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Alumni

Secretary of the Army, With Skills Honed at Maryland Smith

Ryan D.

Alumni

A Sweet Career Move to Hershey

Former journalist Tia Craddock, PTMBA ’13, did more than pack her bags when she

Alumni

Adding Spice to MBA Career

Change has come fast for Jeff Knabe since he stepped away from his career as an alternative rock

Alumni

Collision of Art, Culture, Politics

Conversation mixes with music as the lunch crowd fills Busboys and Poets on a recent weekday.

Smith Research

A Dynamic Pricing Model for Non-Clairvoyants

Setting prices for trendy items requires guesswork — unless you’re clairvoyant. For everyone else, professor Zhi-Long Chen has a dynamic model.

Smith Research

Understanding Industry Incubation

Who needs products? Many startups thrive below ground, according to research from the Smith School's Rajshree Agarwal.

Smith Brain Trust

Walmart’s Big Month on the World Stage

We are watching a new and very different global Walmart take shape, the Smith School's Anil K. Gupta writes. Recent moves in the U.K., India and Brazil are "bold and brilliant," he says.

Smith Brain Trust

Post-Crisis and Below Average: A Financial Sector Report Card

As the 10-year anniversary of the global economic crisis approaches, Clifford Rossi offers a financial sector report card. "We have absolutely come a long way in many regards," he says. "But in other respects, we've learned nothing."

Smith Research

Beware of CFOs with Large Signatures

There's more to signature size than meets the eye. As it turns out, chief financial officers with large signatures are more willing to exploit others and bend the truth in their favor.

Smith Research

When Traditionalism Helps Innovation

New research from Smith School professor Debra L. Shapiro finds that innovation teams benefit when they include traditionalists and mavericks.

Smith Brain Trust

Three Things To Watch As U.S. Exits Iran Deal

With President Trump making official his decision to withdraw the United States from the Iran nuclear deal, Kislaya Prasad takes a look at what's likely to happen next.

Smith Brain Trust

Summer Blockbuster Season Starts Early

Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Infinity War" isn't just shattering box-office records. It's shattering the industry's notion of a summer blockbuster season, the Smith School's David M. Waguespack says.