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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.
February 4, 2020
Which Were the Best Super Bowl Ads?
Companies that aired ads during Super Bowl LIV shelled out big money to grab an amplified audience’s attention through the clever, the emotional or the just plain weird. Our experts discuss which ads worked, and which didn't.
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Which Were the Best Super Bowl Ads?
February 3, 2020
How To Achieve a Deeper Level of Diversity
Teams thrive when they leverage deeper-level diversity in the viewpoints of their members. Here’s how to do it.
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How To Achieve a Deeper Level of Diversity
January 30, 2020
Why Declining Population Growth Is Reason To Worry
The U.S. population had expanded a mere 0.5% last year, the least in a century, weighed by a steadily falling birth rate and a sharp decline in immigration. Here's what that means for the economy – and what policymakers can do about it.
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Why Declining Population Growth Is Reason To Worry
January 30, 2020
Do Institutional Investors Have An Edge on News?
Research finds no advantage, just superior skills for institutional investors when it comes to reading and reacting to news with stock trades.
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Do Institutional Investors Have An Edge on News?
January 24, 2020
What GE CEO Culp Is Getting Right
Analysts may disagree on General Electric stock prospects, but there’s one thing they do seem to agree on: the effectiveness of CEO Larry Culp.
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What GE CEO Culp Is Getting Right
January 22, 2020
Why NBC’s Peacock Is Poised To Ruffle Some Feathers
NBCUniversal isn’t worried about ruffling a few feathers with its new streaming service. In fact, it’s hoping to.
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Why NBC’s Peacock Is Poised To Ruffle Some Feathers
January 21, 2020
The Case Against Commuting
Here are lots more reasons to be annoyed by your commute.
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The Case Against Commuting
January 21, 2020
Tax Rules for College Students And Their Parents
A Maryland Smith expert describes the clever – and entirely legal – loophole his dad used to reduce his income tax and how that loophole has changed.
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Tax Rules for College Students And Their Parents
January 20, 2020
The Expanding Dominion of Alipay
Cash may be king in much of the world, but in China, Alipay wears the crown.
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The Expanding Dominion of Alipay
January 6, 2020
All the Other Warren Buffetts
'The Warren Buffett of Britain'? 'The Warren Buffett of India'? 'The Warren Buffett of technology'? If it seems like it's hard to keep up with all the Warren Buffetts, don't worry. Here's the secret.
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All the Other Warren Buffetts