Thought Leadership
The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
March 20, 2019
What Happens Now, After the Boeing Crashes?
It took days of pressure from airlines, passengers, and policymakers and regulators around the world before the Federal Aviation Administration announced the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max-8. Here's what's likely to happen next.
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What Happens Now, After the Boeing Crashes?
March 6, 2019
How Can Leaders Overcome Resistance to Change?
How do high-performing organizations learn and adapt their routines and procedures? Do they look to constantly bring new information into their processes?
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How Can Leaders Overcome Resistance to Change?
March 5, 2019
Why There's An App For That
A new study examines what happens when a platform owner enters the market with a product that directly competes against rivals in the app store. Does it help or hurt innovation?
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Why There's An App For That
March 5, 2019
How Do You Win in Online Auctions?
The burgeoning secondary market of online business-to-business (B2B) auction platforms connect retailers to deeper pools of buyers for their unsold or returned inventory.
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How Do You Win in Online Auctions?
March 1, 2019
Why Is It So Hard To Close the Gender Pay Gap?
Equal pay for equal work. It’s a simple notion, but one that’s surprisingly hard to implement without buy-in from upper management and quantitative tools for decision support.
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Why Is It So Hard To Close the Gender Pay Gap?
February 28, 2019
A Tool for Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Equal pay for equal work is a simple notion, but surprisingly hard to implement without buy-in from upper management and quantitative tools for decision support.
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A Tool for Closing the Gender Pay Gap
February 26, 2019
How To Tax the Rich, And Do It Smarter
What is the best way to tax the wealthy in America? Maryland Smith's Kislaya Prasad offers two guiding principles.
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How To Tax the Rich, And Do It Smarter
February 11, 2019
Using Data To Predict Mortality
A new predictive app that culls through medical data can offer a better answer to many cancer patients’ top question: “What’s my prognosis?”
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Using Data To Predict Mortality
February 5, 2019
Art of the Supply Chain Deal
A bargaining model developed at Maryland Smith helps buyers and sellers find balance in complex negotiations.
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Art of the Supply Chain Deal
February 4, 2019
A Smarter Way to Advertise Online
A new algorithm adds transparency to the process, while helping campaign managers optimize results.
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A Smarter Way to Advertise Online