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November 1, 2012
MBAs Compete in the Smith School’s Mergers and Acquisitions Contest; Ohio State Wins

MBA students had the upcoming presidential election on their minds as they plotted merger and acquisition strategies and recommendations for big players in the aerospace and defense industries. Teams from some of the country’s top MBA programs went head to head in an intense match to offer the best pitch in the University of Maryland's Robert H.

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November 1, 2012
Finance Seniors Experience Barron’s Roundtable

Four undergrads from the Robert H. Smith School of Business recently experienced a one-of-a-kind opportunity to meet and hear from investing luminaries at one place, at one time – the Oct. 22 Barron’s Roundtable at New York City’s Metropolitan Club.

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November 1, 2012
Smith Undergrads Finish Second at 2012 Biz Quiz

A student team representing the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business took second place in the team and individual writing competitions at the 2012 Biz Quiz hosted by Ohio State’s Fisher College of Business in November 2012.

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November 1, 2012
Briefs
Another Repatriation Tax Holiday?

U.S. law makers should avoid, or at least restructure, giving American firms another tax holiday in attempts to get them to reinvest their foreign earnings domestically, according to research by Mike Faulkender, associate professor of finance.

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November 1, 2012
Dean's Column

The research program at the Smith School of Business is excellent across many different fields.

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November 1, 2012
Eliminating Service Errors from Hostile Customer Encounters

Research by Rellie Derfler-Rozin

Managers can mitigate the effects that verbally abusive customers have on employees

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November 1, 2012
UMD Business, Public Policy Experts Comment on Fiscal Cliff

Media Alert Nov. 1, 2012 UMD Business, Public Policy Experts Comment on Fiscal Cliff

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November 1, 2012
Can Game Theory Help Decision Makers?

Can game theory help decision makers? “Sometimes” seemed to be the answer, in a wide-ranging dialogue between Dr.

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October 23, 2012
Smith’s CSVC Staging College Park Sustainability Jam Nov. 2-4
UMD One of Three U.S. Sites in ’48 Hours to Save the World’ Effort

After a 2011 launch from 40 sites worldwide, the Global Sustainability Jam debuts for prospective participants in the greater Washington region, thanks to the Center for Social Value Creation (CSVC) in the Robert H.

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October 21, 2012
Smith Business Close-Up Election 2012: Branding the Candidates

Thursday, October 18, 2012, 7:30 p.m. & Sunday, October 21, 2012, 7:30 a.m.

As the 2012 presidential race accelerates toward Election Day, campaign strategy in both camps has negative messages flying fast, with sounds bites and ads traveling far and wide.

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