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October 13, 2020
Reversing the Groupon Effect
New research points to when Groupon deals don't signal weakness and when they benefit businesses. in business strategy.
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Reversing the Groupon Effect
October 13, 2020
Why There’s More to Online Reviews Than Meets the Eye
New research says there is much more to learn from reviews than just the star rating.
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Why There’s More to Online Reviews Than Meets the Eye
July 28, 2020
‘De-Sinicization’ and Manufacturing in China
How will de-sinicization and the new challenges in manufacturing change the world's second-largest economy?
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‘De-Sinicization’ and Manufacturing in China
June 18, 2020
How COVID-19 Is Changing the Airline Industry
Here are some of the big trends facing the airline industry and its passengers now.
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How COVID-19 Is Changing the Airline Industry
June 15, 2020
New Model Supports Better COVID-19 Planning
New predictive model is helping decision makers better forecast the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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New Model Supports Better COVID-19 Planning
June 8, 2020
Closing the Gender Pay Gap
Women still only earn 80 cents for every dollar a man makes. That wage gap drives much of Margrét Bjarnadóttir’s research, which she discusses in a recent Q&A on ThriveGlobal.
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Closing the Gender Pay Gap
June 1, 2020
How To Guard Against Cyber Attacks
Can centralized IT decision-making protect an organization from cybersecurity breaches?
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How To Guard Against Cyber Attacks
May 27, 2020
Summer Reading List 2020
It's the 17th annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders – your summer reading guide as recommended by Maryland Smith's faculty experts.
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Summer Reading List 2020
April 30, 2020
A New Approach to Data-driven Modeling
Research offers new approach for data-driven predictive analytics models as an alternative or compliment to AI approaches.
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A New Approach to Data-driven Modeling
April 30, 2020
A Mathematically Rigorous Way To Analyze Statistics from Simulations
New research from Maryland Smith’s Michael C. Fu offers a rigorous way to analyze statistics generated from simulation models.
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A Mathematically Rigorous Way To Analyze Statistics from Simulations