Thursday, Jan. 20, 2011, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, Jan. 23, 2011, 7:30 a.m.; Monday, Jan. 24, 2011, 4:30 a.m. Leading Complex Organizations     With so many public and private-sector organizations becoming increasingly large and complex, what can senior leaders do to align their people around the organizations’ goals? In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Hugh Courtney discusses leadership in increasingly complex organizations.

January 11, 2011: MEDIA ALERT UMD Marketing Expert Says Verizon’s Success with iPhone Will Depend on Performance P.K. Kannan, Ralph J. Tyser Professor of Marketing Science and Chair, Department of Marketing at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, reacts to Verizon Wireless’ announcement today that they will now carry Apple’s iPhone. He says the carrier’s success will depend on its network performance.

Fascinated questions peppered the presentations at the 7th Annual Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business on January 19, 2011.

Who doesn’t want to be better than average? Top the average income, rate a bit better in the “looks” department, have smarter kids. As it turns out, we consumers don’t want to be just average in using our products, either. And if marketers understand this, they can harness it to increase their effectiveness.

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business in partnership with the School of Public Policy hosted the Eighth Annual Forum on Financial Information Systems and Cybersecurity: A Public Policy Perspective on January 18, 2012. The forum brought together nearly 100 leading experts from around the world to discuss cybersecurity issues.

The Smith School’s marketing department combines leading scholars who have had profound influence on the discipline with young scholars showing great promise and potential for impact. Two faculty members recently received major awards.

With the New Year under way, its a great time to resolve to get your portfolio in shape. Students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business have been closely following the markets as they manage the $2 million Mayer Fund and the Lemma Senbet Fund, run by select groups of MBA and undergraduate students.

December 20, 2010 Business Rx from the Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship: Online gambling without money December 13, 2010 Career Coach Joyce Russell: Watch your wait

Media Alert: December 17, 2010For housing market reporters, editors, producersContact: Carrie Handwerker; 301-405-5833 UMD Finance Expert on the Housing Industry Outlook for 2011

Media Alert: December 17, 2010For housing market reporters, editors, producersContact: Carrie Handwerker; 301-405-5833 UMD Finance Expert on the Housing Industry Outlook for 2011