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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.
November 22, 2022
Feeling Burned Out at Work? Here’s How to Fix It
Burnout. It’s the reason 40% of professionals have sought new career opportunities recently, according to a 2021 Limeade survey.
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Feeling Burned Out at Work? Here’s How to Fix It
November 22, 2022
Housing Market: Do Clouds on the Horizon Signal Storm or Steady Rain?
Inflation, soaring interest rates and massive financial market volatility have dampened end-of-year projections for the U.S. economy. But housing, in a historically low mortgage-rate environment, has been an outlier amid the disorder – until recently. Now, clouds are on the horizon, says Smith’s…
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Housing Market: Do Clouds on the Horizon Signal Storm or Steady Rain?
November 22, 2022
Getting Back Out There: Networking In-person Again
You’ve heard it before: networking is critical for building professional relationships and finding out about new job opportunities, says Rachel Loock, a career and leadership coach in Maryland Smith’s Office of Career Services.
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Getting Back Out There: Networking In-person Again
November 17, 2022
A Different Perspective on Whether Corporate America is Failing Women
Online career platform, The Muse reports corporate America is still failing women in 2022.
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A Different Perspective on Whether Corporate America is Failing Women
November 17, 2022
What Soccer Teams Can Teach Managers About Hiring Top Talent
Soccer fans are gearing up for the start of the month-long 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament, set to kick off in Qatar on Nov. 20, in the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.
November 17, 2022
Airlines Failing in Customer Service: Smith Experts Explain its Roots and Strategies for Passengers
AAA’s prediction for 54.6 million Thanksgiving weekend travelers would push travel in the United States to 98 percent of pre-pandemic volume. But it may not be enough to reserve airport parking spaces beforehand or allocate extra time for TSA lines.
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Airlines Failing in Customer Service: Smith Experts Explain its Roots and Strategies for Passengers
November 17, 2022
Smith Professor’s Research Leads to Newly Passed Bill to Curb Workplace Sexual Harassment
Congress has just passed a bipartisan bill to limit nondisclosure agreements. The Speak Out Act, having cleared both the Senate and House, is expected to be signed into law by President Biden. And, as Axios reports, it “comes slightly more than five years after the resurgence of #MeToo captured the…
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Smith Professor’s Research Leads to Newly Passed Bill to Curb Workplace Sexual Harassment
November 10, 2022
How COVID-19 Showed the Cost of Doing Business Globally
Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, multinational companies didn’t have to think twice about increasingly moving toward firm globalization. But the crisis amplified the vulnerabilities of doing business across borders. And now, new research from Maryland Smith is contextualizing the numbers to show the…
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How COVID-19 Showed the Cost of Doing Business Globally
November 10, 2022
Twitter Upheaval
Last Friday, about 3,700 Twitter employees learned they lost their jobs after access was suspended to company-wide systems, like email and Slack.
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Twitter Upheaval
November 10, 2022
For Retailers, the Holiday Shopping Season Looks Lackluster
Continuing a trend that has been building for the past several years, retailers started their Black Friday holiday promotions well before the traditional post-Thanksgiving shopping day this year.
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For Retailers, the Holiday Shopping Season Looks Lackluster