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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.
February 10, 2021
What’s Next, After the GameStop Frenzy?
As the GameStop trading frenzy died down, a question arose: “What does all this mean for retail and institutional investors?”
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What’s Next, After the GameStop Frenzy?
February 10, 2021
Why File Your Tax Return Early?
Hello, tax season. Here are four reasons why early filing is smart filing.
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Why File Your Tax Return Early?
February 8, 2021
Super Bowl Ads That Scored—Even When the Game Didn’t
Which commercials from the Big Game flopped, flourished or found the right tone?
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Super Bowl Ads That Scored—Even When the Game Didn’t
February 5, 2021
How Corporate Taxes Benefit the Greater Good
New research shows how to best design corporate taxes and subsidies to spur companies to innovate in ways to have the greatest social impact.
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How Corporate Taxes Benefit the Greater Good
January 28, 2021
What's Up With GameStop?
Few would have guessed that GameStop would be Wall Street’s most eye-popping stock to watch. Our experts explain the frenzy.
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What's Up With GameStop?
January 27, 2021
A Post-Pandemic Strategy for Organizations
How do you plan for the next crisis? Begin by asking this question.
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A Post-Pandemic Strategy for Organizations
January 26, 2021
A Pandemic Playbook for Super Bowl Advertisers
With the Super Bowl less than two weeks away, marketers are gearing up for this year's latest batch of advertisements. But after such a tumultuous year, what's the right tone for advertisers to strike?
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A Pandemic Playbook for Super Bowl Advertisers
January 21, 2021
Who Wins With Sponsored Content Advertising?
Media platforms fiercely competing with other outlets for ad dollars should be cautious when evaluating the profitability of this new ad format, finds new research.
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Who Wins With Sponsored Content Advertising?
January 21, 2021
Data Science, Machine Learning and the Looming Shakeup
Potential pitfalls of machine learning include bias and unequal benefits. In healthcare, these stakes are especially serious.
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Data Science, Machine Learning and the Looming Shakeup
January 20, 2021
Are We There Yet: What Happened to the Driverless Revolution?
Just a few years ago, the driverless car revolution seemed inevitable. But time passed and drivers are no closer than they were then to sitting in fully driverless vehicles. Maryland Smith's David Kirsch shares the roadmap for what happened to the driverless car dream and where it's going.
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Are We There Yet: What Happened to the Driverless Revolution?