By Anastasiya Pocheptsova SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Commitment-shy shoppers carefully evaluate products before making a purchase, but something different happens when the same people think about renting.

UMD Smith’s Dean Cited for Leading D.C. Education Innovation Digital news source InTheCapital has named Alex Triantis, dean of the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, among “50 on Fire” in education for the Washington, D.C., region in 2014. 

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- U.S. News and World Report recently explored the question of whether wearable fitness devices and smartphones were complementary products — or competitive ones. As fitness apps on phones get more sophisticated, must Fitbit fade?

SMITH BRAIN TRUST -- Despite calls from some quarters to reduce inspections of medium-sized trucks — those larger than standard pickups but smaller than big freight haulers — award-winning research from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business shows that such oversight is highly cost effective. For every dollar spent on safety programs, including inspections, nearly $9 is saved in prevented property damage, injuries and fatalities.

The Supply Chain Management Center in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business recently provided:

UMD, HCC to Train Marylanders for Mobile Health App Building, Strategy COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Maryland students and healthcare and information technology professionals have a new opportunity to help their state succeed in the health technology sector. The University of Maryland’s Robert H.

UMD-Smith Marketing Experts Comment on Holiday Retail Trends, Tactics  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Nov. 20, 2014 – Post-recession shoppers, some cautious, others shortcutting to bargains, are increasingly “webrooming.” The tactic involves studying prices and products online, then purchasing from brick and mortar stores. 

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Nov. 17, 2014 - The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business has appointed Brent Goldfarb as academic director of the school’s Dingman Center for Entrepreneurship. 

Cliff Rossi Book Lays Out ‘Roll-Up the Sleeves Approach’ for Pros, Students He saw the subprime meltdown from the inside of Citi, WaMu and Countrywide. He’s given expert testimony on risk governance on Capitol Hill. Professor of the Practice Cliff Rossi draws upon such experience for his new book, A Risk Professional's Survival Guide: Applied Best Practices in Risk Management (Wiley).

Retailers in Delay-Negotiating Mode Risk Losing Valuable Data Access, UMD Smith Experts Say  COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Oct. 30, 2014 – Mobile commerce and marketing experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business are available to expand on their comments, below, on strategy and implications surrounding Wal-Mart and other retailers not accepting purchases via Apple Pay and other mobile payment apps such as Google Wallet.