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.
January 8, 2021
The Trends That Will Shape Marketing in 2021
What are the major trends that will affect business and marketing in 2021?
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The Trends That Will Shape Marketing in 2021
January 8, 2021
Americans Are Moving Less, And Not Because of COVID
It's a trend that's decades in the making. Americans aren't changing jobs as much as they used to.
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Americans Are Moving Less, And Not Because of COVID
January 6, 2021
Q&A: What’s Next, After Europe’s Deal With China?
The European Union and China have a new trade deal. What are the impliations of the agreement, including for the United States?
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Q&A: What’s Next, After Europe’s Deal With China?
January 5, 2021
How Sellers Can Better Understand Demand
For B2B sellers, knowing how much the buyer is willing to pay is difficult. New research from Maryland Smith is helping to figure it out.
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How Sellers Can Better Understand Demand
January 5, 2021
How to Find the Right Influencers
Influence is happening at all levels across social networks online and marketers are scrambling to figure out the best people to target to spread their messages. New research has a better way to find them.
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How to Find the Right Influencers
December 23, 2020
Cold Chain
Pfizer’s COVID vaccine must stay super cold – between -112° and -76°F. Here's what that means for the vaccine supply chain.
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Cold Chain
December 17, 2020
Why it Takes More Than Just Good Timing to Succeed in the Market
Some traders time the market, others look for signs to get the most bang for their buck. But what’s the best method? Both, says new research.
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Why it Takes More Than Just Good Timing to Succeed in the Market
December 17, 2020
Getting to the Bottom of Discount Rate Variation
New research is important for understanding which economic forces might move expected stock returns in the first place.
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Getting to the Bottom of Discount Rate Variation
December 15, 2020
The Issue Companies Have With Moving Up
New research shows service providers at the lower end of the value chain mostly find that their efforts to move up yield limited success.
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The Issue Companies Have With Moving Up
December 15, 2020
Not Making New Year’s Resolutions This Year?
Although this is a moment, if ever there was one, to give yourself a pass on a full-scale, full new year resolution, you can still set meaningful goals that can help you in the year ahead.
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Not Making New Year’s Resolutions This Year?