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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.
July 2, 2018
Three Ways Amazon Is Shaking Up U.S. Healthcare
First it was book selling, and then it was retail of all kinds. Later came cloud storage services, streaming entertainment and online advertising. Now with three big moves, Amazon is disrupting healthcare.
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Three Ways Amazon Is Shaking Up U.S. Healthcare
June 28, 2018
Called It: How Kass Predicted Kraft Heinz's Interest in Campbell's
Bragging rights go to David Kass. He predicted months ago that Kraft Heinz might look to acquire Campbell’s Soup.
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Called It: How Kass Predicted Kraft Heinz's Interest in Campbell's
June 27, 2018
Why Harley-Davidson Isn't Alone in Overseas Shift
The fact is, manufacturing overseas isn’t even new for Harley-Davidson. Here's why it does it and what might happen now.
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Why Harley-Davidson Isn't Alone in Overseas Shift
June 27, 2018
Channeling the Chinese Power of Moqi at Work
Western-based managers who feel out of sync with their teams might need a new word in their vocabulary. Maryland Smith professor Hui Liao examines the Chinese construct of moqi.
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Channeling the Chinese Power of Moqi at Work
June 26, 2018
Stop Putting People to Sleep With Your PowerPoints
If your organization relies on PowerPoint or similar software, it doesn’t mean your presentation is destined to leave your audience bored or surfing their smartphones for a distraction.
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Stop Putting People to Sleep With Your PowerPoints
June 21, 2018
What To Know About the Supreme Court's Sales Tax Decision
In a rare move this week, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned its own ruling, with a 5-4 decision that allows states to collect sales tax from out-of-state retailers who sell to their in-state residents.
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What To Know About the Supreme Court's Sales Tax Decision
June 21, 2018
Life After Dow Jones for General Electric
Although General Electric has had the longest continuous presence of any company on the Dow Jones Industrial Average, its ouster from the index this week after 111 years wasn't an altogether surprising event. David Kass explains.
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Life After Dow Jones for General Electric
June 20, 2018
Why Cuba Is Tripling Its Main Cruise Terminal
Cuba will triple its cruise ship berths at the Old Havana port by 2024. If the news seems surprising, following U.S. travel restrictions to Cuba, it shouldn't, Smith School professor Kislaya Prasad says.
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Why Cuba Is Tripling Its Main Cruise Terminal
June 20, 2018
Time for a Plastic Revolution?
Images of vast islands of garbage in the oceans and recent revelations that much of the world's recycling isn't being recycled at all have some experts wondering whether society might be heading for a revolution in plastics and packaging.
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Time for a Plastic Revolution?
June 19, 2018
Why It Pays to Win B2B Design Awards
A design award signals quality and boosts business-to-consumer sales. The payoffs are less obvious in business-to-business markets. But new Smith School research shows the economic value.
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Why It Pays to Win B2B Design Awards