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Taking Another Look At A Way to Evaluate Mutual Funds

New research refutes a critique of a way to evaluate mutual fund performance.

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Think Your Team Feels Appreciated? Think Again

A lot of managers think they do a great job recognizing the efforts of their team members. Most don’t.

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How to Pick the Best Mutual Funds

New research from Maryland Smith pioneers a way to sift through the thousands of active mutual funds to winnow them down to a set of the best ones to invest in.

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How Money Market Funds React to Crisis

How do U.S. money market funds respond to a crisis? New research explores what happened during the European debt crisis that spiraled when Greece required a bailout.

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How Noncompete Agreements Stifle Workers

Maryland Smith’s Evan Starr has extensively studied noncompetes, with the same conclusion: the agreements hurt workers.

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Show Your Work: A Plea For Better Research Methods

A new paper says management researchers should show more data and use a simple graphical tool.

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A Survivalist’s Guide to Future-Proofing a Business

Surviving extreme life situations requires dealing with the most pressing life-or-death needs first, then building on incremental success at critical intervals and battling unforeseen challenges to make it through. Business leaders can apply the same strategies to guide their organizations through the pandemic and survive for the long term, says Maryland Smith’s Oliver Schlake.

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YY Live Is No Luckin

Is YY Live a strong buy? Or is it, as Muddy Waters short-selling research firm asserts, a live-streaming service full of bots and 'sham transactions'? Why YY Live is better positioned than Luckin was, in the face of Muddy Waters' fraud allegations.

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WFH and Your Tax Return: A Guide

For many workers, the pandemic has meant working from home, often for months on end. But what does 10 months of remote work mean for your 2020 tax return?

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How Moving Helps Global Charities

New research finds people who move more are more connected with the world and donate more to charities outside their local area.

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Developing a Cultural Consciousness is Not a Choice

Business is now more global than ever, challenging us to expand our understanding of other cultur

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Retailer Survival and Success After COVID

In the pandemic shopping era, two key factors are giving certain retailers a boost – and even helping them thrive.

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