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.
June 10, 2019
Making Information Technology Sustainable
Companies should push to implement green IT initiatives that promote environmental sustainability — not just for the good of the planet, but also for the financial reward.
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Making Information Technology Sustainable
May 23, 2019
2019 Summer Reading List
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business proudly presents its 16th annual Summer Reading List for Business Leaders, as recommended by faculty and staff.
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2019 Summer Reading List
April 29, 2019
How Social Media Does (and Doesn’t) Motivate You
On social media, it can seem like everyone is meeting their fitness goals. It should be excellent motivation for your exercise goals. Right?
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How Social Media Does (and Doesn’t) Motivate You
April 22, 2019
Why Boeing Needs More Than a Software Fix
Boeing blames software for two recent disasters involving its 737 MAX narrow-body plane, but an information technology expert at Maryland Smith points toward design and marketing flaws instead.
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Why Boeing Needs More Than a Software Fix
April 16, 2019
How McDonald's and Burger King Will Change How We Eat
Burger King and McDonald’s are responding to the changing concerns and palates of the consumer, particularly the millennial consumer. Here's how.
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How McDonald's and Burger King Will Change How We Eat
April 9, 2019
The Pros and Cons of Open Source
New Maryland Smith research presents an economic model to study how software licensing attributes affect a software maker’s decisions, along with insights for policymakers.
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The Pros and Cons of Open Source
April 8, 2019
Why Less Is More For Rideshare Apps
Ride-hailing services that want to grow revenue should share more with drivers and charge passengers less, a working paper from Maryland Smith shows.
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Why Less Is More For Rideshare Apps
March 29, 2019
How Can Small Businesses Tackle Big Data Challenges?
For small to midsized businesses, like their larger counterparts, success correlates with being adept in an interlinked web of financial entities and networks, supply chains and ecosystems.
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How Can Small Businesses Tackle Big Data Challenges?
March 23, 2019
Are Online Advertisers Paying Too Much?
A new algorithm developed at Maryland Smith allows companies to stretch their budgets and optimize results when buying online display ads.
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Are Online Advertisers Paying Too Much?
March 22, 2019
Can We Build Better Prediction Machines?
Attempting to conduct predictive modeling from sparse, binary data sets is complicated. Maryland Smith's Jessica M. Clark looks for a better way.
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Can We Build Better Prediction Machines?