Smith Brain Trust
Undercurrents in the Shipping Industry
October 02, 2019
Global financiers say they’re putting the interests of the environment first when deciding whether to extend shipping loans. And that move is making some waves.
The Non-Terrible IPOs of 2019
October 01, 2019
It’s been a big year for IPOs, but it hasn’t been a kind one. But for all the flops and failures, there have been some highlights. Here are three.
Faculty
A Case for Liberal Arts in the MBA
September 28, 2019
In classes taught by Shreevardh
Smith Research
What Alexa and Twitter Can Tell Marketers
September 26, 2019
There’s a lot marketers can learn from the text we create on social media. New research explains how.
Alumni
Partners Thrive 7,000 Miles Apart
Seble Alemayehu, PTMBA ’12, and Felekech “Fei” Biratu, PTMBA ’13, started as high school friends.
Banks Are Flirting With Bonds That Burned Them Before
September 24, 2019
Big U.S. banks have begun cozying up to the business of building and selling mortgage bonds, the very securities that helped plunge them into financial crisis a decade ago. Is it time to worry?
The Quiet Risk in California’s New Gig Worker Law
September 19, 2019
A new law in California mandating stricter employment rules for drivers and other gig-economy workers may pose a threat to Uber and Lyft. But the real risk is much bigger.
Fashion Rental Startups Want To Save the Planet. There’s a Catch.
September 17, 2019
The growing crop of clothing rental companies wants you to imagine yourself never buying clothes again. But, can they actually reduce your environmental footprint and the footprint of the overall garment industry?
From Beauty Pageant to Disaster Relief
September 16, 2019
If you could make a Venn diagram of international beauty pageant winners and business doctorates,
How Do You Build a Company? It Depends on Where You’re From
September 12, 2019
A popular video game reveals a clear connection between how much hierarchy founders create in their startups and where they hail from.
99 Men and 1 Woman?
September 11, 2019
After the uproar over the Forbes list, Maryland Smith experts compile a quick list of their own, with just a few of the women that should make any list of innovators.
Should the World’s Central Banks Think Green?
In various corners of the world, central bankers increasingly are paying attention to weather events, carbon emissions and environmentally driven finance efforts.
Pagination
