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May 1, 2011
Predicting—and Preventing—Turnover

Research by Gilad Chen

Changes in job satisfaction are a good predictor of an employee’s turnover intentions.

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May 1, 2011
Supply Chain Management Center

In today’s world, when consumers expect that the click of a mouse will result in a package arriving at their doorsteps the next day, the pressure on supply chains to run efficiently is rapidly increasing. Supply chains are much more than trucks, trains, and boats. Supply chain management has become a truly holistic business discipline, an end-to-end coordination process.

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May 1, 2011
Featured Researchers

Gilad Chen, professor of managemen

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May 1, 2011
Shorter Supply Chains and Risk Management Pay Off Big

When the largest earthquake to ever strike Japan rocked the country on March 11, it triggered a devastating tsunami leaving a wake of destruction and disaster at a nuclear power plant.

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May 1, 2011
Conference Calls for Merger Announcements

Research by Michael Kimbrough

Conference calls around merger announcements help companies gain credibility and favorably influence stock prices, but only if your CEO is well-spoken and well-prepared.

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May 1, 2011
In Brief
Flight Delays Cost Passengers Billions

Mike Ball, Orkand Corporation Professor of Management Science, associate dean of research, and co-director of the National Center of Excellence for Aviation Operations Research (NEXTOR), published a study showing that in 2007 passengers traveling by plane were delayed by more than

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May 1, 2011
Executive Profile: Ed Glabus

There is a lot Ed Glabus can’t tell you about his work.

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April 30, 2011
Explore Our World: Maryland Day 2011

Maryland Day celebrates its thirteenth anniversary April 30 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Now one of the top annual events in the state of Maryland, the University of Maryland welcomes the entire Washington, D.C.

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April 29, 2011
April 26, 2011: MEDIA ALERT Royal Wedding: Thank Disney for our obsession with Kate

“Royal Wedding” fever has engulfed the media and captured the public both here in the U.S. and across Great Britain as Prince William is set to wed Kate Middleton in an April 29 ceremony. Why the obsession with an English prince marrying his sweetheart?

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April 27, 2011
Entrepreneur Frank Islam Discusses His Book “Renewing the American Dream”

Frank Islam, a Washington, D.C., entrepreneur, spoke at the University of Maryland’s Robert H.

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