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Is Your Boss Too Busy To Be Fair?

Think your boss is a jerk because he or she treated you unfairly? It’s possible your manager just has too much to do, Maryland Smith research shows.

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How Can Luxury Brands Deter Counterfeits?

Luxury brands use legal threats and guilt campaigns to deter people from buying knockoff products. But Maryland Smith research explores a better way.

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How Can Leaders Transform Their Organizations?

Transformational leaders can inspire individual followers to go beyond their own self-interest and benefit the group, Maryland Smith research shows.

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Is It Time for a Change in MBA Education?

Something is missing from the curriculum at many business schools, and that is learning how to think about the long-term impact of decisions

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Are Online Advertisers Paying Too Much?

A new algorithm developed at Maryland Smith allows companies to stretch their budgets and optimize results when buying online display ads.

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Can We Build Better Prediction Machines?

Attempting to conduct predictive modeling from sparse, binary data sets is complicated. Maryland Smith's Jessica M. Clark looks for a better way.

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Do Lenders Care When Your Auditor Gets Sued?

Financial auditors risk being sued for substandard performance. Their clients also face exposure, but differently, new Maryland Smith research shows.

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How Does A Sad Face Make Consumers Feel?

If you see an ad picturing a child's sad face, it’s likely to stir some emotions. They just might not be the feelings the organization hopes to evoke.

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What Happens Now, After the Boeing Crashes?

It took days of pressure from airlines, passengers, and policymakers and regulators around the world before the Federal Aviation Administration announced the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max-8. Here's what's likely to happen next.

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Can Traditional Thinkers Help Spur Innovation?

Conventional wisdom says innovation flows from the minds of mavericks, not protectors of the status quo. But traditionalists have a role to play.

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How Does Bargaining Power Affect How We Shop?

Online platforms can see a direct correlation between the amount of bargaining power and platform size with merchants, new Maryland Smith research shows.

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Why Does The Gender Pay Gap Vary?

The gender gap in earnings among science and engineering PhD graduates is 20 percent wider in academia than throughout the industry.

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