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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 23, 2019
How Free Trade Is Transforming Africa
Today, Africa is set to become home to the largest free trade union in the world, both by area and by population. Already, the trade agreement is changing the continent.
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How Free Trade Is Transforming Africa
May 23, 2019
Will the Robots Like Your Resume?
Think you’re a perfect match for that job posting you found online? Think again. Your resume may not be passing its first test with the employer’s hiring algorithm.
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Will the Robots Like Your Resume?
May 23, 2019
Feeling Good About the Economy? Be Careful
A recent Gallup poll revealed that Americans have near-record confidence in their personal financial situations. But should they? A Maryland Smith expert offers a warning – and some advice.
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Feeling Good About the Economy? Be Careful
May 16, 2019
Break Up Facebook? What Would That Even Look Like?
The headline on Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes’ New York Times op-ed article made his position clear. 'It’s Time To Break Up Facebook.' But break up Facebook? How?
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Break Up Facebook? What Would That Even Look Like?
May 14, 2019
Why It's Time To Rethink Goal Setting
Conventional career advice has centered on setting SMART goals, but new research recommends a different approach: conceptualizing motivational intention.
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Why It's Time To Rethink Goal Setting
May 9, 2019
Warren Buffett an ‘Idiot’?
Famed investor and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett says he wishes he had bought shares early in some of the giants of tech, the so-called FAANG companies whose stocks have consistently outperformed the S&P. Here's why he missed the boat.
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Warren Buffett an ‘Idiot’?
May 9, 2019
Seven Ways To Look Better on LinkedIn
What is just as important as – or arguably, more important than – your resume? Your LinkedIn profile.
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Seven Ways To Look Better on LinkedIn
May 8, 2019
A Consummate Professional's Guide to Office Romance
Romantic relationships can be complicated. Office romances, even more so. If you find yourself falling in love over the cubicle partitions, our expert has some advice.
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A Consummate Professional's Guide to Office Romance
May 6, 2019
The Win-Win of Buyer Intermediated Finance
Small suppliers often resort to payday-like loans with very high interest rates, increasing overall costs in the supply chain and reducing efficiency. But it doesn't have to be this way.
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The Win-Win of Buyer Intermediated Finance
April 29, 2019
How Social Media Does (and Doesn’t) Motivate You
On social media, it can seem like everyone is meeting their fitness goals. It should be excellent motivation for your exercise goals. Right?
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How Social Media Does (and Doesn’t) Motivate You