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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 17, 2018
The Future of Cash
This is the state of money in 2019. Cash money is becoming increasingly less essential to our lives, replaced by a wider swath of other ways to pay. And it’s changing everything about what it means to be a consumer.
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The Future of Cash
December 17, 2018
This Year, Resolve To Get More Sleep
Does getting more sleep top your 2019 resolution list? If you aren’t already getting seven to eight hours a night, it should.
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This Year, Resolve To Get More Sleep
December 13, 2018
Getting You To Pay in a Freemium World
Firms that adopt a freemium model hope to entice people to become paying customers. They often fail. Research shows how they can succeed.
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Getting You To Pay in a Freemium World
December 10, 2018
Stocks To Watch in the Year Ahead
Like the big man in the North Pole, Maryland Smith’s David Kass spends the waning weeks of the year making a list and checking it twice.
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Stocks To Watch in the Year Ahead
December 6, 2018
How To Navigate the Holiday Work Party
Whether the office party is a cheerful event you look forward to all year or a cringe-inducing one that fills you with dread, chances are, it's probably already on your calendar. Here's how to survive it.
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How To Navigate the Holiday Work Party
December 5, 2018
Canada’s Move, Not Qatar’s, Is Big News For Oil
It was big news when Qatar announced it was quitting OPEC after nearly 60 years. But a development 6,000 miles away in Canada is likely to have a far more significant impact on oil prices, Maryland Smith's Charles E. Olson says.
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Canada’s Move, Not Qatar’s, Is Big News For Oil
December 5, 2018
Dolce & Gabbana's China Problem
Dolce & Gabbana is reeling from a self-inflicted scandal and it seems unlikely to go away anytime soon, says Maryland Smith's Yajin Wang.
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Dolce & Gabbana's China Problem
December 4, 2018
The Marketing Standouts and Flops of 2018
Sometimes a brand’s marketing concept just works. It drives consumer behavior and boosts consumer approval. It makes people think or makes people laugh. And sometimes… sometimes… it just flops. Hard.
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The Marketing Standouts and Flops of 2018
December 4, 2018
Seven Ways To Be More Productive at Work
December can be overwhelming, with as tasks pile up at home and at work. Here’s a guide to help you become more productive at the office, now and throughout the year.
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Seven Ways To Be More Productive at Work
November 28, 2018
Why GM Is Making Cuts Now
When it announced this week its plans to idle five factories and to cut roughly 14,000 jobs, GM looked very much like a company in retreat. But it's quite the opposite.
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Why GM Is Making Cuts Now