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The lifeblood of a business school is its faculty, and at the University of Maryland's Robert H. Smith School of Business our faculty members are inspiring, supportive and world-class. We are attuned to a marketplace that values innovation, entrepreneurialism, analytical thinking and hard work. Our teaching and research equips students with the wisdom of business scholarship rooted in the experiential lessons of the marketplace.
May 8, 2020
COVID-19 and African Economies
COVID-19, with its staggering economic fallout, is 'the greatest global crisis of the century,' Lemma Senbet explains, in a discussion with IMF and World Bank policy experts.
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COVID-19 and African Economies
May 8, 2020
Room To Improve on Zoom?
Maryland Smith videographer offers a guide on how to achieve good lighting and framing, how to talking naturally to the camera and how to avoid all those interruptions.
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Room To Improve on Zoom?
May 7, 2020
Do Innovative Firms Communicate More?
New research finds that successful innovation, measured in patents, leads firms to issue more voluntary management forecasts, which can then spur more investment in the firm.
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Do Innovative Firms Communicate More?
May 7, 2020
A Method for Assessing Stock-Picking Wisdom
What stocks do the smartest fund managers love, and are they worth knowing? Investors Chronicle recently posed this question and revisited a Russell Wermers co-authored study for an answer.
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A Method for Assessing Stock-Picking Wisdom
May 6, 2020
Asking Warren Buffett About Share Buybacks
Sometimes buybacks are 'stupid,' and sometimes they're 'the logical thing to do.' Buffett and our expert explain why.
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Asking Warren Buffett About Share Buybacks
May 6, 2020
Machine Learning Has a Flaw. It’s Gullible.
New research explores the potential biases that limit the effectiveness of ML process technologies and the scope for human capital to be complementary in reducing such biases.
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Machine Learning Has a Flaw. It’s Gullible.
May 6, 2020
Pros and Cons of Reopening Businesses Amid COVID-19
States are weighing and implementing plans for reopening their economies amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's what they should know.
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Pros and Cons of Reopening Businesses Amid COVID-19
May 4, 2020
Why Purchases Aren’t Made Alone Anymore
With so many choices to make throughout the customer journey, people are turning to their “traveling companions” for guidance, says new research.
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Why Purchases Aren’t Made Alone Anymore
April 30, 2020
A Mathematically Rigorous Way To Analyze Statistics from Simulations
New research from Maryland Smith’s Michael C. Fu offers a rigorous way to analyze statistics generated from simulation models.
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A Mathematically Rigorous Way To Analyze Statistics from Simulations
April 30, 2020
A New Approach to Data-driven Modeling
Research offers new approach for data-driven predictive analytics models as an alternative or compliment to AI approaches.
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A New Approach to Data-driven Modeling