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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.
May 29, 2018
Even More at Stake for Brands in the Hashtag Era
Companies called out by hashtag movements like #BoycottStarbucks face not just a potential loss of revenue, but also a rising likelihood that customers will go out of their way to lie, cheat and steal from them.
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Even More at Stake for Brands in the Hashtag Era
May 24, 2018
Parties Should Hit the Ground to Win Midterm Elections
Success in this year's midterm elections will come down to each party's ability to fire up its base to head to the polls to vote.
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Parties Should Hit the Ground to Win Midterm Elections
May 23, 2018
Saks Fifth Avenue Gets a Risky Makeover
Struggling to compete with Sephora and the omni-threat of Amazon.com, Saks Fifth Avenue is making changes, and some analysts remain skeptical. Smith School professor Jie Zhang is more optimistic.
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Saks Fifth Avenue Gets a Risky Makeover
May 16, 2018
A Dynamic Pricing Model for Non-Clairvoyants
Setting prices for trendy items requires guesswork — unless you’re clairvoyant. For everyone else, professor Zhi-Long Chen has a dynamic model.
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A Dynamic Pricing Model for Non-Clairvoyants
May 14, 2018
Post-Crisis and Below Average: A Financial Sector Report Card
As the 10-year anniversary of the global economic crisis approaches, Clifford Rossi offers a financial sector report card. "We have absolutely come a long way in many regards," he says. "But in other respects, we've learned nothing."
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Post-Crisis and Below Average: A Financial Sector Report Card
May 14, 2018
Walmart’s Big Month on the World Stage
We are watching a new and very different global Walmart take shape, the Smith School's Anil K. Gupta writes. Recent moves in the U.K., India and Brazil are "bold and brilliant," he says.
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Walmart’s Big Month on the World Stage
May 14, 2018
Understanding Industry Incubation
Who needs products? Many startups thrive below ground, according to research from the Smith School's Rajshree Agarwal.
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Understanding Industry Incubation
May 11, 2018
Beware of CFOs with Large Signatures
There's more to signature size than meets the eye. As it turns out, chief financial officers with large signatures are more willing to exploit others and bend the truth in their favor.
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Beware of CFOs with Large Signatures
May 10, 2018
When Traditionalism Helps Innovation
New research from Smith School professor Debra L. Shapiro finds that innovation teams benefit when they include traditionalists and mavericks.
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When Traditionalism Helps Innovation
May 9, 2018
Three Things To Watch As U.S. Exits Iran Deal
With President Trump making official his decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, Kislaya Prasad takes a look at what's likely to happen next.
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Three Things To Watch As U.S. Exits Iran Deal