Chicago – Sept. 21, 2009 – A new book, to be released in early 2010 by the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Sterling Commerce and the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals (CSCMP), gives supply chain managers an innovative tool set for managing risk in today’s dynamic global marketplace. The book, “X-Treme Supply Chain Management: A Guide to Mastering Business Volatility,” will preview this week at the Annual Global Conference of the Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals in Chicago.

“This is the problem at hand, and it does need a solution,” said Sam Germaine, an associate at ETF Venture Funds who traveled from Philadelphia to attend the Robert H. Smith School of Business ThoughtLeadership@Smith series event on Executive Compensation and Public Policy on September 18.

College Park, Md. – September 17, 2009 — The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business today announced the Center for Social Value Creation will launch Friday, September 25 with an event in Washington, D.C., to explore how leaders create, build and sustain organizations for social impact while meeting business goals.

Smart corporations are looking for ways to incorporate sustainable operations and have a positive impact on society while carrying out their operations. This paradigm shift has some corporations re-evaluating how they do business – and is giving a competitive edge to others. In this edition of Smith Business Close-Up with the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, Melissa Carrier, executive director of the Center for Social Value Creation, discusses how creating social value is an important business strategy.

“This is the problem at hand, and it does need a solution,” said Sam Germaine, an associate at ETF Venture Funds who traveled from Philadelphia to attend the Robert H. Smith School of BusinessThoughtLeadership@Smith series event on Executive Compensation and Public Policy on September 18.

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.