How to Support a Grieving Colleague
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- How does one tactfully communicate in the workplace with a grieving colleague?
GM Bets on Lyft
SMITH BRAIN TRUST — American car companies sold more vehicles in 2015 than ever before, with sales boosted by low gas pric
Next Silicon Valley? China Must First Protect Knowledge
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Despite its recent stock market volatility, slow growth and ranking 28th in global competitiveness, China remains the world’s second-largest economy. The country’s leaders are now keen to see China close in on Silicon Valley in terms of creating world-beating tech firms.
For U.S. Companies, China Poses New Challenges (and Opportunities)
With double-digit annual GDP growth and the world's largest population, China until recently looked like the long-term answer for U.S. companies seeking never-ending growth. With its slowdown and concurrent stock-market turmoil, China is posing fresh challenges, says Anil Gupta, the Michael D.
Millennials Associate Public Service with 'Stagnant Institutions'
SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- The proportion of federal employees under age 30 has shrunk from 9.1 percent in 2010 to 6.6 percent in 2014.
Smith's Anil Gupta Named to Thinkers50
For a second consecutive time, Anil K. Gupta, the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship for the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, has been named to Thinkers50 -- widely recognized as the first, and definitive, compilation of the world’s 50 foremost business thinkers.
Diversity in Business
Technology is changing the education landscape and business schools are working to adapt and embrace the opportunities. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, host Jeff Salkin sits down with Joyce Russell to talk about the innovations in education and her new role leading the charge at the Smith School.
Smith Students Host Food Entrepreneurship Conference
On Nov. 16, 2015, students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business will host the 2015 Entrée’preneurship Conference at the Universities at Shady Grove. Building on last year’s successful inaugural conference that drew 250 participants to the event, students in Smith's Entrepreneurship Fellows program will again organize a colorful event around upcoming food and beverage businesses.
Dingman Center Set To Celebrate Global Entrepreneurship Week 2015
Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW) is the world’s largest celebration of the innovators and job creators who launch startups that bring ideas to life, drive economic growth and expand human welfare.