The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members for fall 2009. Accounting and Information Assurance Carolyn Levine, assistant professor; PhD, Carnegie Mellon University James Staihar- Assistant Professor; PhD, University of Michigan Decision, Operations and Information Technologies

Thursday, September 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, September 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, September 7, 2009, 4:30 a.m. Business decisions should always include three considerations – legal implications, financial implications, and equally importantly, ethical implications. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Shreevardhan Lele, Tyser Distinguished Teaching Fellow of Decision Sciences, discusses why ethical analysis is an important part of any business decision.

Thursday, Oct. 1, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, Oct. 5, 2009, 4:30 a.m.  Setting CEO Pay – Executive Compensation

The University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business is pleased to welcome the following new faculty members for fall 2009. Accounting and Information Assurance Carolyn Levine, assistant professor; PhD, Carnegie Mellon University James Staihar- Assistant Professor; PhD, University of Michigan Decision, Operations and Information Technologies Karen Gold, Tyser Teaching Fellow of statistics, UCLA Canan Savaskan-Ebert, visiting assistant professor; PhD, INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France Finance

Thursday, September 3, 2009, 7:30 p.m.Sunday, September 6, 2009, 7:30 a.m.Monday, September 7, 2009, 4:30 a.m.   Business decisions should always include three considerations – legal implications, financial implications, and equally importantly, ethical implications.

Thursday, August 20, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 23, 2009, 7:30 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2009, 4:30 a.m.  The real estate market has been in a downward spiral for the past year. Have we finally hit bottom? In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Clifford Rossi, managing director of the new Center for Financial Policy, shares his insight and prognosis for the real estate market.

College Park, Md. – August 20, 2009 — The undergraduate program at the University of Maryland’sRobert H. Smith School of Business is ranked No. 16 in the nation, according to the latest U.S.News & World Report college ranking report, “America’s Best Colleges 2010,” released today. The Smith School also ranked highly in a number of business specialty categories — with its Management Information Systems and Supply Chain Management programs listed among the nation’s top 10 and a total of six areas listed among the nation’s top 20.

College Park, Md. – August 26, 2009 — University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced Ken G. Smith, Dean’s Chaired Professor of Business Strategy, was elected as a fellow of the Strategic Management Society. He is among only 44 fellows in the history of the society and the first Smith School faculty member to receive the honor.

Thursday, August 6, 2009, 7:30 p.m. Sunday, August 9, 2009, 7:30 a.m. Monday, August 10, 2009, 4:30 a.m. Health care reform is a hot issue in Washington and primary to reforms is figuring out how to cut costs. But what is the best way to contain costs and still provide quality care?

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business was recognized for top entrepreneurship research at the 69th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management in Chicago, August 7-11. The Smith School’s department of management and organization and Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship co-hosted a reception in Chicago during the conference to celebrate the faculty and PhD student research achievements. The following were honored: