Smith School to Host Emergency Management Conference
The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business will host “X-Treme Management: Managing in Times of Crisis,” Feb. 16-18, 2012.
Smith Faculty Winter Reading List
The annual Top 10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders – as recommended by Robert H. Smith School of Business faculty and staff - is several and months and a change-of-season away. Perhaps something to whet reader appetites for the 2012 summer list, a few Smith leaders reflected on books they have recently read and recommend for winter reading. The following selections cover "behavioral" economics and finance, “dark” secrets of the Internet, the revolutionary effect of the shipping container, social media as a driver of social change, and more.
Courtney Lends Insight to EIU Report on Risk Management
Hugh Courtney, professor of the practice of strategy and vice dean of the Robert H. Smith School of Business, is among a select group of experts worldwide who contributed to a recently released report on strategic risk management.
Smith Undergrads Participate in Innovation Immersion Experience
The innovation immersion experience was part of the College Park Scholars Business, Society and Economy program at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business. Established by Dr. Mark Wellman, director of the Business, Society and Economy Program, the innovation experience helped students better understand how firms compete and use innovation to create sustainable competitive advantages.
UMD BUSINESS FACULTY AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS APPLE’S FUTURE WITHOUT STEVE JOBS AT THE HELM
MEDIA ALERT: August 25, 2011 UMD BUSINESS FACULTY AVAILABLE TO DISCUSS APPLE’S FUTURE WITHOUT STEVE JOBS AT THE HELM
Professor Emeritus Ken G. Smith Receives National Educator Award from Academy of Management
The Academy of Management will honor Professor Emeritus Ken G. Smith with its Distinguished Educator Award in San Antonio next month. The Academy of Management, the oldest and largest scholarly management association in the world with nearly 20,000 members, selected Smith for his work developing doctoral students and junior faculty.
Smith Business Close-Up: The Gender Wage Gap
In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Cristian Dezsö talks about the wage gap between men and women and how the children of CEO come into play. The gap between wages earned by men and women is still a pervasive worldwide phenomenon. But new research finds that when an organization’s male CEO has a daughter, the relative pay for women at those firms goes up, narrowing the gap.
Smith Business Close-Up: Management Strategy
Lead smarter. That’s the goal with strategic management, which can help managers detect the early indicators that strategy isn’t working. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Dr. Oliver Schlake talks about management strategy.
Smith Business Close-Up: Preventing Employee Sabotage
Thursday, March 10, 2011, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, March 13, 2011, 7:30 a.m. Preventing Employee Sabotage Why does it pay to be nice to your waiter? Because if you don’t, he’ll spit in your soup. That’s a concern not only for diners, but managers, who know that great customer service is key to building brand and customer loyalty. Most companies hope their employees are behaving in a friendly, professional and patient manner toward customers, and fulfilling their requests. But sometimes employees actively sabotage customers.
Smith Business Close-Up: Employee Satisfaction: It’s About Time
Thursday, Feb. 10, 2010, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Feb. 13, 2010, 7:30 a.m. Employee Satisfaction: It’s About Time