Business and policy leaders looking for answers in the transformed world of social media need research that balances academic rigor with relevance, the Academy of Management’s new president-elect told participants Aug. 3, 2014, during the group’s annual meeting in Philadelphia, Pa. “Business is not as usual,” said Debra Shapiro, the Clarice Smith Professor of Management & Organization at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business.

Media Alert:  July 31, 2014 Attention:  Economic, business or public policy reporters and editors COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Responding to U.S. employment figures, economic strategy experts in the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, say cheaper, plentiful energy is fundamental to the apparent economic upswing.

The Annual Complexity in Business Conference endeavors to be the premier meeting for the intersection of Complex Systems and Business. The 6th annual conference will be a one and a half day event and will include talks by thought leaders and an audience blend of academics and industry practitioners. We are very excited to announce that this year we will be having a concurrent track during the conference and will be accepting abstract submissions from the public. We are looking forward to a lively set of interactions among a very distinguished group of researchers and business leaders.

Anil Gupta, the Michael D. Dingman Chair in Strategy and Entrepreneurship at the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently gave a talk on Indo-China relations as part of the Breakfast at the Asia Society India Centre series in Mumbai.

The Federal Trade Commission has revised its guidelines for developing apps targeting children. The move follows an FTC lawsuit against Amazon for allowing its apps to be too accommodating for children to make online purchases without parental consent.

Last week (June 26-29, 2014), academic experts and business leaders from countries around the world gathered in Miami, Florida, for the 23rd Annual Frontiers in Service Conference, hosted by the School of Business Administration at the University of Miami. 

Tyser Teaching Fellow in finance David Kass has published detailed notes from the 2014 Berkshire Hathaway annual shareholder meeting. 

The Sanity Behind Tesla’s Giveaway of Patented Technology Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk recently shook up the auto industry with a pledge to give away the company’s electric car patents for free. Rajshree Agarwal, the Rudolph P. Lamone Chair and professor in Entrepreneurship at the Robert H. Smith School of Business, calls the move a win for both the company and industry. Already, Indian automaker Mahindra has announced plans to pursue Tesla’s now-open secrets to advance its own electric vehicles.

Dr. Progyan Basu has been selected for the 2014 Undergraduate Studies Faculty Fellows at the University of Maryland. During the 2014-15 academic year, the Undergraduate Faculty Fellows will participate in a faculty learning community that will consider the challenges and opportunities in teaching large enrollment courses and seek to understand and define these courses as uniquely important for student success.

The University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business is excited to announce some favorite books in the "11th Annual Top-10 Summer Reading List for Business Leaders" for 2014, as recommended by members of its faculty and administrators. If you're heading off to business school as an undergrad/MBA or you are already climbing up the corporate ladder, these books will keep you up-to-date on current trends.