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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 15, 2020
What Online Retailers Get From Recommendation Lists
New research shows with online shopping, retailers’ use of recommendation systems increases their overall sales and consumer click-throughs and conversion rates. The effect is greatest for mobile shoppers.
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What Online Retailers Get From Recommendation Lists
December 15, 2020
High Time for Changing How Pot Is Taxed?
Fifteen states now have legal medical and recreational pot use, 21 have legal medical use, and just 14 say cannabis is not legal for any reason.
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High Time for Changing How Pot Is Taxed?
December 13, 2020
16 Stocks To Watch in 2021
Maryland Smith’s David Kass has made his list and checked it twice. And he’s adding a few new stocks to his expanded semi-annual 'nice' list of 16 stocks to watch.
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16 Stocks To Watch in 2021
December 11, 2020
How Climate Disasters Impact Investment Decisions
Living through a climate-related disaster can be a harrowing experience for anyone. For professional money managers, it can even impact their investment decisions.
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How Climate Disasters Impact Investment Decisions
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 10, 2020
How to Pick the Best Mutual Funds
New research from Maryland Smith pioneers a way to sift through the thousands of active mutual funds to winnow them down to a set of the best ones to invest in.
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How to Pick the Best Mutual Funds
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 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 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