Women on Boards: Avoiding Tokenism
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – Could activism inspired by International Women's Day, such as State Street Global Advisors' placing a statue of a young girl before the iconic charging bull of Wall Street, actually hamper the push to gain more women on U.S. corporate boards?
March 2017 is Smith Women’s Month
In conjunction with Women’s History Month, the Office of Diversity Initiatives at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business has organized March 2017 as Smith Women’s Month – a month of empowerment, enlightenment and education around topics of interest to Smith women.
Fearless Idea 1: Retain Your Talent
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Aspiring entrepreneurs want more than a bigger paycheck when they quit their corporate jobs and strike out on their own. New research from Rajshree Agarwal at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business and two co-authors shows that, more than anything, spinout founders want two things: Creative freedom and equity — a sense of fairness for contributions made.
The Greatest Canceled Show on Earth
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Clowns are creepy and dancing elephants upset PETA, so maybe the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus had no chance. After producing the greatest show on earth for 146 years, the three-ring spectacle announced Saturday that it will close forever in May.
May the Force Be With San Francisco or Los Angeles
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — A bidding war has started between San Francisco and Los Angeles for a new George Lucas art museum. Two professors at the University of Maryland's Robert H.
Post-Election Markets and Policy Outlook: What the Experts Said
Top government economists, plus academic experts and industry leaders recently gathered to discuss the outlook for financial markets and the economy under President-elect Donald Trump.
Under President Trump: Six Questions on the Economy
SMITH BRAIN TRUST – The question of who will be the 45th U.S. president has been answered with the upset victory of Republican Donald Trump. Now many are asking what U.S. economic policy will look like under his administration. Experts from the University of Maryland's Robert H.
One Conference, Three Best Papers for Faculty Mentor
A professor at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business collected two awards but celebrated three at the 2016 Strategic Management Society conference in Berlin.
The Economist Ranks Smith Faculty No. 1 in World
Professors at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business placed No. 1 in the world for "faculty quality" in The Economist's 2016 full-time MBA rankings, marking the third consecutive year atop the category. Prior to the current run, the school finished No. 2 for faculty quality in 2013. Overall, the Smith School finished No. 47 globally and No. 32 in the United States in the latest rankings, released Oct. 13.
Campus Censorship Author to Speak at UMD’s Smith School
BB&T Event to Offer Business Perspective on Free Speech Zones COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Sept. 22, 2016) — Is freedom of speech under threat on college campuses? Greg Lukianoff, president and CEO of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), will discuss safe spaces, trigger warnings and outrage culture in higher education during the BB&T Colloquium on Capitalism, Ethics and Leadership. The free event, “Assault in the Ivory Tower on the Market for Ideas,” will start at 5 p.m. Sept. 27 in Frank Auditorium at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.