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March 16, 2017
Fearless Idea 16: Crack the Earnings Puzzle

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Wall Street responds to surprises, but not always in intuitive ways. Share prices go up at the firm level when a company issues a stronger than expected earnings report, which makes sense.

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March 16, 2017
Gender Diversity on Corporate Boards: How Do We Get There?

Gender diversity can improve a firm's performance, research shows, but consensus is fleeting as to why a lack diversity persists on corporate boards.

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March 15, 2017
Why Shell Has All But Given Up on Canada's Oil Sands

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Are Canada’s oil sands losing their luster? More than a decade ago, big multinational energy companies were flocking to the Western province of Albert

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March 15, 2017
Specialty Masters Students Learn the Art of Storytelling

On March 3, 2017, specialty masters students at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business enjoyed an engaging Storytelling Workshop.

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March 15, 2017
Smith Undergrads Place Third in Case Competition on Social Responsibility

Congratulations to four undergraduates from the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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March 15, 2017
Fasika Delessa ’18 Talks About The Social Innovation Fellows Program

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Fasika Delessa ’18 to discuss her involvement with the SOCIAL INNOVATION FELLOWS PROGRAM and how it is part of her SMITH JOURNEY.

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March 15, 2017
Daraine Harris '17 Embraces His Experience

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Smith Senior Daraine Harris’17 to discuss how he is “embracing his experience” during his Smith journey.

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March 15, 2017
Why Starbucks Is Dipping into Ice Cream

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Has Starbucks figured out a way to entice its devoted morning-coffee crowd to come back later in the day? The Seattle-based retail chain is rolling out a line of ice cream coffee treats — called affogatos — at 100 stores across the country, betting that a more decade

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March 15, 2017
Scandals Won't Kill Uber, But This Could

SMITH BRAIN TRUST — Uber has amassed a string of negative headlines in recent months.

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March 15, 2017
Dennis Zhuo '17 Talks about Lemma Senbet Fund

Victor Mullins, associate dean of the undergraduate program at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business, recently interviewed Dennis Zhuo, ’17 to discuss his involvement with the Lemma Senbet Fund and how it is part of his SMITH JOURNEY.

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