modeling the Dynamics of Online Auctions

Research by Galit Shmueli and Wolfgang Jank

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September 1, 2004
Strategic Underwriting in Initial Public Off

Research by Gerard Hoberg

UNDERPRICING IS COMMON IN INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS—TO A CERTAIN EXTENT, IT MAY BE DIFFICULT TO AVOID. BUT SOME FIRMS CONSISTENTLY SELL NEW STOCK ISSUES AT A MUCH GREATER DISCOUNT THAN OTHERS. IS THIS PHENOMENON DRIVEN BY PURELY COMPETITIVE FORCES, OR BY A SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT ADEQUATELY PROTECT IPO ISSUERS FROM PREDATORY UNDERWRITING PRACTICES?

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