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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.
December 10, 2020
Think Your Team Feels Appreciated? Think Again
A lot of managers think they do a great job recognizing the efforts of their team members. Most don’t.
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Think Your Team Feels Appreciated? Think Again
December 10, 2020
Taking Another Look At A Way to Evaluate Mutual Funds
New research refutes a critique of a way to evaluate mutual fund performance.
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Taking Another Look At A Way to Evaluate Mutual Funds
December 10, 2020
How Money Market Funds React to Crisis
How do U.S. money market funds respond to a crisis? New research explores what happened during the European debt crisis that spiraled when Greece required a bailout.
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How Money Market Funds React to Crisis
December 3, 2020
Show Your Work: A Plea For Better Research Methods
A new paper says management researchers should show more data and use a simple graphical tool.
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Show Your Work: A Plea For Better Research Methods
December 3, 2020
How Noncompete Agreements Stifle Workers
Maryland Smith’s Evan Starr has extensively studied noncompetes, with the same conclusion: the agreements hurt workers.
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How Noncompete Agreements Stifle Workers
December 3, 2020
YY Live Is No Luckin
Is YY Live a strong buy? Or is it, as Muddy Waters short-selling research firm asserts, a live-streaming service full of bots and 'sham transactions'? Why YY Live is better positioned than Luckin was, in the face of Muddy Waters' fraud allegations.
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YY Live Is No Luckin
December 3, 2020
A Survivalist’s Guide to Future-Proofing a Business
Surviving extreme life situations requires dealing with the most pressing life-or-death needs first, then building on incremental success at critical intervals and battling unforeseen challenges to make it through. Business leaders can apply the same strategies to guide their organizations through…
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A Survivalist’s Guide to Future-Proofing a Business
December 2, 2020
WFH and Your Tax Return: A Guide
For many workers, the pandemic has meant working from home, often for months on end. But what does 10 months of remote work mean for your 2020 tax return?
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WFH and Your Tax Return: A Guide
November 19, 2020
How Moving Helps Global Charities
New research finds people who move more are more connected with the world and donate more to charities outside their local area.
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How Moving Helps Global Charities
November 18, 2020
Retailer Survival and Success After COVID
In the pandemic shopping era, two key factors are giving certain retailers a boost – and even helping them thrive.
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Retailer Survival and Success After COVID